Spiral cutter for Metabo HC 260 (and clones)....

[nickds1]

I need new blades for my HC 260 and was considering a carbide pair, but they are £270 + a replacement clamp at £55, i.e. around £325 in total...

Then I noticed these: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003505202911.html

Spiral cutter head replacement for an HC 260 with 3 (or maybe 4?) rows of 10 carbide bits... at £360 - I presume that the inserts are included!

Anyone tried one of these? It's a bit more (and VAT may have to be paid on top), but potentially either a disaster waiting to happen, or possibly a decent upgrade.

Hmmm....

EDIT: Just heard back from them. Yes, all the cutter inserts are included. They also say it has 6 (SIX!) rows.

 

[nickds1]

No one?

 

[Doug B]

I can’t comment on the Aliexpress @nickds1 but I’ve heard great things about cps tooling from a few friends https://www.instagram.com/csptooling?igsh=MWFveW1nZGFxd2d5dA==
They will make custom made blocks for any brand, definitely worth checking out