purchased recently. i received it after ~1month for China. packed well, also got extra knives & screws as spare. the cutterhead is as awesome as they promised. replaced it in a few hours, adjusted the planer / knives. the quality is great, exactly perfect for my metabo machine. absolutely recommended for upgrades!

Installation was easy, but I made it harder than it needed to be. When it was time to put in the new head, I hit the threaded end to align it without putting back the pulley first and I damaged the threads. No big deal though, I sent it to a machining shop nearby and they fixed the threads. After installing it the right way I torqued each knife to spec I tried it and the results were very good, but I had some vert small lines showing. After realigning some of the inserts the boards came out so smooth I understood why people go crazy about these heads. When looking at the boards under light you might see some lines on them but you shouldn’t feel them with your hands. It shouldn’t matter though if you sand your projects, and it is galaxies better than the nicked straight blades I was using (I am kind of lazy about blade changes). I took the same 1/16 passes I usually do and the motor doesn’t seem to be working significantly harder than with the standard head, time will tell if the motor likes the upgrade or not. Noise is reduced but you absolutely will need ear protection anyway. Hard maple usually teared out a lot with the last set of straight blades I had, and the maple test piece came out flawless.

Overall very satisfied, after three years of buying straight knives I feel like this cutterhead is going to save me some money and tearout induced headache.

Easy to install, huge improvement over the stock cutterhead.

The cutterhead replacement is accomplished! It was totally worth it!

Updating the cutterhead of my old machine with a Sheartak helical one was the best investment I could have done, it was like a magic rejuvenating cure, working with the machine now is such a treat, the finish is amazingly clean, all former frustration is gone - and my personal highlight: It became whisper quite, I sometimes forget to put my ear protection!
And as a side effect: I got to know my machine much better from the inside.

I’m very grateful for your kind support and your quick assistance in replacing the non-fit cutterhead.

Item arrived quickly and cuts like butter in my wen jointer, would definitely Buy again from this business!!!

Hello colleagues
The discussion about whether or not to buy a spiral shaft is already several years old. Fake shafts, which only have split blades but are not mounted at an angle to the running direction, are flooding the market. Shafts where you have to file away a piece of the housing also seem normal.
Here, however, we have a genuine spiral cutterhead as the inventors at Felder and other companies thought of the principle. 14 degree angled blades that make a pulling cut possible and a shaft that has been designed in such a way that it can be easily installed without manipulating the housing. The shaft runs 5 decibels quieter and with a much more pleasant sound than before. The cutting pattern of the planed surface is almost perfect and no longer needs to be sanded.
The shaft has 40 knives, which is roughly the same as the cutting edge of the original shaft. Perhaps 52 knives would have produced an even better surface and Mike, who does a wonderful job of support, is thinking about offering a shaft with 52 knives as an option.
I am very happy with the shaft and can recommend it without reservation.

I bought it from France and received it very quickly, with excellent packaging. Installation was pretty easy.
It's simply smoother, quieter, and has a much better finish—truly a night and day difference compared to my old cutterhead.
I should have bought it sooner! It's pricey, but definitely worth it.
Thanks a lot, Sheartak!

Got the helical head for my Delta jointer. Great quality, easy to install and gives a great finish right out of the box! Very happy

Received in a timely manner. very well packed. Installation was relatively painless. Did have to take table off of the legs as bearings were held down with studs and not bolts. Simple job, loosen nuts then unscrew studs. Made one mistake putting on bearing holders as it's difficult pulling bearing and block out for proper spacing w/o removing carbide bits. I'd install spacers between cutter body and bearing next timd to ensure proper spacing. Be aware that the head has to be centered with the table or it will jamb on the table frame.
Replaced belt at the same time as I had it all apart (A-42)
It's a little noisier than before, but does a very fine job no matter which way the grain is going, even over knots. Noticed very minimal tearout on spruce boards. Haven't had a chance to try it out on more exotic woods yet.
Owners manual for the CT-150 can be found here: https://www.axminstertools.com/media/downloads/ct150_manual.pdf

Quality of manufacturing seams to be excellent. Packaging was superb. Just ran a ton of maple with no issues, smooth as can be with virtually no tear out. Nice that they come with a few extra knives and a wrench. Bearings and seals fit perfectly also. Purchased another for my 8 inch jointer. Highly recommend these heads, just as nice as byrd but less expensive especially in these times.

Cuts effortlessly and leaves an outstanding finish
Takes a few times to adjust the depth properly, and get used to the new and minimal sound when cutting

-less effort required to pass material over the jointer
-super clean and tear out free surfaces

Well worth the money for me!!

Thank you Sheartak

A lot less noisy and a very good finish. Note that if the bearing case are not perfectly parallel to the tables, you may have to shim the lowest bearing case since you won’t be able to compensate with the adjustment of the knives anymore. This happen on my General 1180.

I was excited to try an indexable cutter head.... It did not dissapoint.... one of the best purchases for my little shop - easy install.... clean cuts, quieter, easy dust collection.... I have nothing bad to say .... I am doing a Oak table, my jointer handled easily... while my planer struggled... will be ordering one for the planer as soon I can afford......

Produce a wonderful finish and better chip removal from planer.