I've done template routing with a flush trim bit, but not to mate two pieces. Please check my work.
I want to join these two boards (green and yellow) at a right angle. Ignore grain direction, joinery, etc.
Using a router template, I want to cut away the section of the green board overlapped by the yellow board using a template made of 1/2" MDF or ply.
Then using a template, I want to cut away the mating profile on the yellow board.
1) I'll need two different templates that are negatives of each other, right?
2) If I make the template for the yellow board first, how do I go about making the template for the green board? Or maybe I should do green then yellow?
3) Maybe make a template for the green board, route it, then flip the green board over onto the yellow board and use that as the template? I don't really like this because then I could screw up the green board.
Somehow I have to account for the diameter of router bit.
Thanks,
Paul
I want to join these two boards (green and yellow) at a right angle. Ignore grain direction, joinery, etc.
Using a router template, I want to cut away the section of the green board overlapped by the yellow board using a template made of 1/2" MDF or ply.
Then using a template, I want to cut away the mating profile on the yellow board.
1) I'll need two different templates that are negatives of each other, right?
2) If I make the template for the yellow board first, how do I go about making the template for the green board? Or maybe I should do green then yellow?
3) Maybe make a template for the green board, route it, then flip the green board over onto the yellow board and use that as the template? I don't really like this because then I could screw up the green board.
Somehow I have to account for the diameter of router bit.
Thanks,
Paul
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