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Title: Router bit for T-Molding??
Post by: brandon on September 16, 2002, 03:41:27 pm

this is probably a dumb question and I might get flamed but what kind of bit do you use for T-molding and where do I get one?  I've been to Lowe's and they dont have anything like it...

Title: Re:Router bit for T-Molding??
Post by: hyiu on September 16, 2002, 04:01:35 pm

I asked the exact same question before....

here is a link to that thread....

;D  ;D  ;)

but I used a dremel tool instead of a router....

hope it helps....

http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=201;start=0

ps: and if your gap is not perfect.... hot melt glue gun can help too.... heee hee....

Title: Re:Router bit for T-Molding??
Post by: 1UP on September 16, 2002, 04:28:19 pm

The right bit is called a slot cutter.  Home depot has them, you want the 1/16 inch size.  You also need to get the arbor, which is the shaft the bit mounts on.  The manufacturer is Oldham.  The job will take just a few minutes with this bit instead of a dremel, and will be perfectly straight.  Wear some gloves, though, your skin will get sand-blasted with wood, no joke!  It looks like this:

(http://www.1uparcade.com/images/posts/slotcutter.jpg)

Title: Re:Router bit for T-Molding??
Post by: brandon on September 16, 2002, 04:33:04 pm

cool! thanks!  Lowes didnt seem to have the blades or the arbor... I was thinking I could use a bolt for one if I could just find the blade, but I'll check Home Depot...

Title: Re:Router bit for T-Molding??
Post by: dones on September 16, 2002, 05:10:34 pm

I couldn't find one locally, so I bought mine online here:

http://www.coastaltool.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/a/ab/aman/slotting.htm?L+coastest+dkxv1470ff213621#cart

Title: Re:Router bit for T-Molding??
Post by: Mike on September 16, 2002, 06:36:01 pm

I used a circular saw nice and straight, fast and the perfect sized slot.

Title: Re:Router bit for T-Molding??
Post by: OSCAR on September 16, 2002, 06:39:33 pm

Quote from: dones on September 16, 2002, 05:10:34 pm

I couldn't find one locally, so I bought mine online here:

http://www.coastaltool.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/a/ab/aman/slotting.htm?L+coastest+dkxv1470ff213621#cart

I purchased mine from Coastal Tools, too.  I think I hit nearly every Home Depot in the Metro Detroit area, and not one had slot cutters.  I never even talked to an employee who knew what they were.  :)

Coastal ships fast, too.  I've purchased from them 3 times now, and my order shows up 2 days after I place it.