wtnhighlander Posted July 10, 2021 Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 14 hours ago, Englishable said: I was looking up how I would do this last night, something like this? (Though this has the template below the working piece and uses toggle clamps.) Essentially, yes. My vision was for a stationary jig and a hand-held router, but this might actually be more efficient. With a router and a pattern to follow, you have to really work to screw it up. Especially if you have 2 pattern jigs, so one is for the rough cutout, and one just a bit bigger in radius for the cleanup pass. I can't speak for the others, but for the tool collection at my disposal, this seems like the fastest way to batch out a "lot" of accurate parts. Whatever a "lot" is for you. In truth, my tool set is probably better suited to a hybrid approach, rough cut at the band saw, final cut at the router. It is possible to make some types of repeating cuts with a pattern follower on the bandsaw as well, but I've not tried that myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted July 10, 2021 Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 On 7/9/2021 at 5:57 PM, BillyJack said: I dont know about better than Lenox. Not all Lenox bits are the same.. We use the Lenox at work drilling thru stainless commercial exhaust hoods and they work great at low speeds. I stumbled across the Milwaukee when I needed a size that we didn’t stock and find they work great on wood. Not sure if it’s the pitch of the teeth, tpi or what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted July 10, 2021 Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 The slot in the removable center panel demanded a drilled hole on either end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted July 10, 2021 Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 On 7/9/2021 at 8:54 PM, Coop said: We use the Lenox at work drilling thru stainless commercial exhaust hoods and they work great at low speeds. I stumbled across the Milwaukee when I needed a size that we didn’t stock and find they work great on wood. Not sure if it’s the pitch of the teeth, tpi or what. I've been using these for a long time between bar and poker tables. The Lenox I have cut excellent and have no reason to change to Milwaukee.. it's great you found a good cutter... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Englishable Posted August 3, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted August 3, 2021 Update: ended up using a band saw and 3" spindle sander, which worked great. A little slow, but with an extra set of hands we made short work of it. Went this route because it turns out I didn't have a big enough hole saw and I was too impatient to order one. Thanks for all the advice! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted August 3, 2021 Report Share Posted August 3, 2021 Glad it came out as planned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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