My tmoulding question......... :(

[Excretious]

Hey guys,  i just saw a recent post about ppl whove used a 3/32 router bit for theyre tmoulding and what they had to do to make it work..........

Im in a worse predictament......... i went to three different places looking for the 1/16 bit.  No one had it nor could they order one that small.  So i found a Rockler woodworking store near me and figured theyd have one, well when i was in there, the guy helping me swore that the smallest slot cutter i could get was a 3/16".  i argued for a bit but then gave in because surely this guy would know better than me.......

So i routed my whole cabinet with a 3/16 bit and you can imagine what that looks like

My question is..........  will hotglue gun do the trick?  or should i consider woodfilling my whole tmoulding slot and then router the whole cab over again with the correct bit?  Ive since ordered the 1/16 bit from MLCS as pointed out in the other thread (wish i woulda saw that before i got into this whole mess).


Hopefully theres someone else whos made this mistake and can tell me how i can make this work.

Thx in advance

[pointdablame]

someone just recently posted that they used a 1/8" slot cutting bit, and hot glue seemed to be the answer.  You'll need to be quick with it, and I'm betting it won't be too much fun, but I would imagine you could get it to work.  Just be sure to keep the T-molding flush with the sides of the wood since you know have 1/8"  of "wiggle room" so the potential to have wavy looking tmolding and tmolding that is over the side of the wood is there.

If I were you, I'd consider wood puttying the slot, espeically since you've bought the correct tool for the job now.  It's a lot of work I know, but you'd probably be happier in the end.

[Excretious]

If you think it will work, I have no problem woodfilling the slot.......  

Im just confused because seeing how the 1/16 bit makes for such a tight fit..........  wont the woodputty start chipping and cracking when i try to pound the tmoulding in?

Thx for the quick reply

 

[SirPeale]

What were you thinking?  Listening to some guy in a store!  You should know that we know better!  

My father in law also tried putting that bologna on me.  I was like, "Allen, I've SEEN the damn things.  Look!  Here you can buy them on the Internet!" and he still wouldn't budge.

[Excretious]

Listening to some guy in a store!  You should know that we know better!  

I know i know!!  This site rules, i wouldnt have what i have  now if it wasnt for the BYOAC forums, but i didnt do enough research on the tmoulding and now im up a creek......

[rdagger]

You could always fill the slot with wood putty and try again with a smaller bit.  I just repaired a small section where I cut the slot to wide using putty and it worked well.  You probably want to wear long sleeves because the routing debree from the putty is heavy and hurts if it hits your arm.

[Excretious]

Thats what i'll do then, thanks for all your help!


 

[DougHillman]

Personally, I'd just glue it.  it's not going to look any different from the outside.  And it's gonna be quite a bit more of a pain in the ass to fill, sand and rerout the whole thing.  

[Trimoor]

If you're going to glue it, use exopy.

Much stronger than hot glue.

You can get it in two types:
One that sets in 5 minutes and dries soilid in an hour,
or one that sets in a few hours and dries in a few days.

[RayB]

Hot glue hardens too fast... I suppose you could do it, but you gotta be quick and efficient.

[DougHillman]

Hot glue hardens too fast... I suppose you could do it, but you gotta be quick and efficient.

Just do a few feet at a time.

[Excretious]

If you're going to glue it, use exopy.

Much stronger than hot glue.

You can get it in two types:
One that sets in 5 minutes and dries soilid in an hour,
or one that sets in a few hours and dries in a few days.

Isnt epoxy applied in two parts though?  I wanted to originally use epoxy but the only stuff i found was at home depot that came with a two part applicator.  

The 3/16" slot that is currently on my cab is so deep.   Im embarrased that i didnt physically stop myself as i was routing it.  That makes me just want to woodfiller the cab and do it right with the 1/16 bit i ordered.

Most likely thats what im gonna do as long as no one posts here saying that this method didnt work for them.  If it dosnt work out, ill post pics and detail why not to reroute a woodfillered slot hehe

[Trimoor]

Epoxy is almost always 2 parts, but the mixing ratio isn't very critical.

I would say don't use wood filler.
It works good for fixing dents and scratches, but if you try to put any tension on it, it just crumbles.

Try it on a scrap piece first.

[shmokes]

For future reference, before you do anything (especially if there is a question about it) try it out first on a piece of scrap.

[mmmPeanutButter]

I thought everybody knew by now all about the great deal at MLCS Woodworking!  $16, free shipping.  Pass it on.

As far as your problem...   personally I would star far away from hot glue.  Partly cause I hate working with it, and partly cause when I was a kid I squirted some into a bottle cap and wondered what it smelled like, and ended up terribly burning the end of my nose...  but let's move on.    

What about making a strip of wood, 3/16" wide and using wood glue to fill the slot.  If the wood is tight, and the glue is good...  you should be fine.  That's my recommendation.  

and do what shmokes said!