High Quality low cost Toolings & Router Bits

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• published: 2022-12-19 14:15:16
• modified: 2024-08-23 12:13:42
• excerpt: https://toolings.co.za/ General purpose- & CNC Machine Toolings made from high grade materials. A stunning culmination of years spent building high quality CNC Machines. These Toolings & Router Bits for high efficiency cutting on softwoods, wood, plastics, supawoods, laminates, timber wood, and all hardwood types.

What this page is

This is the "High Quality low cost Toolings & Router Bits" post on achievement.co.za, one of AM.CO.ZA's company sites. It points to toolings.co.za, the AM.CO.ZA information site for CNC router bits (end mills) and granite and marble stone tooling.

Original text (as published): "General purpose- & CNC Machine Toolings made from high grade materials. A stunning culmination of years spent building high quality CNC Machines. These Toolings & Router Bits for high efficiency cutting on softwoods, wood, plastics, supawoods, laminates, timber wood, and all hardwood types."

This Knowledge Base version expands that into a plain guide to the range. Every point below comes from toolings.co.za, Buythis product data and related AM.CO.ZA posts already in this KB, which are linked so you can read the full wording.

Where the range comes from

According to the toolings.co.za and cornerstone.co.za posts, AM.CO.ZA built the range after about nine years of perfecting its EasyRoute CNC router system, and curated, sourced and tested the bits with EasyRoute machines in mind. They fit standard routers too, as long as the shank matches the spindle collet. The wood and plastic bits are precision machined from solid YG10 grade high-density tungsten carbide rod, with a tolerance under ±0.05mm, and each bit is individually packed. See the toolings.co.za site page and Specialist Router Bits for precision stone tooling.

toolings.co.za is an information site, not a shop. Every "Shop Router Bits" button leads to Buythis, where each bit has its own SKU page for the current price and ordering.

How to choose a router bit

The Router Bits 101: Know Your Bits training post and the family pages give these rules:

• Start with the material. For plastics and other solid materials use spiral bits. For MDF, plywood, melamine and veneered boards, straight-cut bits give the cleanest edges.
• Flute count. As a rule of thumb, more flutes allow a faster cut rate. A single flute clears chips fastest and makes the least heat, which is why it is the first choice for acrylic and other plastics that can melt.
• Spiral direction. An up-cut bit lifts chips out of the cut and allows faster speeds, but can fray the top edge and lift thin material. A down-cut bit gives a clean top face and holds thin boards down, but clears chips less well. A compression bit cuts veneer or laminate cleanly on both faces in one pass but costs more.
• End shape. A flat (square) end is for profiling, pockets and cut-outs. A ball nose is for 3D carving, reliefs and smooth finishing over curves. V-profile and V-groove bits are for engraving, lettering and folding grooves.
• Shank and cutting length. The shank must match the collet, and the cutting (flute) length must suit the material thickness or carving depth.

The 2022 article Select the Right CNC Router Bit covers the same choice in more detail.

Bits for wood, boards and plastics

Six families of solid carbide end mills, each with its own size tables, SKU guide and cutting settings:

The Buythis categories are router bits and CNC routers. The spiral flat end mill, spiral ball nose end mill and straight cut flat end mill for wood pages explain each tip style.

How to read a TL- SKU

The wood and plastic bits follow one pattern: TL-<family>-S<shank>[B<bit>]T<cutting length>[/<pack>].

• S is the shank diameter in mm. S3 on its own means a 3.175mm (1/8 inch) shank.
• B appears only on small bits thinner than their shank, for example B2 is a 2mm bit and B08 a 0.8mm bit.
• T is the cutting length in mm.
• The number after / is the pack size. No suffix means a pack of 10.

For example, TL-ES1-S6T22/20 is a 6mm single-flute bit on a 6mm shank with a 22mm cutting length, in a pack of 20.

Suggested cutting settings

The am.im product data gives these starting points, which the operator still tunes for the material and machine:

• TL-ES1: feed 3 to 5 metres per minute at 22,000 to 24,000 RPM.
• TL-EG1 and TL-EB2: feed 3 to 5 metres per minute at 18,000 to 20,000 RPM.
• Each SKU also lists a stepdown (the deepest single pass), which is a little less than its cutting length.

For 3D carving, the usual workflow is to rough out the shape with a larger flat end bit, then finish with a ball nose.

Granite and marble stone bits

AM.CO.ZA also sells diamond-grit bits for cutting stone on a water-cooled stone CNC router. Marble is softer and uses coarse-grit bits rated for about 0.8 m/min. Granite is harder and uses fine-grit bits rated for about 0.5 m/min. All stone bits are rated for 24,000 RPM or more, and stone is always cut wet. The range covers flat end, ball nose, tapered ball nose and V-profile carving bits, and an S at the end of a code means a cooling slot.

See CNC machining granite and marble, granite and marble CNC tool bits, granite toolings and marble toolings. Examples are TL-FF-S6T12-50 for granite and TL-CF-S6T12-60 for marble.

Other tooling

• ACM folding bits. V-groove bits at 90° and 135° for scoring aluminium composite panels so they can be folded, for example TL-ACM90-S6B16T3/20 and TL-ACM135-S6B16T2/20.
• Fine engraving. The TL-V30-4-04-45 30° V-groove bit with a 0.4mm tip.
• Spoilboard flycutter. The TL-FLY/127/45/66/1212 is a 45mm surfacing cutter with replaceable inserts for levelling the machine bed. It is a single tool, while almost every other TL- SKU is a pack.

Consumable terms

Router bits are consumables. The Buythis terms on these SKUs say there is no warranty or refund on consumable products, and any exchange for a different size or package needs written agreement. For current prices go to each SKU's Buythis page, and for stock use live stock.

Videos

• Stone Cutter Router Bits From Toolings.co.za! (2026-10-07)
• Install 12mm Tooling on ER25 1/2 Inch Collet Steps for EasyRoute CNC Routers (2026-10-21)
• Levelling Spoilboard by Skimming Spoilboard Surface by Flycutter Leveller with Router Bit (2025-08-19)
• R-2030K/90 scoring ACM with a 45° V-groove and cutting through with a 3mm end mill (2025-05-20)
• R-2030K/55 profile cutting circles for tables using 6mm end mill (2025-04-15)
• 32mm Granite Cutting by EasyRoute CNC Stone Router 12mm Tooling 11mm Step Down 800mm/m Feedrate (2023-04-02)
• RAW Modular Furniture Manufacture in Pretoria Featured AM.CO.ZA CNC Routers in Their Promo Video (2021-10-24)
• EasyRoute CNC Router with Vacuum Table and Dust Collector for Supawood Cutting with an Upcut Router Bit (2017-08-22)

Where to go next

• toolings.co.za site page for every family, SKU table and FAQ.
• Router bits page and CNC tooling mills and bits.
• Choosing the right router bit and Before you create, choose the right router bit.
• Quality CNC router toolings.
• CNC routers for the EasyRoute machines these bits were tested on.
• toolings.co.za for the brand site.