glass panel bit set for 1″ thick doors
bones
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Well if nothing else I’ve learned a valuable lesson tonight. I got out the sommerfield glass panel bit set I got back in Feb at the local wood show. I’m finally at the end of the project and only need to make the doors. I get it out and can’t seem to make the thing work out and now I know why. It appears that the set will only do doors up to 13/16 thick. A little detail I neglected to notice. Anyway does any other vendors make a set that can handle a door panel up to 1″ thick? Secondly, anybody want to buy a set with no use on it. It was a darn expensive lesson. Oh well life goes on.
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And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
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bones,
A glass panel bit is the same thing as a rail and stile bit set, except that it cuts a rabbet instead of a groove, right? I know that Freud sells a rail and stile bit for passageway doors but don't know if they have a smaller one. Hope this helps.
Chris @ www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com
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I know there is a freud guy on here from time-to-time, so i'm hoping he will see this thread. Thanks.Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
Well I guess I had a duh moment. I was in the shop fuming over spending that much and not haveing what I needed when it dawned on me that I could just run it across the ts to cut the extra off. The problem was the rabbit side of the bit was undercutting the entire thickness by about a 3/16" . I set the ts fence with the blade up about a 1/4" and run the test piece across and you can't hardly tell it did not get cut with the router bit. Bingo she's ready to go. Extra step that I had not planned on but it will get-r-done. Sometimes a perceived problem just needs a step away and refresh the cells so to speak. Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
Glad you got it worked out. We do offer bits for glass doors that will handle 1" thickness. Check out the 99-270 Divided Lite Bit Set here:
http://www.freudtools.com/p-127-divided-lite-cabinet-door-bit-set.aspx
Charles M
Freud America, Inc.
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