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Router ?'s - Slot-cutting, Countersinking, etc.
mkdevo:
ramp -
i have the 3" trackball mounting plate from happs HERE.
i'll definitely be renting the router, as i'm not ready to buy one (yet)... already bought a jigsaw and a sander of my own for this project..
i'll be covering the CP eventually (artwork/lexan), but not right away.
thanks for the tips.. looking forward to more.. ;)
rampy:
--- Quote from: mkdevo on May 29, 2003, 03:23:38 pm ---ramp -
i have the 3" trackball mounting plate from happs HERE.
i'll definitely be renting the router, as i'm not ready to buy one (yet)... already bought a jigsaw and a sander of my own for this project..
i'll be covering the CP eventually (artwork/lexan), but not right away.
thanks for the tips.. looking forward to more.. ;)
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that's the flush one. You can rent from True Value, Ace, or Home Depot... it's around 20 beans a day (24 hours). You'll still need to buy your own bits though.
I feel your pain on the tool buying. You may wish you sprung for a circular saw too =P (cutting straight lines was difficult for me with my 15 dollar walmart single speed junk jig saw)
Good luck!
rampy
Regarding the mounting plate stuff, have you read over all the info at OscarControls re: mounting etc?
SirPeale:
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--- Quote from: Peale on May 29, 2003, 02:36:46 pm ---You know, I've got my own question.
My father-in-law, who has been working with wood for the last 30 years of his life, adamantly states that there is no such thing as a 1/16" slot cutting bit. He claims that such a thing would be too small, and would be too flimsy to work.
Now...as I've been hanging out here an awful lot ;) I've seen too many mentions of this bit to dismiss it, but I just can't ignore the man's skill. Is he just mistaken, or is there some trick to the bit that I'm unaware of?
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yup, that one's in the faq:
http://www.coastaltool.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/a/ab/aman/slotting.htm?L+coastest+dkxv1470ff213621#cart
edit: whoops! rampy beat me to it! *shrug* ;D
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Oh, I'm not debating that they exist. I've seen plenty of posts that declare that they do. I'm just wondering if there's some trick to them, or is my FIL just uninformed?
skirge66:
I mounted my trackball flush to the surface of my cp...you will need to route a 1/16" area out where the mounting plate sits.
now Icovered mine with formica so a little slop didn't bother me, because after the laminate was installed you just can't see it.
I do have 1 restrictor plate from oscar I didn't recess this for a couple reasons 1) it is an odd thickness and I did't feel like messing with it. 2) the corner mounting bolts for the plate are raised from the surface slightly, and I wasn't sure how bad it would mess with the laminate. 3) I bought the black dimple textured plate, which goes well with my colors anyhow. 4)I bought a full set of plates to interchange, and it would just be easier to deal with. I think oscars restrictor plates are great.
bought a 1/16" slot cutting bit, from the same place as rampy linked above...quick service very happy with them. cutting the slot was simple to do, took about 10 min to do the whole cp. As for other router bits all I've used so far are a 3/4" straight cutting bit which I used to route a 1/4" recess on the backside of the cp for my competition sticks and the 1/16" recess on the front side for the trackball and analog flight stick
the only other bit I've used is a laminate bit for trimming the formica.
HeadRusch:
So the 1/16th bit is the one we're after for cutting t-moulding slots?