Router Bit Help...

2/6/07, 7:02 PM #1

Mike Turner
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Router Bit Help...

Mike Turner

>I am in the midst of making a baby high for my new grand daughter.

I am up to the point of doing the tray..It is kidney shaped 11"x18" and 1" thick maple...

I am at the point of routing a recess in the tray top..

My question(s) 1. what router bit should I be using??? My first inclination is a straight bit set to the depth that I want to rout...

What say you??

2. because this tray in not rectangular (kidney shape) I am trying to figure out how I am going end up with a uniform width on my raised edge around the perimeter of the tray.. I am assuming that I will need to make a template to the size of my tray with a setback for the siding width and use a collar on the router plate to follow the outline of my template.

I have googled and looked in the WC archives and articles with no success.

Any pointers or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

At the rate I am going, this chair will be finished when the kid is about 12 yrs. old.

Thanks in advance..

Mike

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2/6/07, 7:42 PM #2

George
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George@Colonel's Workshop-Havertown PA

>Hello Mike,

I'd make that temnplate with the setback in the shape of the tray, use a collar, and a box core bit, especially for the perimeter. Given a large enough horizontal cutter I'd use the same box core bit on the interior of the depression as well.

George

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2/6/07, 8:01 PM #3

Hal Smith
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Hal Smith

>Hi Mike, Think you would be best served using a dish cutter bit. You can get them with or without a guide bearing. Got mine from MLCS. Good luck. Hal

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2/6/07, 10:08 PM #4

Al Stokka
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Al Stokka - Cambridge, Iowa

>I am in the midst of making a baby high for my new grand daughter.

Mike,

Does your new grandaughter really get a kick out of seeing a baby high? Seems like an odd passtime. Oh well, whatever keeps her happy, I guess.

Hope your local cops aren't reading this thread!

Sorry. Sometimes I can't stop myself. ;^)

Al

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2/7/07, 1:14 AM #5

Robert R Clough - Thorncraft
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Robert R Clough - Thorncraft

>I agree. I have used a dish cutter - just replaced my original from MLCS with another from there but carbon tipped this time. Dish cutters must be used very carefully and with shallow cuts.

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2/7/07, 1:18 PM #6

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del schisler

>the link

http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/bt_core.html

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