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| Author: | dubell [ Mon May 09, 2005 6:21 am ] |
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I bought a circle cutter from Lee Valley tools. This is the kind you use with a drill press. I was wondering if this is too aggressive for cedar/spruce tops for making holes and cutting a rosette channel. I was thinking of returning it and buying the stew-mac set up for hole cutting and rosette channeling. Thanks, Doug Ubele |
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| Author: | Scott Thompson [ Mon May 09, 2005 6:30 am ] |
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I looked at that cutter, but past on it because the cutter is skewed and it doesn't appear to leave a flat bottomed channel. I guess this can be modified though. There is a current thread on MIMF about this. |
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| Author: | David White [ Mon May 09, 2005 10:43 am ] |
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I have purchased that as well. It is a good tool for cutting circles. I have used it to cut circular pieces of hardwood to make a rosette, and to cut the soundhole hole in spruce and redwood just fine. Personally I prefer a router, with a downcut bit and a circle jig for cutting the rosette channel, because that cleans everything out for you real well, with the Lee Valley circle cutter you will have to clean the channel out with chisels. |
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| Author: | John Elshaw [ Mon May 09, 2005 12:26 pm ] |
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Did you guys see Grizzly is coming out with a new circle cutter available in July 05? It looks like you can attach your routers and trimmers to it and it's only $19.95. It comes with the brass indexing pin and looks pretty sturdy. Cheers! John |
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| Author: | Pwoolson [ Mon May 09, 2005 12:32 pm ] |
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Doug, if you have the option of a router base of some sort, I think you'll be much more happy. I think you'll always get a cleaner cut with a router. I posted a pic of one of the circle cutters I use at http://www.mimf.com/cgi-bin/WebX?50@88.GZivaqcIojR^1@.ee87e3 2/18 |
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| Author: | Jeff Doty [ Mon May 09, 2005 2:00 pm ] |
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Paul, I can't get the link to work. Jeff |
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| Author: | Scott Thompson [ Mon May 09, 2005 4:26 pm ] |
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[QUOTE=Jeff Doty] Paul, I can't get the link to work. Jeff[/QUOTE] Try this. |
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| Author: | Jeff Doty [ Tue May 10, 2005 2:00 am ] |
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Thanks Scott! Paul, where did you get that circle cutter? Jeff |
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| Author: | bob J [ Tue May 10, 2005 3:04 am ] |
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John, Where did you see new cutter? |
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| Author: | John Elshaw [ Tue May 10, 2005 3:56 am ] |
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I received a Grizzly flyer/sales add in the mail yesterday, and it was listed under new products scheduled for release in July 2005. John |
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| Author: | Pwoolson [ Tue May 10, 2005 4:50 am ] |
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Jeff, I made it. |
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