Anthony Whitesell
01-14-2009, 7:53 AM
I prefer to cut rabbets and dadoes on the router table because I find it easier to set up and because I don't have a dado sized throat plate for my table saw.
I began to work on a project that requires some rabbets cut and it occurred to me that there are two ways to cut the rabbet. The stock is 3/8" thick and 1" tall. The rabbet will be 1/2 the board thickness (making it 3/16") and 3/8" 'up' the board. I prefer the carbide spiral bits or this work and have one that is 1/2" diameter with a 1 1/2" cutting length. I can't make the cut in one pass no matter how I set the bit. I can lay the board down with the bit set 3/16" high and remove 3/16" at a time making 2 passes or stand the board up and set the bit 3/8" high and remove ~1/8" per pass in 2 passes.
Which is preferred? What are the drawbacks to each (I can't see a this point)?
I began to work on a project that requires some rabbets cut and it occurred to me that there are two ways to cut the rabbet. The stock is 3/8" thick and 1" tall. The rabbet will be 1/2 the board thickness (making it 3/16") and 3/8" 'up' the board. I prefer the carbide spiral bits or this work and have one that is 1/2" diameter with a 1 1/2" cutting length. I can't make the cut in one pass no matter how I set the bit. I can lay the board down with the bit set 3/16" high and remove 3/16" at a time making 2 passes or stand the board up and set the bit 3/8" high and remove ~1/8" per pass in 2 passes.
Which is preferred? What are the drawbacks to each (I can't see a this point)?