On 17/08/2019 14:51, Tim+ wrote:
I have a 800mm piece of wood that I want to cut a 5mm wide grove in (to a
depth of about 6mm).
I dont have a router but I do have a cheap pillar drill. Is there a bit
that I could use (with a suitable guide for my wood) that would let me
€śroute€ť with my drill?
(The wood in question is one leg of a €śtripod€ť base Ikea lamp. The power
cord dangles down the middle at present and I think it would look a whole
lot better if I could hide the wire along the inside of one leg.)
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/lauters...hite-40405046/
Nothing in principle to stop you using a router bit in the drill with
suitable fence etc clamped in place to guide the work. The max speed on
the drill press will be *significantly* lower than a typical router (20k
rpm would be good for that size of cutter), so you will have to feed the
work very slowly and take it easy on what is quite a small cutter. I
would suggest using a two or three passes to get to the full depth.
--
Cheers,
John.
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