Swingman <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> [email protected] wrote:
>> 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)
>> 2x4. Was thinking I could do this by hand. It's a small groove. Not
>> more than 3/8 of a inch or so and only about 1/2 deep.
>>
>> 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.
>
3/8" wide would only be 3-4 passes with a standard blade. No dado stack
needed.
Puckdropper
--
"The potential difference between the top and bottom of a tree is the
reason why all trees have to be grounded..." -- Bored Borg on
rec.woodworking
To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm
"Puckdropper" <puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Swingman <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>> [email protected] wrote:
>>> 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)
>>> 2x4. Was thinking I could do this by hand. It's a small groove. Not
>>> more than 3/8 of a inch or so and only about 1/2 deep.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>
>
> 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).
"[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote in news:8b513385-ed8c-
[email protected]:
> 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)
> 2x4. Was thinking I could do this by hand. It's a small groove. Not
> more than 3/8 of a inch or so and only about 1/2 deep.
>
> Thoughts, recommendations?
>
> MJ
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
On Oct 5, 8:21=A0pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> 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)
> 2x4. Was thinking I could do this by hand. It's a small groove. Not
> more than 3/8 of a inch or so and only about 1/2 deep.
>
> Thoughts, recommendations?
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.
http://www.rochesterwoodworkers.org/JunkDrawer/Sawboard.pdf
R
In article <8b513385-ed8c-49a8-a8cb-576b2d4240a5@y28g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,
[email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
>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)
>2x4. Was thinking I could do this by hand. It's a small groove. Not
>more than 3/8 of a inch or so and only about 1/2 deep.
>
>Thoughts, recommendations?
>
>MJ
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.
--
There is always an easy solution to every human problem -- neat,
plausible, and wrong." (H L Mencken)
Larry Wasserman - Baltimore Maryland - lwasserm(a)sdf. lonestar. org
On Mon, 5 Oct 2009 17:21:36 -0700 (PDT), "[email protected]"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>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)
>2x4. Was thinking I could do this by hand. It's a small groove. Not
>more than 3/8 of a inch or so and only about 1/2 deep.
>
>Thoughts, recommendations?
>
>MJ
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.
[email protected] wrote:
> 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)
> 2x4. Was thinking I could do this by hand. It's a small groove. Not
> more than 3/8 of a inch or so and only about 1/2 deep.
>
> 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.
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 10/22/08
KarlC@ (the obvious)