Cutting a Chamfer


Fxguy

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I am working on a toy Bulldozer from Wood Magazine, and it says to cut a 1/16" chamfer on a corner. Since I'm a complete noobie, what does this mean? I have a 45' chamfer bit for my router, do I just raise it 1/16" above the table to cut the chamfer? 

 

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I've built several of those, usually I substitute an 1/8" round over on the larger parts to break the edge, looks better to my eye, the small parts I just use 220 and do it during final sanding. 

I was wondering if it's just to break the edge then why not just do a round over. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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I was wondering if it's just to break the edge then why not just do a round over. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don't know, some parts call for the chamfer, others call for a round over, I think the round over looks better, to me it looks more natural, no sharp lines.  Some of the parts, like the roof have a bigger chamfer, like 3/8", it wouldn't look right with a round over. I guess it's easier to lower or raise a bit than change one?

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