45 locking miter bit

spindle | Posted in Joinery on January 17, 2007 04:55am

I’ve been looking at picking up one of these, http://www.eagleamerica.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_192-1602_A_cn_E_56010. Really don’t have a lot of drawers to make, so it would have to do double duty to justify buying it. Just wondering if anyone has used it for edge jointing like they show and if you could use for edge banding plywood? Like on the front of shelves.

Any feedback would be great.

Thanks,

Greg

Replies

JerryPacMan | Jan 17, 2007 05:10pm | #1
Read through the discussion in the link below. A lot of people think it is a PITA to use.

http://forums.taunton.com/n/main.asp?qu=lockmiter&find=Search&webtag=fw-knots&ctx=search&cl=724992&af=10000&o=relevance&be=0

Life is what happens to you when you're making other plans .

spindle | Jan 17, 2007 05:48pm | #4
JerryPacMan,

Thanks for the link. Looks by checking here I saved myself some money. Thanks everybody for your feedback.

Greg

BruceS | Jan 17, 2007 05:24pm | #2
I work at the Eagle America outlet store in Counter sales and as a Tech Rep. You could use the bit(45 lock) for edge banding but it would not be my choice, I would not use the bit for making drawer boxes at all.

My choices would be 100-9015 for edge banding and 182-0815 for making drawer boxes. Simple drawer boxes can be made with a rabbet and dado in the stock and save the purchase of the drawer lock bit.

Work Safe, Count to 10 when your done for the day !!

Bruce S.
RickL | Jan 17, 2007 05:29pm | #3
They are a pain to use and for the most part you don't need one. For edgebanding shelves you simply glue the wood to the plywood. I know many of the magazines have articles on all these silly router bits to apply edging. Strictly marketing of useless router bits to unsuspecting newbies. You can use splines or biscuits for anything that bit would do and anything is a lot simpler. Save your money for real tools. Buy a book!!!!