please excuse my relative newbieness.
Could you use a flush trim bit to cut directly through a material,.or are
they for just trimming off a little from one edge of the cutter only. I'm
back to thinking of how to cut the 1-3/8" hollow-core 6-panel textures
masonite doors again, now that I have them. They'd have an end, say 1" of
(soft?) wood, then the two faces of the textured panel, some cardboard
possibly, then another end, say 1" of wood. If I got a bit w/ 1-3/8" depth
of cutter, could I use that against a straightedge. One problem I could
think of is wander. If I were (or even could), would an end bearing or top
bearing be best?
I have had to re-read the answers to my previous post, now I've had time,
and I'm still absorbing it.
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> "bent" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> Could you use a flush trim bit to cut directly through a material,.or are
>> they for just trimming off a little from one edge of the cutter only.
>> I'm
>> back to thinking of how to cut the 1-3/8" hollow-core 6-panel textures
>> masonite doors again, now that I have them.
>
> Assuming it's a trim bit with a bearing, you can plow through *only* if
> the
> bearing is not riding on anything as you're cutting. If the bearing is
> riding on an edge, it can only be used for trimming flush.
>
>
And if the bearing is on the bottom, it'll only burn.
Use a collar and a straight bit. Spiral for better cutting. The collar
follows your pattern, and where thick is a problem, can form the bearing
surface for a flush-trimming bit used from the opposite face.
"bent" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> Could you use a flush trim bit to cut directly through a material,.or are
> they for just trimming off a little from one edge of the cutter only. I'm
> back to thinking of how to cut the 1-3/8" hollow-core 6-panel textures
> masonite doors again, now that I have them.
Assuming it's a trim bit with a bearing, you can plow through *only* if the
bearing is not riding on anything as you're cutting. If the bearing is
riding on an edge, it can only be used for trimming flush.