I have a triton router mounted on a bench dog table top that is bolted within the rails of my Rigid table saw. This is my first router and table….
I am trying to rout a 1/2 deep by 3/8 wide channel arround the inside edge of a window frame so i can drop the glass in.
What size bit should I be using? and how should I align the fence in relation to bit and edge of the table? do both sides of the fence need to be exactly the same distance from the edge of the table top so the fence is square to the edge of the table? – the way they would be on a table saw fence?
I tried using a 3/8 straight cut bit with the fence alinged so that the entire bit was exposed. i had problems with a splinter of wood getting on the wrong side of the bit and then it gets difficult to push the stock through and eventually ends up digging into the wood more than 3/8.
Later I moved to a 1/2 inch bit and through trial and error made the adjustments to the fence and bit alignment so that a 3/8 channel was cut. this avoided the splinter issue but it was a huge pain to reach the exact 3/8 cut i wanted. I must be doing one or more things totally wrong.
Any ideas?
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From what you describe a rabbetting bit would have been much easier- get a bit that has a number of different bearing so you can vary the depth of cut- find the one that gives you a 3/8" depth of cut and you are there. In this case you are running off the bearing and don't need a fence at all.
With regard to the fence being parallel to the table front- that is unnecessary- that router bit is round- so it has nothing to do with the front of the table- you can have the fence any angle that you want- it makes no difference.
Bob Van Dyke
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