Any suggestions on how to install t-molding without router?

[ebo0763]

I would like to install this t-molding http://www.t-molding.com/store/product.php?productid=19&cat=8&page=1

I'm really looking for a way to install it without the use of a router. I want to mount it on a flat surface of wood, no slot. So I was thinking of cutting the middle part with pliers and using epoxy glue to stick it there. I did a test but that kind of plastic won't adhere too much. So I was looking for a better way. Any ideas?

[shponglefan]

I don't think you're going to find an adequate way to install T-molding without using a slot.

Probably best to look for an alternative solution, for example edgebanding: http://www.t-molding.com/store/product.php?productid=69&cat=5&page=1

[mytymaus007]

loll is this for a control panel or a full arcade because i used a regular hand saw when i first started, for a control panel i built and it came out great but the control panel was small and i was able to get a straight groove on it.

[harveybirdman]

Just don't nail it like that one guy.... 

[shponglefan]

Just don't nail it like that one guy.... 

Heh, I remember that one.  Dimple city.

[selfie]

I think you are out of luck gluing it to a flat surface. Most T-mould is made from poly ethylene, one of the properties of this material is that nothing sticks to it...

Before someone points out that hot melt glue works, it is not really sticking to the t-mould. The hot melt glue sticks to the timber in the groove then fills the gaps between the t-mould barbs and the groove creating a mechanical bond not a chemical bond.

[mgb]

It seems there is really no good alternative to slotting.
Slotting is your best bet no matter how you slice it.

[MacGyver]

If you had to, and were committed enough, you could do it with a Dremel, really slowly.  Check pawn-shops or CL for a really cheap router. 
Nothing is impossible.

[ebo0763]

Ok ok ok... I'll have to go with the real way. A friend of mine has router and I've found this: http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=75&products_id=330

So I should be good now. Adjusting it will be interesting but hey, that's the real way.

[shponglefan]

Slot cutting with a router is actually pretty easy.  Just make sure the slot cutter is installed in the correct direction (if you smell burning, it's backwards) and do the height adjustments using a test piece first.