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Interior structural wood pieces - I want them to be perfectly flat
thorr:
Thanks for the suggestion. I don't fully understand what you mean by template. Are you saying that I should cut out an extra arcade side out of cheap plywood (1/4" maybe) that I will just throw away and use it to guide my router bit to cut the real sides? I could screw that into but not all the way through the good wood so it wouldn't move and there would not be holes on the outside of the final cabinet.
Ond:
--- Quote from: thorr on April 08, 2021, 07:44:59 pm ---Thanks for the suggestion. I don't fully understand what you mean by template. Are you saying that I should cut out an extra arcade side out of cheap plywood (1/4" maybe) that I will just throw away and use it to guide my router bit to cut the real sides? I could screw that into but not all the way through the good wood so it wouldn't move and there would not be holes on the outside of the final cabinet.
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Yep you got it. Just one thing though I'd recommend not using plywood for the template. Thin MDF sheet is much better for that purpose. Go see my comments on MDF, templates etc in the 'Hole Saw - experience - help please' & 'Materials other than MDF' threads just below this one.
javeryh:
--- Quote from: thorr on April 08, 2021, 07:44:59 pm ---Thanks for the suggestion. I don't fully understand what you mean by template. Are you saying that I should cut out an extra arcade side out of cheap plywood (1/4" maybe) that I will just throw away and use it to guide my router bit to cut the real sides? I could screw that into but not all the way through the good wood so it wouldn't move and there would not be holes on the outside of the final cabinet.
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Yes but use double sided tape and not screws. No holes at all. This will allow you to make two exact copies that will line up perfectly.
thorr:
Awesome. Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I am feeling a lot better about proceeding with this and having it come out nice. Do you have a suggestion for the double sided tape? It looks like most of the time it is "permanent", and I am worried I wouldn't be able to pull it apart again or get the tape off.
javeryh:
I use 3M and it is sticky but not that sticky. I usually run a strip of it along the edge of the pattern and when I’m done it’s somewhat hard to separate but I can usually get a metal ruler in there and pry the pieces apart.
Make sure you trace the template with a pencil and cut it out with your jigsaw stating about 1/16”-1/8” away from the line. Then add the tape and the pattern and use your router to remove the last bit. You don’t want to just use the router to cut the panel - too much material to chew through.
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