I need to make a slot in a wood trim piece about 6 feet long. The slot will be 1/16 inch wide and 1/2 inch deep. I thought about using a 1/16 inch drill bit in a drill press, but that would not be strong enough and will snap under the lateral load. Is there a special tool or router bit to fit the occasion?

thanks,
Len

On 8/26/2012 11:58 AM, wrote:
I need to make a slot in a wood trim piece about 6 feet long. The slot will be 1/16 inch wide and 1/2 inch deep. I thought about using a 1/16 inch drill bit in a drill press, but that would not be strong enough and will snap under the lateral load. Is there a special tool or router bit to fit the occasion?

There are 1/16" diameter router bits readily available.

You will most assuredly want to make multiple, shallow passes to final
depth, but that is not a biggie.

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On 8/26/2012 12:24 PM, Swingman wrote:
On 8/26/2012 11:58 AM, wrote:
I need to make a slot in a wood trim piece about 6 feet long. The
slot will be 1/16 inch wide and 1/2 inch deep. I thought about using
a 1/16 inch drill bit in a drill press, but that would not be strong
enough and will snap under the lateral load. Is there a special tool
or router bit to fit the occasion?

There are 1/16" diameter router bits readily available.

You will most assuredly want to make multiple, shallow passes to final
depth, but that is not a biggie.

Forgot to mention that there are also 1/16" kerf circular saw blades
readily available ... DeWalt, among others, makes them, and they are
generally much cheaper than a double fluted router bit.

And, you could do it in one pass with a guide and the blade set to the
desired depth.

DAGS


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On 8/26/2012 12:24 PM, Swingman wrote:
On 8/26/2012 11:58 AM, wrote:
I need to make a slot in a wood trim piece about 6 feet long. The slot
will be 1/16 inch wide and 1/2 inch deep. I thought about using a 1/16
inch drill bit in a drill press, but that would not be strong enough
and will snap under the lateral load. Is there a special tool or
router bit to fit the occasion?

There are 1/16" diameter router bits readily available.

You will most assuredly want to make multiple, shallow passes to final
depth, but that is not a biggie.

Slotting cutter instead of straight bit -- Amana 53200 for example.

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On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:24:17 -0500, Swingman wrote:

On 8/26/2012 11:58 AM, wrote:
I need to make a slot in a wood trim piece about 6 feet long. The slot will be 1/16 inch wide and 1/2 inch deep. I thought about using a 1/16 inch drill bit in a drill press, but that would not be strong enough and will snap under the lateral load. Is there a special tool or router bit to fit the occasion?

There are 1/16" diameter router bits readily available.

You will most assuredly want to make multiple, shallow passes to final
depth, but that is not a biggie.
Also something called a "slitting saw". Or if the 1/16" tolerance is
not real tight, a narrow kerf panel and melamine blade will do .079"
(7" Festool Permasheild LU79R007 )

On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:34:16 -0500, Swingman wrote:

On 8/26/2012 12:24 PM, Swingman wrote:
On 8/26/2012 11:58 AM, wrote:
I need to make a slot in a wood trim piece about 6 feet long. The
slot will be 1/16 inch wide and 1/2 inch deep. I thought about using
a 1/16 inch drill bit in a drill press, but that would not be strong
enough and will snap under the lateral load. Is there a special tool
or router bit to fit the occasion?

There are 1/16" diameter router bits readily available.

You will most assuredly want to make multiple, shallow passes to final
depth, but that is not a biggie.

Forgot to mention that there are also 1/16" kerf circular saw blades
readily available ... DeWalt, among others, makes them, and they are
generally much cheaper than a double fluted router bit.

Much better, but aren't most thin kerf bits 3/32"? Oh, I guess
straight HSS is 1/16" wide. Neevermind.

Most 1/16" router bits aren't long enough, but those which are cost
like the dickens and break or burn up very, very easily.


And, you could do it in one pass with a guide and the blade set to the
desired depth.

DAGS

I'd sure want to build a holddown jig for something like that. My
fingers started retracting just thinking of it. g


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typed:
I need to make a slot in a wood trim piece about 6 feet
long. The slot will be 1/16 inch wide and 1/2 inch deep.
I thought about using a 1/16 inch drill bit in a drill
press, but that would not be strong enough and will snap
under the lateral load. Is there a special tool or
router bit to fit the occasion?

thanks,
Len

Router bit - make several shallow passes.

In ,
Larry Jaques typed:
On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:34:16 -0500, Swingman
wrote:

On 8/26/2012 12:24 PM, Swingman wrote:
On 8/26/2012 11:58 AM, wrote:
I need to make a slot in a wood trim piece about 6
feet long. The slot will be 1/16 inch wide and 1/2
inch deep. I thought about using a 1/16 inch drill
bit in a drill press, but that would not be strong
enough and will snap under the lateral load. Is there
a special tool or router bit to fit the occasion?

There are 1/16" diameter router bits readily available.

You will most assuredly want to make multiple, shallow
passes to final depth, but that is not a biggie.

Forgot to mention that there are also 1/16" kerf
circular saw blades readily available ... DeWalt, among
others, makes them, and they are generally much cheaper
than a double fluted router bit.

Much better, but aren't most thin kerf bits 3/32"? Oh,
I guess straight HSS is 1/16" wide. Neevermind.

Most 1/16" router bits aren't long enough, but those
which are cost like the dickens and break or burn up
very, very easily.

1/2 inch? Baloney - lots of them avallable. Get a carbde tip if ypu're hard
on bits, or learn to use the router properly.


HTH,

Twayne`


And, you could do it in one pass with a guide and the
blade set to the desired depth.

DAGS

I'd sure want to build a holddown jig for something like
that. My fingers started retracting just thinking of it.
g

Slotting cutter instead of straight bit -- Amana 53200 for example. --

Bingo! You win the prize.