Simple steps for airtight joints.
Lock miter setup block.
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You need to get both the fence position and the bit height exactly right in order for this joint to work.
Leave them 1 in.
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Too wide and cut them to final width after you ve done the routing.
There are two sizes of the lock miter master jig.
Check out our guide to learn the r.
If you follow the steps you ll be able to cut perfect lock miters.
One can independently set the bit height and fence position and can accomplish the complete setup with a single test cut.
In woodworking circles the lock miter is often referred to as a trick bit by a feat of geometric genius the bit creates both halves of a mitered corner complete with interlocking tongues and grooves with a single router table setup.
Setup block for lock miter bit items 9750 using set up blocks on 3 8 and 1 2 thick stock for lock miter joints see pages 26 27 for instructions on how to use this bit.
With the lock miter master jig you can set up a lock miter bit in no time at all.
A lock miter bit is one of the most challenging router bits to set up.
To accomplish this one needs tools capable of a machinist s precision.
28 2017 if you have several identical cuts to make a stop block will make it go a lot quicker.
The stock must have 3 8 or 1 2 uniform thickness.
Here are some tips to make it even easier.
The minimum are a digital caliper and a.
Once it does it delivers a very strong and elegant miter joint that is virtually impossible to detect from the outside and offers the additional advantage of being self.
One is for smaller router bits cutting 3 8 to 3 4 thick stock the other is for the larger bits cutting 5 8 to 1 1 8 thick stock.
And no set up block is required.