Woodworker's Journal 1992-16-6, страница 25

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Single Cutter Sets: Worth the Savings?

Single cuticr sets, in which the slicking parts arc restacked oil the router hit shank (the profile cutter is reversed, as is the stacking order of the bearing and grooving cutter) are sold for about 15-20 percent less than a two-bit set of matched cutters. In one popular catalog. for example the single cutter sells tor $65. while the two-bit set sells for $75. The single cutter works fine, but is not nearly as convenient to use as the pair of matched, dedicated cutters. We don"I feel that this small cost savings justifies the extra time and fuss in restacking the cutters.

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the cuiter (Fig. 9). The pusher block should be long enough to overhang the edge of the table so that your righi hand can remain well back from the cutler. It should also be wide enough to support the work and keep your left hand away from the cutter. The advantage of this simple pusher block is that the work is well supported. The addition of the coped backup block between the pusher block and the workpiece eliminates the possibility of chip-out on the coped end of the rails.

Once you've coped ihc ends of the rails, it's a matter of making a suitable panel and gluing the stiles and rails together around it. Use glue sparingly, only on the rail ends and the corresponding area of the stiles. Work safely.

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The first time using any stile-and-rail bit set. it's always a matter of trial and error to gel the heighi settings right for the cutters. However, once you get the setting right, he sure to save a short length of scrap from your initial run. Store the piece of scrap with the cutter, then, when next you want to use the same cutter to mill stock of the same thickness, setting the cutter height only requires that you adjust the height to match the profile milled into your length of scrap. Obviously, the scrap piece is only good for setting up to mill slock of

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the same thickness. If the slock is ⁷/x in. thick instead of in. thick you'll need to have a separaie piece for a setup on 7* in. thick stock. Gradually, as you acquire a number of stile-and-rail cutler sets, and as you have occasion to mill stock of differing thickness, you'll save up a number of sample pieces. Mark each for iis specific thickness, and store it with the cutter. Soon, you'll have a "book" of stile-and-rail molding profiles, sufficient for most every occasion. E?J

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