DIY Slatwall?

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--=20 Hank Gillette

"How come the public can't tell the difference between the war hero and = the former town drunk?" -- Bill Maher

Don't forget to factor in the cost of the router bit and sharpening. MDF is hard on bits and so is the slotwall cut.

I have an anti-gloat on this. Back before my wife undertook her current position in child development, she worked as a construction manager for a very large construction company. During a rehab of a high-end Chicago department store, she let them throw tons of slatwall right into the dumpster. I would have liked to have given it a try.

todd

Yahbut, the machines to make slatwall weigh somewhere in the "ton" range (give or take a few) compared to your router that you can pick up one handed. Believe me on this one, it's kinda like making your own gravel if you know what I mean.

UA100

You blow.

/rick.

I know Exactly what you mean. Though my wife thought of the job as "repairing the front stoop" my impression was, "The *deleted* who built this *deleted* ran untreated wood down to the dirt. I oughta dig a hole, pour a slab and THEN rebuild this *deleted*"

However "Dig a hole" rapidly became "Turn slate into gravel and thank God that it's slate and not granite."

whaaa? I have some big 'ol rocks and a hammer... them rocks are in the way and what I really need is some gravel. I think I'm gonna....

Rockler has the bit for this operation. It's even on sale this week.

Yeah, I've seen the bit. I was just wondering if anyone had actually used one.