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19th May 2006, 05:59 PM #1
3-edge roundover, 1-edge straight.
I need to make some cupboard doors and they will butt together. Hence, I want to roundover three sides on each and leave one side straight where they butt together. I don't have a router table but I want to make sure I keep the straight edge as clean as possible. My only concern is that when I start to route the roundover I might possibly 'nick' the corners on entry and exit.
I'm not entirely sure that the straight fence that came with the router is really that good to want to use it. Thanks to all for the advice on the mitre sled I posted about and I'm wondering if I should chuck the straight fence I got with the router and buy a quality after-market one instead?
Failing that are there any tips you could give me to make sure I can route it decently first time?Peter. As nice a guy as you'll meet anywhere.
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19th May 2006, 06:46 PM #2Senior Member
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Hi there, If you clamp a straight edge onto the door to guide the router and clamp a piece of scrap wood onto the edge the router cutter will exit from this should do the trick. The scrap wood will hold the untouched edgeand all the breakout will be on the scrap. Hope this helps.
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Originally Posted by CrawleyTosser
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19th May 2006, 09:58 PM #4
[quote=CrawleyTosser]
I'm not entirely sure that the straight fence that came with the router is really that good to want to use it. Thanks to all for the advice on the mitre sled I posted about and I'm wondering if I should chuck the straight fence I got with the router and buy a quality after-market one instead?
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I screwed a 300 x 38 x 12 piece of kd to my router guide, and it made a huge improvement in control, particularly when entering/exiting the workpiece.Chris
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19th May 2006, 10:31 PM #5
What about leaving the workpiece over-wide, rounding the three edges then ripping to width to give 1 straight side?
Cheers...............Sean
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20th May 2006, 01:13 AM #6Originally Posted by scooterPeter. As nice a guy as you'll meet anywhere.
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20th May 2006, 01:14 AM #7
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Originally Posted by CrawleyTosserPeter. As nice a guy as you'll meet anywhere.
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20th May 2006, 08:49 AM #8
[quote=CrawleyTosser]
Originally Posted by chrisb691Chris
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21st May 2006, 01:05 AM #9
[quote=chrisb691]
Originally Posted by CrawleyTosserPeter. As nice a guy as you'll meet anywhere.
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