22 feet of laminated curve?

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Permalink Reply by ACAFlooringIdaho on February 25, 2010 at 6:48am

In a perfect world I would have a shaper table set up with a pivot pin and a cutting blade with the proper angle. I would have an assistant to help guide the piece as I ran it against the blade.

Permalink Reply by Tongue in Groover on February 25, 2010 at 6:32pm

ACA but my world ain't that perfect!! Thanks for the suggestion

Permalink Reply by choppyguy on February 25, 2010 at 4:52pm

that's a tuff one groover. all i can come up with is making an angle adjustable cradle for a fein saw(semi-circle blade turned sideways) or a dremel tool with a saw blade(looks like a drill bit with long flutes). have a stop on the back to follow the backside of the reducer. other than that, lots of sanding. good luck w/it eitherway. let us know how it comes out.

Permalink Reply by Tongue in Groover on February 25, 2010 at 6:34pm

Thanks Choppy that would work but I am already old and I dont know if I have that much time left. LOL

Permalink Reply by geo on February 25, 2010 at 5:23pm

router with a panel bit or whatever profile bit you want for the reducer.

Permalink Reply by Dale Rosilio on February 25, 2010 at 5:26pm

looks like Geo and I are thinking alike ;) LOL

Permalink Reply by Tongue in Groover on February 25, 2010 at 6:28pm

Ok my thoughts were either a power planer or as you and Dale suggest a raised panel bit. The Q is wouldn't I have to make a support for the router base as I make passes and slowly remove material I will loose the support on the one side because of the bevel. I guess I could glue up some extra strips when I cam clamp them to the curve and use that to tack in a couple inches away for a support. Whatcha think. Thanks guys for the suggestions, your the best!! ;)

Permalink Reply by geo on February 25, 2010 at 7:02pm

with this type of cut you should use a support block if possible. attach your spacer black to the router base. sometimes i use hot glue to attach the moulding to the work surface while routing so there is no interference with the base. take some pic sounds interesting....

Permalink Reply by choppyguy on February 25, 2010 at 8:07pm

sounds like the angle is gonna be the tricky part. have to have the exact router bit or shim where the router rides.
i already thought of a jig from two dadoed 2x4's and two pieces of wide flooring for the sides, slots down each side to mount the cradle, attaching the machine to the cradle is the deal, and the height from the cut to get that desired angle. the 1/4 circ is a prob too.
fein saw at the given fixed angle with multiple passes to slowly carve out the curves. adjust the depth slowly.
or you could use your chainsaw, gonna take a lot of finese whichever way you go.
what the hell were these people thinkin' in the 1st place? $600 piece of trim...

Permalink Reply by Tongue in Groover on February 25, 2010 at 8:29pm

Choppy the prob is there is not one straight part to this reducer. To make a rail system that too would have to be bent. The raised panel bit will cut the right angle, the bit will need to be mounted on a baring roller guide to ride on the bottom edge. The curved shape is dividing the bar area from the family room they did not put much thought in the wood aspect of it mainley the transition strips. As far as a $600.00 piece of trim, that would be a bargan for them ;) A little challenging yes buy fun none the less.

Permalink Reply by choppyguy on February 25, 2010 at 8:48pm

600 is cost. once made an s shape stair nose by trapping a router between two guides, but this is tougher, it's gonna show.
don't understand riding on the bottom edge, but i didn't think about coming from the bottom. can you make a block to fit the bottom of the router?
plenty bolt holes on the bottom of a router. skim along the block.
still need a guide of some sort to keep from digging in.
raised panel bit? is it a straight bit or bevel of some sort?
you could get a bevel bit with a bearing rider but the angle is the killer. very wide bit. don't know if you're going to find one that steep.

Permalink Reply by Tongue in Groover on February 26, 2010 at 4:20am

Chop I was thinking something like this Item # 8673 the bevel and radius bit. I could work the top lip and the bottom with a plane /scraper/sander to extend the bevel.

http://mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/graphic...

Geo nice video, the block mounted on the bottom of the router that Choppy and your video suggested makes perfect sence.

Thanks Boys

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