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Stobe:
Looking good so far.  I decided not to track time or money on my first project, since I would probably be an ex-member by now :)

You are learning some good lessons about woodworking.  I had a master furniture builder tell me the other day, that there is no right or wrong when it comes to lining your saw blade on your line --- as long as you always line it up the same exact way yourself.  Not sure if he is right or wrong, but at least it validated my guess from long ago, lol.

And if you ever need to order router bits again, have you checked MLCS yet?  Good prices, and free shipping.  I always get my slit cutters from them.  (not sure how good a deal you got from Amazon, just adding my 2 cents just in case).

Link

They also have 1-1/8" Forstner bits for $7.95 - great for clean button holes.

Good luck and keep up the good work.

-Stobe

koinsatx:
Stobe,

Thanks for the info on the slot cutters, for some reason the they were impossible to find locally in 1/16"

I will check out the site.

Kevin

Stobe:
No problem.

Also, I'm not sure what brand of T-molding you are using, but on T-molding.com, they have diagrams that suggest what size slot to cut (but read them carefully, don't choose the slot width that matches the width of the barbs).

I think I actually used a 3/32" slot vs a 1/16".  It was tight enough to hold the barbs, but not so tight that I had to maul the tmolding to get it in the groove.

-Stobe

koinsatx:
Stobe,

 I'm using the T-molding from Happ since I got an exceptional deal on it. The 1/16" slot cutter worked wonderfully. The slot was a little tight but it went in easily with a few taps of the rubber mallet.

Kevin

koinsatx:
Well after an extended wait, my slot cutter finally arrived and I began cutting today. I have never really used this type of router bit before but it was as easy as everyone has said on the board. The only problem I had was adjusting the depth to the precise center of the MDF since I had an older router.

I began slot cutting just the bottom portions as I was anxious to get some pieces assembled.   Here are a couple of shots.  PS.  this generated a TON of dust!

This took less than 30 minutes to include some test cuts and some adjustments.

Tools used:
1/16" 3 wing slot cutter
Router
Respirator

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