|
The one more thing worth mentioning, is that Freud sells the larger more popluar 1 1/2" reveal in a set, which has the 3 1/2" bit to make it, plus the stile and rail set. What happens is that you run the bit in adjoining pieces. The glue up joint bit is great for mating a number of panels. When the boards are clamped-compressed together, they line up. Be sure your router base is at least 3 5/8" to accept them. It does not include the glue up joint bit, or the drawer lock bit. The large review written here, really covered all of the bases. Then the two mate together perfectly, as long as you have the registration set proplerly.
They leave a clean finish on the work, and saves a lot of time not having to sand out imperfections. One piece is run face up, then next is run face down. All in all this is a very nice set. It is not a problem, if you have a very large sanding station, belt or drum, you can send a complete door through and get all of the surfaces even. They come in different part numbers starting with 97- So two of them for example are 97-100, and 97-104. The other thing is the drawer lock bit, which gives you the drawer front, by (rabbetting) the back of the drawer front, including and edge lip which is beneficial to ensure a clean close.
Avoids the lip of one or more boards sitting a little proud, that is frequently a problem. For the rest of us, a glue up bit is just what the doctor ordered. Freud bits are superior in the job they do. Highly recommended.
Well worth the price. The panel raising bit will produce a relief of 3/4" (excluding the 3/8" that recesses into the rail and stile grooves). You absolutely need to use a router/shaper table. It turned out to be very acceptable for my rather small doors (20"x20"), but it may or may not be what you need or want.D. The set comes with a helpful how-to booklet. The description doesn't identify the five bits.
They are from left to right in the picture 1) a bit for mating edges of boards for glue-ups 2) the panel raising bit, 3) a door lip bit--for making center panel lips that overhand rails and stiles, 4 and 5) a matched pair for cutting rails and stiles. If you are doing raised panels 2), 4) and 5) are the bits that count.B. This is fine set--strong, well-made, sharp, and packaged in a handsome wood storage box. (Variable speed helps a lot and is probably a must).F. Left to right the bits shown are actually panel raiser, rail cutter, stile cutter, glue joint and door lip.C. That's less than the more common 1-1 1/2" reveals on many kitchen cabinet doors. You will want to make practice cuts on scrap, back up end cuts with waste stock to minimize tear-out, use a safety guard on the router/shaper table--along with safety glasses and use hold-downs to secure work pieces as they pass through the bit.The raised panel doors were fun to make and they look splendid.
But, alongside the picture of the five bits on page 6 is a caption that misidentifies the five. Only negative for me is the reveal on the panel raising bit wasn't quite the size I would have liked.Here are some points that may prove helpful to you.A. The panel raising bit has a 2 1/2" diameter, so you need no less than a 3" throat opening.E. It is first rate. The order is wrong. The bits all worked fine on my 2 HP variable speed router--using red oak stock. Good luck with yours.
|
