Could use some help finishing a Christmas gift

Tugboat1

Tugboat1

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In the middle of making a magnetic knife holder for a chef friend of mine and discover my ol' router has given up the ghost. Ok. No prob. Run over to a buddies metal shop to use his drill press and it seizes up? Come on, you gotta be kidding me. I need a 1" wide X 34 long channel in a piece of hickory, leaving 1/16th of material, to get this gift finished. Any suggestions before I break out a wood chisel and try to fudge it. I live in Duluth/Lilburn/Lawrenceville. Anyone know a cabinet shop perhaps that could bail me out?
 
mguthrie

mguthrie

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I don't know of a shop close to you. Try google. I'd think they might do it for little to no charge. If you were close to conyers I'd help you out. Do you have a table saw? May be a circular saw making several passes then chisel smooth
 
Jim Baker

Jim Baker

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Your going to have 1/16" left on the walls of the channel or the bottom.

Either way that is a pretty close tolerance for anything other than a good router table with a good fence.
 
Artfuldodger

Artfuldodger

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Yeah, I think you are going to need a router mounted under a table.
I'd just take it to a cabinet shop.

I have a router attachment for a Dremel. I also have a Mini-router. I'd still rather have a table mount to do what you need doing. You're going to need a way to control the depth.
 
Jim Baker

Jim Baker

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Something else if you use a router table. Use a 3/8" bit make a pass down the center and work out to the edges with subsequent passes if the walls are going to be 1/16".

Make several shallow passes if you are leaving the bottom of the trough 3/16" thick. Don't try to cut it all out on one pass.

If you already know this I apologize.
 
Tugboat1

Tugboat1

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Thanks for the input gentlemen
 
Tugboat1

Tugboat1

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That's really kind and appreciated. I've been shaving it out with my Dremel. It's a piece of hickory so it's slow go. I'll get it done in time I think. Merry Christmas all.
 
chadf

chadf

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Tugboat1 said:
That's really kind and appreciated. I've been shaving it out with my Dremel. It's a piece of hickory so it's slow go. I'll get it done in time I think. Merry Christmas all.
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I know it’s past Christmas but I can help if it’s not completed
 
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