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Chris Friesen
 
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Default Using a trim router bit on 1x2x8 oak trim?

N Hurst wrote:
I'm putting some oak trim on some plywood cabinets I assembled, and the
oak is about 1/8" wider than the edges of the plywood. Rather than risk
trimming the oak on my old TS (risky because of a rather unreliable
fence), would it be OK to simply nail the oak onto the plywood edges
and then use my router (PC 893PK) to trim the excess down with a
laminate trimming bit?


You'll want to glue it as well...may not even need the nails. Masking
tape works to hold it in place.

If it is OK, should I use a 1/2" router bit or would the 1/4" bit I
currently have do a decent enough job?


The 1/4" is fine, but you might want to build a jig to keep the router
level. If you tilt it the wrong way you could take a bite out of the trim.

Chris