Andrew Pitonyak
07-15-2014, 10:23 PM
I am trying to repair a patio bench that has metal sides and a metal back. The seat is wood slats and the metal back has wood that goes around the perimeter of the back. I have two difficulties. First, the top of the bench back is curved. Is is similar to this:
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Not a problem except for the fact that edge on the metal back is angled so I need to chamfer the edge of the wood that sits against the back properly.
The angle appears to be roughly 13 to 14 degrees. For a straight cut, I can simply angle the blade and be done. For the curved cut, I figured that I can drop in a router bit and just route it. My first thought was that I would do something to a router base to put it at an angle and then run a straight bit. Would be even easier if I could just find a chamfer bit at close to the correct angle. I own a whiteside 2300 chamfer bit that has a bearing on the top. This is a 15 degree bit and it is clearly too much of an angle. Also, the bit is not large enough. That might not be too much of a problem, but my guess is that it would leave roughly 1/4" without a chamfer.
I think that the Whiteside D14-75 is a 14 degree bit and it will make a larger cut, but, it has no bearing, which would make things tricky / difficult. The D14-100 may be again a good choice for the angle, but again, no bearing.
The Freud 40-98 looks like an excellent choice and I think that it is my lead contender.
http://www.amazon.com/Freud-40-098-1-Inch-15-Degree-Chamfer/dp/B0002TUCP2
293146
Not a problem except for the fact that edge on the metal back is angled so I need to chamfer the edge of the wood that sits against the back properly.
The angle appears to be roughly 13 to 14 degrees. For a straight cut, I can simply angle the blade and be done. For the curved cut, I figured that I can drop in a router bit and just route it. My first thought was that I would do something to a router base to put it at an angle and then run a straight bit. Would be even easier if I could just find a chamfer bit at close to the correct angle. I own a whiteside 2300 chamfer bit that has a bearing on the top. This is a 15 degree bit and it is clearly too much of an angle. Also, the bit is not large enough. That might not be too much of a problem, but my guess is that it would leave roughly 1/4" without a chamfer.
I think that the Whiteside D14-75 is a 14 degree bit and it will make a larger cut, but, it has no bearing, which would make things tricky / difficult. The D14-100 may be again a good choice for the angle, but again, no bearing.
The Freud 40-98 looks like an excellent choice and I think that it is my lead contender.
http://www.amazon.com/Freud-40-098-1-Inch-15-Degree-Chamfer/dp/B0002TUCP2