Hi, Guest
10-04-2013, 11:30 PM
Bought a rabbeting set from Lee Valley.
http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.as...46176&ap=1
Again, careful math and measuring and if necessary a spacer and you can bore out the center bore to fit.
(Original center bore minus desired center bore) divided by 2 will give you the amount of offset.
In the case of the Merkur-(63.4mm-57.1mm)/2=6.3mm/2 =3.15mm converted to imperial=0.124" or close enough to 0.125 which is 1/8".
And no I did not make one pass! I'll tell you I wasn't 100% sure the bit would cut aluminum and my butt was clenched tight as I made the first cut.
It cut no problem but I made a lot of smaller passes for sure and made a hell of a lot of shavings!
Practice first-use scrap board to determine the amount of offset you will actually get.
http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.as...46176&ap=1
Again, careful math and measuring and if necessary a spacer and you can bore out the center bore to fit.
(Original center bore minus desired center bore) divided by 2 will give you the amount of offset.
In the case of the Merkur-(63.4mm-57.1mm)/2=6.3mm/2 =3.15mm converted to imperial=0.124" or close enough to 0.125 which is 1/8".
And no I did not make one pass! I'll tell you I wasn't 100% sure the bit would cut aluminum and my butt was clenched tight as I made the first cut.
It cut no problem but I made a lot of smaller passes for sure and made a hell of a lot of shavings!
Practice first-use scrap board to determine the amount of offset you will actually get.