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Tim Wescott wrote: I need to make some moderately precise pieces out of plywood (birch model aircraft plywood). Should I just chuck a router bit up in my mill, or is there a better bit to use? I did a cabinet for holding CDs in maple this way. Everything came out to about +/- .001" accuracy, and I tapped the thing together with a rubber mallet. The mill probably won't spin the bit fast enough, but it should work pretty well. There might be a little more chipping of the edge due to this. Jon |
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Router Bit in a Mill?
I need to make some moderately precise pieces out of plywood (birch
model aircraft plywood). Should I just chuck a router bit up in my mill, or is there a better bit to use? Danke. -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com |
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Tim Wescott wrote:
Should I just chuck a router bit up in my mill, or is there a better bit to use? It works. No problem. Rev up! It also works the other way, if you use a router bit in the router on aluminium. Supposed you use cutting oil. I did that to make radii. Danke. Bitte. :-) Nick -- Motormodelle / Engine Models: http://www.motor-manufaktur.de Ellwe 2FB * VTM 87 * DLM-S3a * cubic more to come ... |
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I've done wood work in my mill and rather than use as router bit I used a
BRAND NEW 4 flute running at top speed. I figure that since the mill isn't running as fast as a router I needed more cutting edges. I've worked both hard and soft wood and have astounded a few cabinet makers with what I produced. You can do dado, dovetail, and mortise and tenon and that are EXACT. I made a jig to do some tongue and groove work that was pretty cool too. FWIW this was all for 1/8 scale model work. --.- Dave "Tim Wescott" wrote in message ... I need to make some moderately precise pieces out of plywood (birch model aircraft plywood). Should I just chuck a router bit up in my mill, or is there a better bit to use? Danke. -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com |
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