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hacked up wood control panel - repair it or junk it?
Gumby:
Could he somehow attach a piece of sheet metal to the top (bolt or glue) to solve the issue? since it will most likely have a CPO plus it will have plexi over it, shouldn't be a sight issue...
might fix/solve the strength issue.
-G
krick:
There's an angle at the back of my control panel where it meets the glass. I don't see how I could possibly cut it with a router. I can't find a 60 degree chamfer bit. Any ideas?
SirPeale:
--- Quote from: krick on March 16, 2004, 09:50:56 pm ---There's an angle at the back of my control panel where it meets the glass. I don't see how I could possibly cut it with a router. I can't find a 60 degree chamfer bit. Any ideas?
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Use a template bit. Put the original on top, the wood on the bottom, and trace around. Viola! A perfect copy.
krick:
--- Quote from: Peale on March 16, 2004, 09:59:15 pm ---
--- Quote from: krick on March 16, 2004, 09:50:56 pm ---There's an angle at the back of my control panel where it meets the glass. I don't see how I could possibly cut it with a router. I can't find a 60 degree chamfer bit. Any ideas?
--- End quote ---
Use a template bit. Put the original on top, the wood on the bottom, and trace around. Viola! A perfect copy.
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I know about template bits That gets the board cut to the right shape. What I'm asking about is the bevel on the back edge. Unless there's something I'm missing, a template bit won't help. I think what I need to do is flip the board over and use a chamfer bit, however I can't seem to find a 60 degree bit. See this page...
http://www.routerbits.com/cgi-routerbits/sr.cgi?1079492627_25205+33
froggerman:
A template bit works fine but is harder to find and is a less flexible bit than using a trim bit. The difference is where the bearing is mounted. The template bit has the bearing at the top, the trim bit has the bearing at the bottom. When using the trim bit to copy something you put the piece you want to copy on the bottom and the new piece of wood on the top. I use a 1/2" diameter 2" long trim bit to do that kind of work. Very useful bit to have.