I need to cut stub tenon/mortises for a table; material - Red Oak. The legs are 2"x2" and the aprons are 1" thick.
I want 1/2" thick and 1/2" deep mortises that will be 'open' at the top, like so :
I think the router-table is the best place for this.
I have read/heard everywhere - take light passes, don't try to take off too much wood.
So am planning to set a 1/2" straight bit to a 1/2" height on the router table, and using a couple of strips of 1/8" thick hardboard as spacers; shall remove one strip after each pass. But it looks like a lot of work - too many passes!
So, the question is : how much wood could I remove in a single pass? 1/8" is quite less, could I go 3/16? How about 1/4" in each pass? I don't want the bit breaking or something, but how'd I know it was not going right?
The RO is pretty hard, but I have a 3 1/2 HP router with 1/2" shank bits (Holbren).
I also have a spiral upcut (which I think has a 1/2" wide cut) - is that a better choice?
I want 1/2" thick and 1/2" deep mortises that will be 'open' at the top, like so :
I think the router-table is the best place for this.
I have read/heard everywhere - take light passes, don't try to take off too much wood.
So am planning to set a 1/2" straight bit to a 1/2" height on the router table, and using a couple of strips of 1/8" thick hardboard as spacers; shall remove one strip after each pass. But it looks like a lot of work - too many passes!
So, the question is : how much wood could I remove in a single pass? 1/8" is quite less, could I go 3/16? How about 1/4" in each pass? I don't want the bit breaking or something, but how'd I know it was not going right?
The RO is pretty hard, but I have a 3 1/2 HP router with 1/2" shank bits (Holbren).
I also have a spiral upcut (which I think has a 1/2" wide cut) - is that a better choice?
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