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hacked up wood control panel - repair it or junk it?
krick:
--- Quote from: CitznFish on March 17, 2004, 01:23:35 am ---can't you just take a file and file it down pretty easily? just file and test fit?
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The angled part runs along almost the whole back of the control panel. It's about 26 inches or so. That's a lot of filing. Plus it's MDF. I don't think MDF files that well.
crashwg:
I'd just go with the 30
SirPeale:
Ah, now I see. A table saw should be able to do that just fine. Mine has a dial to set the angle. That's how I made the same angle with my CP.
FractalWalk:
--- Quote from: krick on March 17, 2004, 07:07:18 am ---So I'd probably have to stand the board on it's edge and cut it on a table saw. That's going to be a major pain keeping it tight against the fence.
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Yeah, you're right. Maybe you can make a jig to hold it steady: like a box frame.
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That might allow you to run it along the fence squarely. If not that, then I'd try a jig to allow a circular saw to cut a 30 degree bevel on the edge.
Wade:
--- Quote from: krick on March 16, 2004, 10:03:50 pm ---
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--- 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.
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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
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If you can't find a 60 degree bit, get a 30 degree bit. Clamp the CP to the side of a table or a large board or something else so you have plenty of surface to run the router along without it wobbling.
Wade