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Not necessarily. I found trimmers would split anything brittle or course grained or in any way prone to splitting even when sharp. That's why I gave up on them and went over to using a disk sander and jig. Trimmers are by their very design trying to rip the blank away from tube by the cutting action.

Just my opinion, but the best place for them is in the scrap metal recycling bin.

[QUOTE="Walter, post: 89035, member: 95"] Not necessarily. I found trimmers would split anything brittle or course grained or in any way prone to splitting even when sharp. That's why I gave up on them and went over to using a disk sander and jig. Trimmers are by their very design trying to rip the blank away from tube by the cutting action. Just my opinion, but the best place for them is in the scrap metal recycling bin. [/QUOTE]

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