I’m having trouble setting up a drawer lock bit, am hoping someone can give me some tips. First of all, it’s a CMT 855.502.11 drawer lock bit that is included in one of their kitchen sets.
I’ve run through a number of setups and I just can get the joint to be tight. First question is: can this bit be used on a 1/2″ material?
If so, I’m setting it up initially at about 3/8″ height and setting the fence so the lower cutting face is flush with the fence. Then I take my stock and run 2 pieces through on the end grain and match them up, if I raise the bit I tighten the joint and lower it to loosen it. The problem is that in order to get the joint tight I have to raise the bit too high and when I move the fence back to mill the end grain on the drawer front it punches through the face that should remain. It sounds confusing, I hope you can follow my description.
help.
PS- I sent an email to sommerfeld, but haven’t heard back from them yet.
Edited 4/3/2002 11:42:41 PM ET by JEFFN7
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As far as I can tell from reading CMT's website is that you need to set the bit 15/32" above the table for both cuts. 1/2" stock should not be a problem for the sides of the drawer but the face may be to thin. Check out the link below.
http://www.cmtusa.com/store/index1.ihtml?x_page=store.ihtml&id=CID8682212078&step=2&parentid=&menuinclude=leftnav_products.ihtml
Scott C. Frankland
Newfoundland Wood Worker
thanks for the pointer
Try woodshopdemos.com for a complete demonstration of how to set up the CMT drawer lock bit, with photos of each step along the way! Click on " to the new main menu". Scroll down to the "router table" menu and click on the "CMT" in the left margin. Scroll down and click on " drawer lock bit " and your there!! Hope this helps.
Marc Sommerfeld sent me an email, no 1/2" with this bit.
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