I need to put a 1/16" chamfer on a piece of 1/8" thick UHMW. It's an
irregular profile so I need a bearing to walk around the perimeter. I
tried the chamfer bit i have in my router table and the material ran
just under the bearing and landed on the dust shield instead. This
burned a groove into the side of the plastic. I've looked bits that
handle 1/8" material, but haven't found any. Anyone have a source for
a bit to handle this, or another way to do this operation. TIA
Did you read the pat about irregular profile?
"skeezics" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 16 Apr 2004 13:06:41 -0700, [email protected] (Charlie) wrote:
>
> >I need to put a 1/16" chamfer on a piece of 1/8" thick UHMW. It's an
> >irregular profile so I need a bearing to walk around the perimeter. I
> >tried the chamfer bit i have in my router table and the material ran
> >just under the bearing and landed on the dust shield instead. This
> >burned a groove into the side of the plastic. I've looked bits that
> >handle 1/8" material, but haven't found any. Anyone have a source for
> >a bit to handle this, or another way to do this operation. TIA
>
> clamp a strit edge or board to the bottom of it and use the bit you
> have. the bearing will ride on the strait edge board.
>
> skeez
"Charlie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I need to put a 1/16" chamfer on a piece of 1/8" thick UHMW. It's an
> irregular profile so I need a bearing to walk around the perimeter. I
> tried the chamfer bit i have in my router table and the material ran
> just under the bearing and landed on the dust shield instead. This
> burned a groove into the side of the plastic. I've looked bits that
> handle 1/8" material, but haven't found any. Anyone have a source for
> a bit to handle this, or another way to do this operation. TIA
is there a bit that can be used in a dremel that would work?
On 16 Apr 2004 13:06:41 -0700, Charlie <[email protected]> wrote:
> I need to put a 1/16" chamfer on a piece of 1/8" thick UHMW. It's an
> irregular profile so I need a bearing to walk around the perimeter.
I've seen a tool for making chamfers on the edge of formica countertops,
works like a small plane & shaves off the excess material. Would that
work for what you're doing?
Dave "Wow, the wreck has changed a bit in a few years..." Hinz
Fasten to a piece of mdf, then using a pattern bit to bring the mdf to
match the plastic.
Now turn it over and use the bearing against the mdf
John
On 16 Apr 2004 13:06:41 -0700, [email protected] (Charlie) wrote:
>I need to put a 1/16" chamfer on a piece of 1/8" thick UHMW. It's an
>irregular profile so I need a bearing to walk around the perimeter. I
>tried the chamfer bit i have in my router table and the material ran
>just under the bearing and landed on the dust shield instead. This
>burned a groove into the side of the plastic. I've looked bits that
>handle 1/8" material, but haven't found any. Anyone have a source for
>a bit to handle this, or another way to do this operation. TIA
On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 20:25:07 GMT, skeezics
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On 16 Apr 2004 13:06:41 -0700, [email protected] (Charlie) wrote:
>
>>I need to put a 1/16" chamfer on a piece of 1/8" thick UHMW. It's an
>>irregular profile so I need a bearing to walk around the perimeter. I
>>tried the chamfer bit i have in my router table and the material ran
>>just under the bearing and landed on the dust shield instead. This
>>burned a groove into the side of the plastic. I've looked bits that
>>handle 1/8" material, but haven't found any. Anyone have a source for
>>a bit to handle this, or another way to do this operation. TIA
>
>clamp a strit edge or board to the bottom of it and use the bit you
>have. the bearing will ride on the strait edge board.
>
>skeez
sorry i didnt read too good i guess. cut a board of the same profile
and clamp it to the bottom of the plastic to use as a guide.
skeez
I think I would just hit the edge with a piece of sand paper.
"Charlie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I need to put a 1/16" chamfer on a piece of 1/8" thick UHMW. It's an
> irregular profile so I need a bearing to walk around the perimeter. I
> tried the chamfer bit i have in my router table and the material ran
> just under the bearing and landed on the dust shield instead. This
> burned a groove into the side of the plastic. I've looked bits that
> handle 1/8" material, but haven't found any. Anyone have a source for
> a bit to handle this, or another way to do this operation. TIA
On 16 Apr 2004 13:06:41 -0700, [email protected] (Charlie) wrote:
>I need to put a 1/16" chamfer on a piece of 1/8" thick UHMW. It's an
>irregular profile so I need a bearing to walk around the perimeter. I
>tried the chamfer bit i have in my router table and the material ran
>just under the bearing and landed on the dust shield instead. This
>burned a groove into the side of the plastic. I've looked bits that
>handle 1/8" material, but haven't found any. Anyone have a source for
>a bit to handle this, or another way to do this operation. TIA
clamp a strit edge or board to the bottom of it and use the bit you
have. the bearing will ride on the strait edge board.
skeez
look at solid carbide laminate trimmer bits
On 16 Apr 2004 13:06:41 -0700, [email protected] (Charlie) wrote:
>I need to put a 1/16" chamfer on a piece of 1/8" thick UHMW. It's an
>irregular profile so I need a bearing to walk around the perimeter. I
>tried the chamfer bit i have in my router table and the material ran
>just under the bearing and landed on the dust shield instead. This
>burned a groove into the side of the plastic. I've looked bits that
>handle 1/8" material, but haven't found any. Anyone have a source for
>a bit to handle this, or another way to do this operation. TIA
On 16 Apr 2004 13:06:41 -0700, [email protected] (Charlie) wrote:
>I need to put a 1/16" chamfer on a piece of 1/8" thick UHMW. It's an
>irregular profile so I need a bearing to walk around the perimeter.
How about a file, hand plane, spoke shave, or sanding block?
Barry
Yes, and saw that you caught it. Now, if I could just get that spelling
thing down. :)
"skeezics" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 15:29:58 -0700, "CW" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >Did you read the pat about irregular profile?
> >
> yeh but it didnt sink in right away.:-} did you read my second
> followup post????
>
> skeez
On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 15:29:58 -0700, "CW" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Did you read the pat about irregular profile?
>
yeh but it didnt sink in right away.:-} did you read my second
followup post????
skeez