Shaper Cutters

[kubotaman]

Has any one used small diameter shaper cutters, say 2.5 " in diameter or maybe even 3" in their ShopBot?

[myxpykalix]

I have used bits from 1" to 3". Here are a few 2" and 3" bits all of which I have used with no problem in my porter cable router on my bot.

Most of these have been used to create spirals on my indexer but i have used some 1.25" whiteside bits for my wainscoting.

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[rhfurniture]

I looked at this one but got cold feet and sent it back before I had the shank turned:
http://www.trend-uk.com/en/UK/productlist/4/384/Multi%20Profile%20System%20for%20CNC.html
It turned out that the block itself was 66mm dia, not the block with cutters, as portrayed in the pictures, and it weighed as much as my 100mm aluminium rebate block. I do have purpose made cutters that are 82mm dia that work fine on my 2kw spindle (but they only weigh 50% of the above).

[kubotaman]

Jack, I already has those cutters that you show. My question pertains to the cutters that you can put on smaller shapers that receive the cutters put on a 1/2" shank which I could put into my HSD spindle. Specifically cutters that would cut the side profile of railings. The router bits that I have seen that cut the lower sides of railings all cut from below.