Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Woodworking => Topic started by: Gatsu on November 18, 2008, 04:32:58 pm
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I've got a 1 player arcade stick Im working on. The wood is 3/4" MDF.
For the sides and back piece, the plans call for 1 1/2" thick pieces...which means gluing 2 pieces together and filling the seam.
Problem. No matter how many times I measure and measure....and it looks right, when I cut the pieces right after each other...they are never exact. Same measurements....same guide placement. I dunno whats up.
So I glued 2 pieces together to test how it'll work. There's a little extra hangover on one piece so its uneven. Whats the best option to trim down the glued pieces so they are uniform and smooth?
Sandpaper? Router?
Can't use a table saw because of how the piece has to lay in order for the blade to go all the way through.
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router with a flush trim bit...definitely easiest & fastest... :cheers:
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Seconded; flush trim bit since you already have them cut. Next time you might consider cutting them together.