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   forestgirl | Jan 08, 2003 10:27am | #1

   Did a quick Google and got a hit on CMT dado and planer bits.  Max in this listing is 1-1/2".  You might take a look at Ballew Saw and Tools and see what they have.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

   
   

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   Edited 1/8/2003 2:28:38 AM ET by forestgirl

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   Curtis | Jan 08, 2003 01:14pm | #2

   TRY http://www.magnate.net.

   there router bits are great!

   I have a bottom cleaning bit that is 2" (its the best thing since sliced bread.)

   CHECK IT OUT!!!

   C.A.G.

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   snapperhead | Jan 09, 2003 03:24am | #5

   thanks for your help, I will be ordering one. 

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   PlaneWood | Jan 08, 2003 05:42pm | #3

   Hope your router is variable speed!

   PlaneWood by Mike_in_Katy
   PlaneWood

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   AlanTurner | Jan 08, 2003 11:49pm | #4

   I'm in the beginning stages of the Fortune Nelson Bench, with revisions, but didn't feel comfortable doing it till I had leveled my old bench for a reliable place to work.  I did so, with a 1" bit, and while it might have taken a bit (pun) longer than with a 2" one, it was no real problem.  Just dusty and noisy.  I am hoping that with the the new bench, the top of which I have not yet started wxcept to rough out the planks to let them season in the shop for a bit, I will not need to flatten it.  I found some pretty straight-grained 12/4 hard maple, both for the top and structure.

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   crt2cu2 | Jan 09, 2003 11:26pm | #6

   Snapper,

   For large diameter bits, check out the metal lathe tooling catalogs.  Large diameter end mill bits might be what you want or maybe up cut spiral bits may suit your needs.  Caution is good advice if you try to run big bits in routers without variable speeds though.

   Last workbench top I built was surfaced by hand with a big jointer plane.  It was a lot of fun working up a sweat and spending the time sharpening and tuning up the hand plane.  Really satisfying producing long thin curls of wood that my daughter used to make ribbons for presents from. I also learned a lot about the intimacy of hand tool use.

   sawick