U-CDK_CHARLES\Charles wrote:

List:

Okay, this gonna sound weird . . but every router bit in my stable is of
the "Edge Forming" or "Rabbetting" variety.

What I Wanna Do:

I'm working with some panels that are beyond my "Comfort Level" for
tablesaw work. I've some baltic birch plywood that I've cut to rough
size, laminated to ~1-1/2" thickness.

I now want to cut these to "Finished Size."

I think the best way to do this is with a router--some contours that I
can use a masonite guide to cut.

What's the best way to do this?

A top-bearing flush cutter, making my guide the exact contour?

What about long straight cuts, running the router along a straight edge?
That's something I envision doing fairly frequently--it's be easier to
control than my current circular saw method. Is there a special bit for
that or would I just use a straight cutter?

Thanks.


Charles
Its commonly done for large circle cutting so it should work fine. The only
thing is is will be time consuming, as you have to make multiple passes.

List:

Okay, this gonna sound weird . . but every router bit in my stable is of
the "Edge Forming" or "Rabbetting" variety.

What I Wanna Do:

I'm working with some panels that are beyond my "Comfort Level" for
tablesaw work. I've some baltic birch plywood that I've cut to rough
size, laminated to ~1-1/2" thickness.

I now want to cut these to "Finished Size."

I think the best way to do this is with a router--some contours that I
can use a masonite guide to cut.

What's the best way to do this?

A top-bearing flush cutter, making my guide the exact contour?

What about long straight cuts, running the router along a straight edge?
That's something I envision doing fairly frequently--it's be easier to
control than my current circular saw method. Is there a special bit for
that or would I just use a straight cutter?

Thanks.


Charles

Keep in mind that if you clamp a straight edge to the side edge of an 8'
board with clamps at each end, the darn thing is going to give in the
middle very significantly.

I use a spiral bit. You can get one that throws the chips towards(for
mortising) or away from the router depending upon the intended use, in this
case you would want one that throws the chips away(down) from the router. I
prefer to use a 1x10 board as a router guide when I do trimming. I marked
a line on a small piece of wood that shows me exactly how far back to clamp
the guide to get a precise cut.

Greg O.

You're at the limit to pattern rout; much thicker then shaper might be
called for. BB is tougher than hell to rout. For the short run make
pattern from 3/8 or 1/2" MDF and maybe stage rout.
Stage trimmers (shank bearing guided) at the
http://www.patwarner.com/patternbits.html link.
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List:

Okay, this gonna sound weird . . but every router bit in my stable is of
the "Edge Forming" or "Rabbetting" variety.

What I Wanna Do:

I'm working with some panels that are beyond my "Comfort Level" for
tablesaw work. I've some baltic birch plywood that I've cut to rough
size, laminated to ~1-1/2" thickness.

I now want to cut these to "Finished Size."

I think the best way to do this is with a router--some contours that I
can use a masonite guide to cut.

What's the best way to do this?

A top-bearing flush cutter, making my guide the exact contour?

What about long straight cuts, running the router along a straight edge?
That's something I envision doing fairly frequently--it's be easier to
control than my current circular saw method. Is there a special bit for
that or would I just use a straight cutter?

Thanks.


Charles

You're at the limit to pattern rout; much thicker then shaper might be
called for. BB is tougher than hell to rout. For the short run make
pattern from 3/8 or 1/2" MDF and maybe stage rout.
Stage trimmers (shank bearing guided) at the
http://www.patwarner.com/patternbits.html link.
************************************************** **********
List:

Okay, this gonna sound weird . . but every router bit in my stable is of
the "Edge Forming" or "Rabbetting" variety.

What I Wanna Do:

I'm working with some panels that are beyond my "Comfort Level" for
tablesaw work. I've some baltic birch plywood that I've cut to rough
size, laminated to ~1-1/2" thickness.

I now want to cut these to "Finished Size."

I think the best way to do this is with a router--some contours that I
can use a masonite guide to cut.

What's the best way to do this?

A top-bearing flush cutter, making my guide the exact contour?

What about long straight cuts, running the router along a straight edge?
That's something I envision doing fairly frequently--it's be easier to
control than my current circular saw method. Is there a special bit for
that or would I just use a straight cutter?

Thanks.


Charles

On 11 Aug 2004 07:01:20 -0700, Routerman P. Warner
wrote:
You're at the limit to pattern rout; much thicker then shaper might be
called for.

Honey? Pat Warner . . . THE expert, tells me that I MUST buy a shaper
for this project. It's only around $1200 or so . . . .

Thanks Pat.

Think she'll buy it?




Charles

Rough cut (as closely as your comfort level allows) with anything, so
that you're just cleaning up the edge with the router.

A 12" wide piece of plywood (watch for voids/edgeband) makes a decent
clampable/screwable straightedge.

U-CDK_CHARLES\Charles wrote:

List:

Okay, this gonna sound weird . . but every router bit in my stable is of
the "Edge Forming" or "Rabbetting" variety.

What I Wanna Do:

I'm working with some panels that are beyond my "Comfort Level" for
tablesaw work. I've some baltic birch plywood that I've cut to rough
size, laminated to ~1-1/2" thickness.

I now want to cut these to "Finished Size."

I think the best way to do this is with a router--some contours that I
can use a masonite guide to cut.

What's the best way to do this?

A top-bearing flush cutter, making my guide the exact contour?

What about long straight cuts, running the router along a straight edge?
That's something I envision doing fairly frequently--it's be easier to
control than my current circular saw method. Is there a special bit for
that or would I just use a straight cutter?

Thanks.


Charles