1/16 chamfer in 1/8 material

[Charlie]

I need to put a 1/16" chamfer on a piece of 1/8" thick UHMW. It's an irregular profile so I need a bearing to walk around the perimeter. I tried the chamfer bit i have in my router table and the material ran just under the bearing and landed on the dust shield instead. This burned a groove into the side of the plastic. I've looked bits that handle 1/8" material, but haven't found any. Anyone have a source for a bit to handle this, or another way to do this operation. TIA

[Charles Spitzer]

is there a bit that can be used in a dremel that would work?

[Dave Hinz]

I've seen a tool for making chamfers on the edge of formica countertops, works like a small plane & shaves off the excess material. Would that work for what you're doing?

Dave "Wow, the wreck has changed a bit in a few years..." Hinz

[skeezics]

clamp a strit edge or board to the bottom of it and use the bit you have. the bearing will ride on the strait edge board.

skeez

[skeezics]

sorry i didnt read too good i guess. cut a board of the same profile and clamp it to the bottom of the plastic to use as a guide.

skeez

[Mitch Berkson]

If it doesn't need to be an accurate chamfer, you could use a deburrer (e.g.,

Berkson

[B a r r y]

How about a file, hand plane, spoke shave, or sanding block?

Barry

[bridger]

look at solid carbide laminate trimmer bits

[Leon]

I think I would just hit the edge with a piece of sand paper.

[CW]

Did you read the pat about irregular profile?

[John Crea]

Fasten to a piece of mdf, then using a pattern bit to bring the mdf to match the plastic.

Now turn it over and use the bearing against the mdf

John

[skeezics]

yeh but it didnt sink in right away.:-} did you read my second followup post????

skeez

[CW]

Yes, and saw that you caught it. Now, if I could just get that spelling thing down. :)