I need to make a slot in a wood trim piece about 6 feet long. The slot wil= l be 1/16 inch wide and 1/2 inch deep. I thought about using a 1/16 inch d= rill bit in a drill press, but that would not be strong enough and will sna= p under the lateral load. Is there a special tool or router bit to fit the= occasion?
thanks, Len
be 1/16 inch wide and 1/2 inch deep. I thought about using a 1/16 inch drill bit in a drill press, but that would not be strong enough and will snap under the lateral load. Is there a special tool or router bit to fit the occasion?
There are 1/16" diameter router bits readily available.
You will most assuredly want to make multiple, shallow passes to final depth, but that is not a biggie.
Forgot to mention that there are also 1/16" kerf circular saw blades readily available ... DeWalt, among others, makes them, and they are generally much cheaper than a double fluted router bit.
And, you could do it in one pass with a guide and the blade set to the desired depth.
DAGS
Slotting cutter instead of straight bit -- Amana 53200 for example.
be 1/16 inch wide and 1/2 inch deep. I thought about using a 1/16 inch drill bit in a drill press, but that would not be strong enough and will snap under the lateral load. Is there a special tool or router bit to fit the occasion?
Also something called a "slitting saw". Or if the 1/16" tolerance is not real tight, a narrow kerf panel and melamine blade will do .079" (7" Festool Permasheild LU79R007 )
Much better, but aren't most thin kerf bits 3/32"? Oh, I guess straight HSS is 1/16" wide. Neevermind.
Most 1/16" router bits aren't long enough, but those which are cost like the dickens and break or burn up very, very easily.
I'd sure want to build a holddown jig for something like that. My fingers started retracting just thinking of it.
-- The human brain is unique in that it is the only container of which it can be said that the more you put into it, the more it will hold. -- Glenn Doman
Router bit - make several shallow passes.
1/2 inch? Baloney - lots of them avallable. Get a carbde tip if ypu're hard on bits, or learn to use the router properly.
HTH,
Twayne`
Slotting cutter instead of straight bit -- Amana 53200 for example. --
Bingo! You win the prize.
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