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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: bossyman15 on March 14, 2006, 03:24:04 pm
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I already have slot bit for tmolding
so i need flush bit and this bit i dont' know the name of.
its used to route out some parts for trackball and other controls to be flush with CP top.
what's then name of that bit?
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You can route out an area of wood with a regular "straight bit". If you are talking about the kind of bit where a bearing rides along the edge so you cut in a certain distance, that is called a "rabbeting bit".
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link to rabbeting bits:
http://www.cheyennesales.com/catalog/cmtrabbet.htm
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I used a straight bit to recess my trackball. Layout the trackball template down and cut out the center section first and then drill the 4 holes. Basically I just lowered the bit the same thickness as the trackball plate and then tested it out on a piece of scrap MDF. Once I knew the distance from the edge of the router to the cut, I made some small marks on my CP and clamped a straight edge down and made the cut. Once the outside edges were done it was easy to freehand out the middle.
Don
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This should also help you out courtesy of timoe: How to make a Top Mount or Under Mount Joystick Jig (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=51235.0)