Mitre worktops with a 1/4" router.

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Mitre worktops with a 1/4" router.

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Morning all,
Ive been asked if i can mitre a 38mm worktop for a friend,i only have a 1/4" router and cant afford a 1/2" model at the moment :cb ,is this possible to do with a small router if i take many small passes? and does anyone know where i can get a long 1/4" straight cutter?

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Post by big-all »

several points here

what wattage is your router is it variable speed!!!!!

you can apparently get 1/4 inch cutters buuuuuttttt

when you do shallow cuts of 3 or 4mm cuts you wear out the cutter 3 times quicker because all the cutting apart from the final pass is done by the first 1/8 inch


if you have an accurate jigsaw that you know wont wander you can cut within 5mm of the line and do less passes
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Hi Al,
My router is a 1050w 1/4 or 8mm model,i think i might try the jigsawing waste trick,ive got a ryobi which is pretty accurate if i take my time.

I might have a play on some old bits of worktop and see what happens.

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If you clamp some battens on the lengths for the jigsaw shoe to press against, then that will help stop the jigsaw wandering around
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Thanks hoovie,
Obvious when you think about it! ::b

Thanks one and all

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been there, screwed it up before :oops: :lol:
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Post by big-all »

if the router is variable speed around 15 to 30 percent of the input power is lost through the vari speed
so if its not vari speed its a presentable 1350w output equivilent

and your 1/4 inch cutters are as rare as hens teeth so source a cutter well in advance of the job [googling required here] :wink:
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Hoovie wrote:If you clamp some battens on the lengths for the jigsaw shoe to press against, then that will help stop the jigsaw wandering around
just make shure your blade cuts parralel to the edge otherwise within a few inches youll be in trouble :cb
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big-all wrote:
Hoovie wrote:If you clamp some battens on the lengths for the jigsaw shoe to press against, then that will help stop the jigsaw wandering around
just make shure your blade cuts parralel to the edge otherwise within a few inches youll be in trouble :cb
Hmm - should they not do this by default :scratch: and by using a edge to press against, correct any deviation due to 'loose' clamoping of the blade :scratch:
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yes your right but any more than about 1 degree out the back edge cant follow the front edge path as it touches the side which kicks the front over and causes the blade onto a progresivly tighter curve

i woluld say 1 in10 suffer from this :roll:
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didn't know that! thanks for the heads up :thumbright:
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Hoovie wrote:didn't know that! thanks for the heads up :thumbright:
if you get a well engineerd blade where the back edge is thinner than the front edge you can get away with more :thumbright:
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Post by Borderglazer »

Big al,
Ive been looking at these people www.hendersons.co.uk , they sell 1/4" worktop templates for different size guide bushes and also 82mm long tct straight cutters.


Thanks for tips chaps

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Post by Teabag »

might be a little late but maybe its better to hire the 1/2" router and jig, would save alot of agro...
its cheaper than you or your mate replacing the tops if you mess them up by having ago with something that "might work".

let us know how you got on...
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agree with Teabag, give speedy hire a ring
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