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I have been using this lock miter drawer bit from Rockler. On my table, with a split fence.
Lock miter bit
My drawers are plywood. I ran off a set of 1/2" thick drawers, and the cuts were clean. I ran into trouble with 3/4 ply though. The front and rear faces came out clean, but I got lots of shredding and blowout on the sides (which are run vertically). First I tried making a single pass, very, very slowly and lots of pressure against the fence. Then I tried doing it in two passes, first with a 1/4" spacer (initial cuts were very clean) and a final pass against the fence -- same issue. I managed to make a drawer out of it, but it looks like the aftermath of something terrible and wrong....
Advice?
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your bit is just enough too high that it is tearing the veneer instead of cutting it
that is my first thought anyway
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(03-12-2017, 05:49 PM)JGrout Wrote: your bit is just enough too high that it is tearing the veneer instead of cutting it
that is my first thought anyway
Interesting thought. I'll check it out!
Should have been been more specific about one thing -- the chipout is mostly on the inside face. Instead of a clean inside miter line, the inside face has lots of chips and divots.
Not sure if that confirms or changes your guess. Thought I'd mention it.
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Yes that changes what I said and it was not really a guess I have had the exact thing happen on the outside and that was the solution
So you are working what is likely the cheaper backer veneer
The only thing I can suggest here is to determine the amount of the cut and scribe a sharp knife line at the juncture to prevent the veneer from chipping
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Makes sense. Thanks!
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Just tried a test piece that I scored with my Tite-Mark. Worked great! Thanks.
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03-13-2017, 04:03 PM
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Are you using a scrap block of wood to back that cut up, as it leaves your good stock? Plywood by nature is friable because of the multiple layers, as the bit exits it will fray solid wood, and just blow up ply, unless you back the cut up.
If you don't do back ups, you can also make small cuts to get to final thickness, especially with ply.
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Cool glad it worked
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