I need to put a full 45 deg chamfer on 3/4" MDF.
Don't have a tablesaw; stock too narrow to safely use a circular saw; too
long for CMS. Thus I plan to bandsaw off as much waste as possible then use
the router for the finish cut.
The chamfer bit with enough cut length to do this is 2 1/4" diameter. I
will be using a Hitachi MV12 dialed down to an appropriate speed.
Would it be reasonable (i.e. safe) to attempt routing this handheld? Or
should I be out making a new plate to mount the MV12 in the trusty router
table?
Thanks for the sanity check.
Tim
"Joe Gorman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>
> Lew Hodgett wrote:
> > "Tim" writes:
> >
> >
> >>I need to put a full 45 deg chamfer on 3/4" MDF.
> >>
> >>Don't have a tablesaw; stock too narrow to safely use a circular saw;
too
> >>long for CMS. Thus I plan to bandsaw off as much waste as possible then
> >
> > use
> >
> >>the router for the finish cut.
> >>
> >>The chamfer bit with enough cut length to do this is 2 1/4" diameter. I
> >>will be using a Hitachi MV12 dialed down to an appropriate speed.
> >>
> >>Would it be reasonable (i.e. safe) to attempt routing this handheld? Or
> >>should I be out making a new plate to mount the MV12 in the trusty
router
> >>table?
> >
> >
> > Given your conditions, the only way you can do this job is with a router
> > table, a fence, and suitable hold downs.
> >
> >
> Don't forget dust collection, dust mask and if possible a fan behind you
> blowing towards the work.
> Joe
> who still hates mdf, years after using it
>
Thanks for the advice. I decided to do it in the table. I need to do
several pieces and doing it handheld would require alot of set-up and
re-set-up. If I only needed one piece I'd be tempted to try it. Plus I'm
sure I'll run into another need for the big router in the table, so making a
new insert won't be wasted effort.
Tim
If it is a full chamfer, where is the bearing going to run?
Router table?
Preston
"Tim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I need to put a full 45 deg chamfer on 3/4" MDF.
>
> Don't have a tablesaw; stock too narrow to safely use a circular saw; too
> long for CMS. Thus I plan to bandsaw off as much waste as possible then
use
> the router for the finish cut.
>
> The chamfer bit with enough cut length to do this is 2 1/4" diameter. I
> will be using a Hitachi MV12 dialed down to an appropriate speed.
>
> Would it be reasonable (i.e. safe) to attempt routing this handheld? Or
> should I be out making a new plate to mount the MV12 in the trusty router
> table?
>
> Thanks for the sanity check.
>
> Tim
>
>
In MDF I would go for it. I would also use that bit to make a couple of
sneaky cuts instead of using the band saw. Oh, I would also use a homemade
oversized base for the router if'n I doubted my ability to not tip the
router.
--
********
Bill Pounds
http://www.billpounds.com
"Tim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I need to put a full 45 deg chamfer on 3/4" MDF.
>
> Don't have a tablesaw; stock too narrow to safely use a circular saw; too
> long for CMS. Thus I plan to bandsaw off as much waste as possible then
use
> the router for the finish cut.
>
> The chamfer bit with enough cut length to do this is 2 1/4" diameter. I
> will be using a Hitachi MV12 dialed down to an appropriate speed.
>
> Would it be reasonable (i.e. safe) to attempt routing this handheld? Or
> should I be out making a new plate to mount the MV12 in the trusty router
> table?
>
> Thanks for the sanity check.
>
> Tim
>
>
Lew Hodgett wrote:
> "Tim" writes:
>
>
>>I need to put a full 45 deg chamfer on 3/4" MDF.
>>
>>Don't have a tablesaw; stock too narrow to safely use a circular saw; too
>>long for CMS. Thus I plan to bandsaw off as much waste as possible then
>
> use
>
>>the router for the finish cut.
>>
>>The chamfer bit with enough cut length to do this is 2 1/4" diameter. I
>>will be using a Hitachi MV12 dialed down to an appropriate speed.
>>
>>Would it be reasonable (i.e. safe) to attempt routing this handheld? Or
>>should I be out making a new plate to mount the MV12 in the trusty router
>>table?
>
>
> Given your conditions, the only way you can do this job is with a router
> table, a fence, and suitable hold downs.
>
>
Don't forget dust collection, dust mask and if possible a fan behind you
blowing towards the work.
Joe
who still hates mdf, years after using it
You could just simply clamp a scrap piece of stock under your workpiece for
the bearing to ride on and with the whole thing secured to a bench or table
top, run the router right on down the edge. The bearing rides against the
scrap piece and allows a full chamfered cut.
Jim
"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Tim" writes:
>
> > I need to put a full 45 deg chamfer on 3/4" MDF.
> >
> > Don't have a tablesaw; stock too narrow to safely use a circular saw;
too
> > long for CMS. Thus I plan to bandsaw off as much waste as possible then
> use
> > the router for the finish cut.
> >
> > The chamfer bit with enough cut length to do this is 2 1/4" diameter. I
> > will be using a Hitachi MV12 dialed down to an appropriate speed.
> >
> > Would it be reasonable (i.e. safe) to attempt routing this handheld? Or
> > should I be out making a new plate to mount the MV12 in the trusty
router
> > table?
>
> Given your conditions, the only way you can do this job is with a router
> table, a fence, and suitable hold downs.
>
>
> --
> Lew
>
> S/A: Challenge, The Bullet Proof Boat, (Under Construction in the
Southland)
> Visit: <http://home.earthlink.net/~lewhodgett> for Pictures
>
>
"Tim" writes:
> I need to put a full 45 deg chamfer on 3/4" MDF.
>
> Don't have a tablesaw; stock too narrow to safely use a circular saw; too
> long for CMS. Thus I plan to bandsaw off as much waste as possible then
use
> the router for the finish cut.
>
> The chamfer bit with enough cut length to do this is 2 1/4" diameter. I
> will be using a Hitachi MV12 dialed down to an appropriate speed.
>
> Would it be reasonable (i.e. safe) to attempt routing this handheld? Or
> should I be out making a new plate to mount the MV12 in the trusty router
> table?
Given your conditions, the only way you can do this job is with a router
table, a fence, and suitable hold downs.
--
Lew
S/A: Challenge, The Bullet Proof Boat, (Under Construction in the Southland)
Visit: <http://home.earthlink.net/~lewhodgett> for Pictures