Seems to me that this is job for a router table.
Need to put a groove down the length of a small (less than 3 feet)
Thoughts, recommendations?
MJ
Either a router table with a fence, or a dado stack in the table saw ... depends on what you have.
Personally, I would go for the dado stack on the TS, but I'm set up to do that quicker, but either will work.
" snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com" wrote in news:8b513385-ed8c- snipped-for-privacy@y28g2000prd.googlegroups.com:
Multiple passes on the table saw would get the job done more quickly than setting up a router or dado, if it's a one-shot job.
Scott
You could do it with a circular saw and a sawboard. With the right blade you can get excellent results and it pretty much eliminates splintering. You'd just have to take a couple of passes and move the sawboard a bit for the second cut.
Swingman wrote in news:tqidnaSetM7qE1fXnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@giganews.com:
3/8" wide would only be 3-4 passes with a standard blade. No dado stack needed.Puckdropper
Either router table or table saw (no dado).
If this is a one-time job, I could make 3 or 4 passes on my table saw and be done with it in less time than it takes to get out the router, put in a bit and adjust it, and plug it in. YMMV.
Tablesaw. Probably I would not bother with a dado blade, a few passes and you're done. To perfectly center the groove, flip the board.
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