For a new commission I need to cut beveled dados for a shelf that will fit into leg panels that will stand at 85 degrees – a 5 degree slant. Working in cherry from 4/4 boards that still need slight milling and sanding. See middle shelf on 1/4 scale balsa model pic. Would appreciate any thoughts on best way to make these cuts. I can probably do it w/chisles but am wondering if there is a skew plane or a router set-up that would work. Thanks in advance for suggestions.
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BMcNitt,
Tablesaw, with dado blades, leaned to 5 degrees.
Ray
you can make a 5 degree incline for a router to operate on
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I may well experiment with making a 5-degree incline, placed between the router base and bottom plate - or double-sided taped to bottom plate - may do incline either square or rectangle w/a fence set-up to guide the router so as to keep the router orientation 90-degrees to the cut. Thanks for the suggestion.
maybe this is too simple a suggestion and therefore i am missing something. i would tilt my dado head to the appropriate angle and run the stock against the fence with or without the miter gage. yeah?
eef
by the way, i very much like the design of your project. is the image you posted a mock-up? please let us see the completed piece.
To Ray & EeF --
May well try this, but will have to rig up a large MDF table top and temporary fence for my Bosch portable table saw that has small table unsuitable for a cut of this type in a relatively large panel.
I'll post results down the line.
Appreciate the feedback.
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