Is it possible to get a good 45 deg. edge on bb plywd w/ a router?
LouK
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Hello all= I want to make something of an oddball shaped, 3 dimensional form for a chair i’m interested in building. I’d like to build this out of baltic birch plywood and have the top essentially flush with the two sides and meet in a beveled joint w/ no overlap exposed. To compound matters the top surface is curved and thus I can’t cut the 45 on a table saw. Was wondering if I could form the bevel by running this through my router table- does anyone have any experience with this? thanks! Lou
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If you want a full bevel your going to have to use a template, as there will be no stock to run the bearing on. Free handing on the router table top will be next to impossible.
Not only very difficult but a joined 45 degree edge would be very sharp. Any attempt to ease the corner would expose plys.
I would create shims that match the curve of the seat and stick them with double sided tape to the underside of the seat. The flat part of the shims would ride on the top surface of the router table, keeping the piece steady for the routing operation. Another solution would be to create a cradle to hold the piece steady. Essentially the same as the shims solution except the shims get glued/nailed to a flat surface like a piece of ply. Main difference is that the seat would sit a little higher off the router table so the bit will have to be set higher.
thanks all, appreciate the assistance
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