On 2/13/2013 12:51 PM, basilisk wrote:

Oridinarily I would agree, but this operation doesn't require
chip free edges or a nice smooth cut, finish will be sacrificed
for speed, and the material will all be pine.

I didn't realize that Freud makes some rather larger bits and
that should work for your project....

Scary large...

http://www.freudtools.com/p-177-top-...trim-bits.aspx

Note the following:

50-126 1-1/4" 1-1/4" 1-1/2" 1/2" 3-3/8"
50-130 1-1/2" 1-1/2" 1-3/4" 1/2" 3-3/4"
50-138 2" 2" 2" 1/2" 4"

*This bit has an oversized bearing to work for various jigs.