Ok, I've got a question for the learned. I just got in from delivering and
setting up the moawb* to my brother, who owns a trophy shop. Seems he has
had several requests to have a cd mounted on a plaque. He posed a question
to me as to how he could recess a cd into his premade, prefinished plaque
boards. My question to all, is there a forstner bit made that big? Or any
other kind of bit, besides a hole saw bit, that would work. It don't matter
about the little "dimple" a forstner bit would make, just that it can't be a
1/4" hole a hole saw pilot bit would make. Once recessed, the plaque would
have a plexi "face" over it. I just measured a cd and it's about 4 3/4" in
diameter. Just looking for some suggestions without a helluva lot of setup
time and jig work. He hasn't got a variety of tools to work with, just a dp,
miter saw, stuff to make trophies. I appreciate any input here.
*moawb = Mother of all work benches
--
"Cartoons don't have any deep meaning.
They're just stupid drawings that give you a cheap laugh."
Homer Simpson
Jerry© The Phoneman®
Thanks guy's. Router and template was the way I was leaning too. Guess he'll
want to borrow one of my routers now.
--
"Cartoons don't have any deep meaning.
They're just stupid drawings that give you a cheap laugh."
Homer Simpson
Jerry© The Phoneman®
"Jerry Gilreath" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:O%kOb.76713$5V2.94963@attbi_s53...
> Ok, I've got a question for the learned. I just got in from delivering and
> setting up the moawb* to my brother, who owns a trophy shop. Seems he has
> had several requests to have a cd mounted on a plaque. He posed a question
> to me as to how he could recess a cd into his premade, prefinished plaque
> boards. My question to all, is there a forstner bit made that big? Or any
> other kind of bit, besides a hole saw bit, that would work. It don't
matter
> about the little "dimple" a forstner bit would make, just that it can't be
a
> 1/4" hole a hole saw pilot bit would make. Once recessed, the plaque would
> have a plexi "face" over it. I just measured a cd and it's about 4 3/4" in
> diameter. Just looking for some suggestions without a helluva lot of setup
> time and jig work. He hasn't got a variety of tools to work with, just a
dp,
> miter saw, stuff to make trophies. I appreciate any input here.
>
> *moawb = Mother of all work benches
>
>
> --
> "Cartoons don't have any deep meaning.
> They're just stupid drawings that give you a cheap laugh."
> Homer Simpson
> Jerry© The Phoneman®
>
>
No Problem, you can never say thank you too many times.
--
Mike G.
[email protected]
Heirloom Woods
www.heirloom-woods.net
"Jerry Gilreath" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:ewEOb.79745$Rc4.287976@attbi_s54...
> Ooops. I was having a little trouble this afternoon. Didn't mean for this
to
> be posted so many times.
>
>
> --
> "Cartoons don't have any deep meaning.
> They're just stupid drawings that give you a cheap laugh."
> Homer Simpson
> Jerry© The Phoneman®
> "Jerry Gilreath" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:3RCOb.95763$na.51623@attbi_s04...
> > Thanks guy's. Router and template was the way I was leaning too. Guess
> he'll
> > want to borrow one of my routers now.
> >
> > --
> > "Cartoons don't have any deep meaning.
> > They're just stupid drawings that give you a cheap laugh."
> > Homer Simpson
> > Jerry© The Phoneman®
> > "Jerry Gilreath" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:O%kOb.76713$5V2.94963@attbi_s53...
> > > Ok, I've got a question for the learned. I just got in from delivering
> and
> > > setting up the moawb* to my brother, who owns a trophy shop. Seems he
> has
> > > had several requests to have a cd mounted on a plaque. He posed a
> question
> > > to me as to how he could recess a cd into his premade, prefinished
> plaque
> > > boards. My question to all, is there a forstner bit made that big? Or
> any
> > > other kind of bit, besides a hole saw bit, that would work. It don't
> > matter
> > > about the little "dimple" a forstner bit would make, just that it
can't
> be
> > a
> > > 1/4" hole a hole saw pilot bit would make. Once recessed, the plaque
> would
> > > have a plexi "face" over it. I just measured a cd and it's about 4
3/4"
> in
> > > diameter. Just looking for some suggestions without a helluva lot of
> setup
> > > time and jig work. He hasn't got a variety of tools to work with, just
a
> > dp,
> > > miter saw, stuff to make trophies. I appreciate any input here.
> > >
> > > *moawb = Mother of all work benches
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > "Cartoons don't have any deep meaning.
> > > They're just stupid drawings that give you a cheap laugh."
> > > Homer Simpson
> > > Jerry© The Phoneman®
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Thanks guy's. Router and template was the way I was leaning too. Guess he'll
want to borrow one of my routers now.
--
"Cartoons don't have any deep meaning.
They're just stupid drawings that give you a cheap laugh."
Homer Simpson
Jerry© The Phoneman®
"Jerry Gilreath" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:O%kOb.76713$5V2.94963@attbi_s53...
> Ok, I've got a question for the learned. I just got in from delivering and
> setting up the moawb* to my brother, who owns a trophy shop. Seems he has
> had several requests to have a cd mounted on a plaque. He posed a question
> to me as to how he could recess a cd into his premade, prefinished plaque
> boards. My question to all, is there a forstner bit made that big? Or any
> other kind of bit, besides a hole saw bit, that would work. It don't
matter
> about the little "dimple" a forstner bit would make, just that it can't be
a
> 1/4" hole a hole saw pilot bit would make. Once recessed, the plaque would
> have a plexi "face" over it. I just measured a cd and it's about 4 3/4" in
> diameter. Just looking for some suggestions without a helluva lot of setup
> time and jig work. He hasn't got a variety of tools to work with, just a
dp,
> miter saw, stuff to make trophies. I appreciate any input here.
>
> *moawb = Mother of all work benches
>
>
> --
> "Cartoons don't have any deep meaning.
> They're just stupid drawings that give you a cheap laugh."
> Homer Simpson
> Jerry© The Phoneman®
>
>
Ditto the router and template suggestion.
Jim
"DJ Delorie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> If it were me, I'd use a scroll saw to cut a template hole in 3/4" ply
> and use that with a template cutter (top bearing) in the router to
> route out the shallow recess (a CD is only 0.050" thick, about 3/64).
>
> Without a scroll saw, look for a "adjustable circle cutter" like the
> Grizzly G8964 to cut the template (I'd still use a router to do the
> recess though).
>
In his drillpress, mount a circle cutter with the pilot bit as shallow as
possible. Set the circle cutter for the dimension of the CD. Then cut
smaller circles inside. Clean out in between each circle with a sharp, wide
chisel. The shallow depth required would make this an easy task.
"Jerry Gilreath" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:O%kOb.76713$5V2.94963@attbi_s53...
> Ok, I've got a question for the learned. I just got in from delivering and
> setting up the moawb* to my brother, who owns a trophy shop. Seems he has
> had several requests to have a cd mounted on a plaque. He posed a question
> to me as to how he could recess a cd into his premade, prefinished plaque
> boards. My question to all, is there a forstner bit made that big? Or any
> other kind of bit, besides a hole saw bit, that would work. It don't
matter
> about the little "dimple" a forstner bit would make, just that it can't be
a
> 1/4" hole a hole saw pilot bit would make. Once recessed, the plaque would
> have a plexi "face" over it. I just measured a cd and it's about 4 3/4" in
> diameter. Just looking for some suggestions without a helluva lot of setup
> time and jig work. He hasn't got a variety of tools to work with, just a
dp,
> miter saw, stuff to make trophies. I appreciate any input here.
>
> *moawb = Mother of all work benches
>
>
> --
> "Cartoons don't have any deep meaning.
> They're just stupid drawings that give you a cheap laugh."
> Homer Simpson
> Jerry© The Phoneman®
>
>
Ooops. I was having a little trouble this afternoon. Didn't mean for this to
be posted so many times.
--
"Cartoons don't have any deep meaning.
They're just stupid drawings that give you a cheap laugh."
Homer Simpson
Jerry© The Phoneman®
"Jerry Gilreath" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:3RCOb.95763$na.51623@attbi_s04...
> Thanks guy's. Router and template was the way I was leaning too. Guess
he'll
> want to borrow one of my routers now.
>
> --
> "Cartoons don't have any deep meaning.
> They're just stupid drawings that give you a cheap laugh."
> Homer Simpson
> Jerry© The Phoneman®
> "Jerry Gilreath" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:O%kOb.76713$5V2.94963@attbi_s53...
> > Ok, I've got a question for the learned. I just got in from delivering
and
> > setting up the moawb* to my brother, who owns a trophy shop. Seems he
has
> > had several requests to have a cd mounted on a plaque. He posed a
question
> > to me as to how he could recess a cd into his premade, prefinished
plaque
> > boards. My question to all, is there a forstner bit made that big? Or
any
> > other kind of bit, besides a hole saw bit, that would work. It don't
> matter
> > about the little "dimple" a forstner bit would make, just that it can't
be
> a
> > 1/4" hole a hole saw pilot bit would make. Once recessed, the plaque
would
> > have a plexi "face" over it. I just measured a cd and it's about 4 3/4"
in
> > diameter. Just looking for some suggestions without a helluva lot of
setup
> > time and jig work. He hasn't got a variety of tools to work with, just a
> dp,
> > miter saw, stuff to make trophies. I appreciate any input here.
> >
> > *moawb = Mother of all work benches
> >
> >
> > --
> > "Cartoons don't have any deep meaning.
> > They're just stupid drawings that give you a cheap laugh."
> > Homer Simpson
> > Jerry© The Phoneman®
> >
> >
>
>
Use a router with a circle template and route out the waste
John
On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 01:07:58 GMT, "Jerry Gilreath"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Ok, I've got a question for the learned. I just got in from delivering and
>setting up the moawb* to my brother, who owns a trophy shop. Seems he has
>had several requests to have a cd mounted on a plaque. He posed a question
>to me as to how he could recess a cd into his premade, prefinished plaque
>boards. My question to all, is there a forstner bit made that big? Or any
>other kind of bit, besides a hole saw bit, that would work. It don't matter
>about the little "dimple" a forstner bit would make, just that it can't be a
>1/4" hole a hole saw pilot bit would make. Once recessed, the plaque would
>have a plexi "face" over it. I just measured a cd and it's about 4 3/4" in
>diameter. Just looking for some suggestions without a helluva lot of setup
>time and jig work. He hasn't got a variety of tools to work with, just a dp,
>miter saw, stuff to make trophies. I appreciate any input here.
>
>*moawb = Mother of all work benches
Thanks guy's. Router and template was the way I was leaning too. Guess he'll
want to borrow one of my routers now.
--
"Cartoons don't have any deep meaning.
They're just stupid drawings that give you a cheap laugh."
Homer Simpson
Jerry© The Phoneman®
"Jerry Gilreath" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:O%kOb.76713$5V2.94963@attbi_s53...
> Ok, I've got a question for the learned. I just got in from delivering and
> setting up the moawb* to my brother, who owns a trophy shop. Seems he has
> had several requests to have a cd mounted on a plaque. He posed a question
> to me as to how he could recess a cd into his premade, prefinished plaque
> boards. My question to all, is there a forstner bit made that big? Or any
> other kind of bit, besides a hole saw bit, that would work. It don't
matter
> about the little "dimple" a forstner bit would make, just that it can't be
a
> 1/4" hole a hole saw pilot bit would make. Once recessed, the plaque would
> have a plexi "face" over it. I just measured a cd and it's about 4 3/4" in
> diameter. Just looking for some suggestions without a helluva lot of setup
> time and jig work. He hasn't got a variety of tools to work with, just a
dp,
> miter saw, stuff to make trophies. I appreciate any input here.
>
> *moawb = Mother of all work benches
>
>
> --
> "Cartoons don't have any deep meaning.
> They're just stupid drawings that give you a cheap laugh."
> Homer Simpson
> Jerry© The Phoneman®
>
>
On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 01:07:58 GMT, "Jerry Gilreath"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Ok, I've got a question for the learned. I just got in from delivering and
>setting up the moawb* to my brother, who owns a trophy shop. Seems he has
>had several requests to have a cd mounted on a plaque. He posed a question
>to me as to how he could recess a cd into his premade, prefinished plaque
>boards. My question to all, is there a forstner bit made that big? Or any
>other kind of bit, besides a hole saw bit, that would work. It don't matter
>about the little "dimple" a forstner bit would make, just that it can't be a
>1/4" hole a hole saw pilot bit would make. Once recessed, the plaque would
>have a plexi "face" over it. I just measured a cd and it's about 4 3/4" in
>diameter. Just looking for some suggestions without a helluva lot of setup
>time and jig work. He hasn't got a variety of tools to work with, just a dp,
>miter saw, stuff to make trophies. I appreciate any input here.
>
>*moawb = Mother of all work benches
router and template.
Sounds like router and bushing guide job to me.
--
Mike G.
[email protected]
Heirloom Woods
www.heirloom-woods.net
"Jerry Gilreath" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:O%kOb.76713$5V2.94963@attbi_s53...
> Ok, I've got a question for the learned. I just got in from delivering and
> setting up the moawb* to my brother, who owns a trophy shop. Seems he has
> had several requests to have a cd mounted on a plaque. He posed a question
> to me as to how he could recess a cd into his premade, prefinished plaque
> boards. My question to all, is there a forstner bit made that big? Or any
> other kind of bit, besides a hole saw bit, that would work. It don't
matter
> about the little "dimple" a forstner bit would make, just that it can't be
a
> 1/4" hole a hole saw pilot bit would make. Once recessed, the plaque would
> have a plexi "face" over it. I just measured a cd and it's about 4 3/4" in
> diameter. Just looking for some suggestions without a helluva lot of setup
> time and jig work. He hasn't got a variety of tools to work with, just a
dp,
> miter saw, stuff to make trophies. I appreciate any input here.
>
> *moawb = Mother of all work benches
>
>
> --
> "Cartoons don't have any deep meaning.
> They're just stupid drawings that give you a cheap laugh."
> Homer Simpson
> Jerry© The Phoneman®
>
>
If it were me, I'd use a scroll saw to cut a template hole in 3/4" ply
and use that with a template cutter (top bearing) in the router to
route out the shallow recess (a CD is only 0.050" thick, about 3/64).
Without a scroll saw, look for a "adjustable circle cutter" like the
Grizzly G8964 to cut the template (I'd still use a router to do the
recess though).