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Cutting a t-molding groove without a t-slot cutter.
Bones:
I am toying with the idea of making some design changes mid construction of my cab, if I go ahead I will be left with two pieces of MDF each around 8 inches in length that will need to have a t-slot re-cut.
I am unable to get my router into this space and use a t-slot cutter due to partial assembly of the cab.
I thought I could mark the MDF with a sharp knife a few times and then use a slot-sized diameter drill to make a line of close holes until I have something that resembles a groove. I figure it could then be tidied up with a small file, sandpaper or even a hand saw.
Any better ideas on how this could be done?
daywane:
just with out looking at problem spot, I would just trim off the "T" and glue the molding in place.
Bones:
Think outside the circle huh?
It is a simple solution......
toolaa:
Cutting off the grip on the T molding is a good idea, but you might wand to consider using a dremmel tool.
javeryh:
If the router won't get in there because there isn't enough flat surface to run on, you might consider building a jig. This happend to me as well and to solve the problem I built up the surface that the router needed to run on and just extended the slot cutting bit a few inches. I only had to build the jig about 2 inches tall though... it took a while to build the jig but I am very happy I did it in the end...
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