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PiNPOiNT:

I messed up huge on one of the sides of my cabinet, my router depth somehow changed on me between cuts. and its off center now, so what i was thinking of doing (havent got my t-moulding yet) but was to cut off the part that fits in the trench, and just glue the damn thing straight onto the edge of the sides. and hopefully that will work. or re route the side again, properly in the middle ending up with an even bigger trench, and filling it all with glue as i put the t-molding on.  either of those ideas should work in theory.  Ill let you know how it turns out.



Evilpenguin:

Well I guess I should clarify, exactly how it happened.  I don't have access to a router so we thought why not use a table saw.  I gave it to someone who is pretty good with wood and he cut it but not in the middle.  Now the only part that is messed up is probably about 5 inches.  I can upload a pic if that will help.  I bought some filler that says it can be drilled into, so it should work.  Ok so nobody has tried glueing it?  Also does anyone know if you rent a router from home depot whether you can rent the bit as well?  Or if anyone has any other ideas on how to cut the slot that would be great.  If you guys need a picture I will set one up.

Thanks

Jason

PiNPOiNT:

Unfortunatly your not going to be able to find a store that will rent a routher, due to the "high" cost of the bits, it isnt worth their time to rent the router if people are forced to buy the bits for a 1 time use.  (This is what home depot told me), so other then buying a second hand one, or borrowing one from a friend, your out of luck.  However, now that i've used a router for the first time, i love it, it is by far, the MOST FUN tool you'll ever use :)

They start about $75 brand new at home depot.

im sure you can find something else to route around your house to make it worth the purchase. :)

old school gamer:

First of all , a table saw blade has 1/8" thickness or more. For t-mold,the slot needs to be 1/16' thickness ( at least mine was ) , so the groove you cut is probably going to be to wide. Check and make sure it fits into the slot and is not sloppy. The t-mold needs to fit SNUG. I have 20 years woodworking experience,and it would be very difficult to cut the t-mold slot with a table saw, Im not saying its impossible, Im just saying use the right tool for the job.

rdagger:


--- Quote from: MonitorGuru on July 19, 2004, 03:25:52 pm ---Go get a container of wood filler (or mix it yourself putty), fill the entire channel with putty, let harden a day or so, then attempt to reroute the hole.  

--- End quote ---

Wood filler or putty may not work.  I had a similar problem and filled the channel with wood filler and let it dry for 2 days.  The problem is that as soon as I tried to route the piece again, the slot cutter ripped most of the wood filler out.  The wood filler did not adhere to the MDF enough to withstand the force of the slot cutter.  You probably need to experiment on some scrap pieces with different types of fillers or glues and see if one works best.

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