tim
Established Member
I think I may well have taken stupid pills so bear with me please!
I am trying to make a bunch of long (1.7m) sided wardrobe doors - shaker style frame and panel in oak with oak veneer panels.
I have a set of Wealden bearing guided T&G cutters which will cut a 7mm wide and 12mm deep groove/ tongue ie 12mm is the bearing radius.
My problem is this:
If the fence on the router table is set for the cutters to cut slightly less than the 12mm or exactly 12mm then there is no problem. But if the bearing is slightly proud of the fence line then the cutter nips a bit off the end as the timber is unguided and the fence to cutting edge is greater than 12mm. This is a real problem when cutting the rails since they will have a very visible notch!
Obviously I can set the fence to exactly 12mm but given the width of these cutters its easy to see the issue of rails being narrower than the total diameter of the cutter and being unsupported by the fence. Plus if sacrificial fences/ exact fence alignment have to be used whats the b***dy bearing for!
I am very convinced that I am at fault here!
Cheers
Tim
I am trying to make a bunch of long (1.7m) sided wardrobe doors - shaker style frame and panel in oak with oak veneer panels.
I have a set of Wealden bearing guided T&G cutters which will cut a 7mm wide and 12mm deep groove/ tongue ie 12mm is the bearing radius.
My problem is this:
If the fence on the router table is set for the cutters to cut slightly less than the 12mm or exactly 12mm then there is no problem. But if the bearing is slightly proud of the fence line then the cutter nips a bit off the end as the timber is unguided and the fence to cutting edge is greater than 12mm. This is a real problem when cutting the rails since they will have a very visible notch!
Obviously I can set the fence to exactly 12mm but given the width of these cutters its easy to see the issue of rails being narrower than the total diameter of the cutter and being unsupported by the fence. Plus if sacrificial fences/ exact fence alignment have to be used whats the b***dy bearing for!
I am very convinced that I am at fault here!
Cheers
Tim