Slot cut fix

[reptar111]

Hi,

I recently routered the edges of my cabinet with the correct slot cutter to place my t-moulding into. The whole cabinet is great except for one section where the router was held at the wrong angle and subsequently the slot is too wide for the t-moulding to anker into. I have tried using a wood filler. This appeared to work great until i pushed the t-moulding into the new cut slot and disloged all the wood filler. Is there something stronger I can use to fill the extra wide slot which wont dislodge (a resin or something)?

Cheers

[wordsworth]

I've seen a lot of posters here on the forum using Bondo (auto body filler) with great success. You can probably fill up the whole slot and let it dry and then rout it again. Hope this helps.

[reptar111]

I hope it is strong because when i go to push to T-moulding back into the new cut, the timber putty i was using, sheers off the sides...

I'll give it a go.

Thankyou.

[JDFan]

IF it isn't too big of a section Wood Glue should work -- just put some wood glue into the let partially dry so it thickens a bit then put the t-molding into place (wipe off excess glue the oozes out) and then use something to hold it in place while it dries (ie. a spare piece of wood with a couple clamps to hold the t molding into place in the slot)

[wordsworth]

I've also read that a hot glue gun works wonders to hold the T-molding in small sections. Might be worth a try (if you have one) before you set out on a more lengthy repair.

[a1pharm]

The same thing happened to me during my build.  I used Gorilla glue, pushed the T-molding into the large slot, clamped it, and it has been holding up and looking great for months.

[michelevit]

Hot glue is all you need. Its plenty strong and once dry its properties are like medium/hard rubber. A hot glue gun should be in everyone's tool box.

[barryabrams]

You can take pieces of paper... any thickness between news paper and card stock and stick it in the crack enough so that the moulding doesn't come out. Then super glue it in place, and trim any excess paper. I've fixed a few this way. Just try not to get any superglue on the top of the moulding or on your fingers.

[Minwah]

I had a similar problem when I hadn't tightened the slot cutting bit properly in the chuck (it was difficult to do this with my small trimmer router)...it moved so I ended up with a groove not in the centre.

I used car body filler (same as Bondo I think), and it worked great...I just re-routed the cut afterwards. I was a bit worried it would break out when putting the t-molding in but it was fine.

[Mr. Dude]

I had this problem on my last cabinet as well.  I used some 5 minute epoxy to fix the problem.  This stuff is nice and strong and gives a good bond. 

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Loctite-0-47-fl-oz-Five-Minute-Instant-Mix-Epoxy-1365868/202020459