James Baker SD
07-06-2015, 8:54 PM
I have made a wooden collar to fit around the decorative vent brushed chrome metal cover for a kitchen island cook top hood vent in order to hide where the ceiling drywall opening is just a little too big. It matches the shape of the decorative cover in that it has two convex sides and two flat sides. (see photos) The cross section of the wood is 1-3/4 high by 1-1/8 deep.
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I have two questions.
1. I want to use a roundover bit on the four outside edges visible in the first photo to give it a little more finished look. The straight edges have exposed endgrain as seen in the 2nd photo. Will there be any problem having the router bit transition from the convex edge to the flat edge and maintain a smooth looking curve? Any gotchas I should be aware of.
2. I will likely have to drill holes in two of the edges for screws to make sure the collar stays tight up against the ceiling (hate to glue it in place in case I have to move it some day). I would rather drill the holes through the surface that will get the roundover treatment in case of any tear out as the drill exits, but this probably means drilling the hole first, then applying the roundover, I don't know yet, but I suspect the hole will be at least partially in the roundover area and I am worried that the router bit may chip out a chunk of wood when it encounters the hole. Any advice here (either for drilling the holes or another method of keeping it tight to the ceiling)?
Thanks.
James
P.S. This is the last step in a 52 month kitchen remodel and I am really looking forward to calling it done. :mad:
316884316885
I have two questions.
1. I want to use a roundover bit on the four outside edges visible in the first photo to give it a little more finished look. The straight edges have exposed endgrain as seen in the 2nd photo. Will there be any problem having the router bit transition from the convex edge to the flat edge and maintain a smooth looking curve? Any gotchas I should be aware of.
2. I will likely have to drill holes in two of the edges for screws to make sure the collar stays tight up against the ceiling (hate to glue it in place in case I have to move it some day). I would rather drill the holes through the surface that will get the roundover treatment in case of any tear out as the drill exits, but this probably means drilling the hole first, then applying the roundover, I don't know yet, but I suspect the hole will be at least partially in the roundover area and I am worried that the router bit may chip out a chunk of wood when it encounters the hole. Any advice here (either for drilling the holes or another method of keeping it tight to the ceiling)?
Thanks.
James
P.S. This is the last step in a 52 month kitchen remodel and I am really looking forward to calling it done. :mad: