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| somunny:
It's been said before but there's just no substitute for a table saw with a good 80 tooth blade. Perfect miter cuts on laminated mdf. Like butta... Steve |
| rwhip41:
A saw. At the minimum...a circular saw with a blade with many small teeth if using MDF. I also had a table saw and a mitre saw. I used the table saw the most, but could have survived with the circ saw. A drill...and a 1-1/8" speed bore. You WILL need to make holes. The speed bore works best for buttons (better than a hole saw, especially for MDF). Clamps. Hold the work down while sawing. Works well when gluing as well. Jig Saw. A must when incorporating a track ball. Also a must if your cab has rounded or contoured edges. Primer paint. Seal the cab to protect it. |
| lovespicyfood:
--- Quote ---Thats what I do. Set the router on one edge, get a REAL GOOD grip on it, and lower the bit into the wood. Then again, I do the same thing with the circular saw when starting a cut mid-panel, so maybe I'm not the best example. It all comes with practice. --- End quote --- Thanks for your input Ed, I appreciate it! For anyone else out there, can you tell me if you use a plunge router and if it's woth the additional' cost? I'm guessing this might make it easier to drill the 1 1/8"" holes for joysticks/buttons? Am I just grasping at thin air to have a reason to buy more stuff? ;D |
| Ed_McCarron:
Router for button holes? Nah. 1 1/8" spade bit will work fine. Theres fancier ways, but that'll do. Drill halfway thru (till the point just penetrates), flip the board, and drill from the other side. Nice clean holes. |
| DrewKaree:
--- Quote from: lovespicyfood on February 25, 2006, 09:53:31 pm --- --- Quote ---Thats what I do. Set the router on one edge, get a REAL GOOD grip on it, and lower the bit into the wood. Then again, I do the same thing with the circular saw when starting a cut mid-panel, so maybe I'm not the best example. It all comes with practice. --- End quote --- Thanks for your input Ed, I appreciate it! For anyone else out there, can you tell me if you use a plunge router and if it's woth the additional' cost? I'm guessing this might make it easier to drill the 1 1/8"" holes for joysticks/buttons? Am I just grasping at thin air to have a reason to buy more stuff? ;D --- End quote --- If that's ALL you need it for, it's foolish to buy the plunge attachment. You can just lower the bit into the wood with your fixed-base router like Ed says. If you'll have more than 2 uses for it, then take it back and buy it, since you'll be saving a bunch of money. I'd bet most folks don't have a need for it. |
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