Saw Blades, Router Bits & Shapers

I have a low ceiling that I am adding box beams made from reused 100 year old CVG Fir. The beams are only about 2-3/4" tall. The ceiling is sloped and low on one side so taller beams were not a good option. I want to create a traditional profile crown molding approximately 1" tall but I am not able to find a single bit that small to produce it and the cost of having it milled is prohibitive. Is there a combination of bits I can use to create this? The cove is easy but the other profile is the one I am challenged with. Thanks a ton

-Anthony

Ft Collins, CO

I'm constructing an open octagon shape in which 5 sections of the octagon are being used. I have 22 1/2 degree angles so that my boards form the correct shape. Think of rectangles standing vertically and the long edges have the 22 1/2 degree angles.

Is there a way to make the joining surfaces mechanically secure by using a glue joint bit or a spline or biscuit? I can't figure out how to position the boards to achieve this.

Is there a way to make the joining surfaces mechanically secure by using a glue joint bit or a spline or biscuit? I can't figure out how to position the boards to achieve this.

- Mayo

South Elgin, IL111

I want to route a half round edge on a 1/2" thick board with corners that have a 1" radius. I can use a 1/4" roundover router bit on both the top and bottom sides of the straight edges of the board using a fence on my router table. I can also route one side of the radiused corner of the board using the bit alone with the bearing running on the unrouted edge, but when the board is turned over to route the other side of the curved corner there is no unrouted edge for the bearing to run on and a fence does no good. HELP PLEASE. How do I do it?

- Charles
Knoxville, TN

We have heard of a circular saw blade that will cut v grooves into our panaling but cant seem to find anything other than router bits to do this with.  Can you tell us where we can find a saw blade to cut v grooves? We would like to attach it to a table saw and run the panaling through the table saw.  

- Robert H.

Columbia, SC

I am applying PSA (Pressure-sensitive adhesive) walnut veneer to the back of dining-room chairs. Can I use an Amana Tool router bit to trim the veneer? Perhaps 46300?


- Andrew M. 
Shreveport, LA 

How do they make beveled edge countertops what bits do they use?

- Dave G. 
Victoria, BC 

Where do you send your jointer and planer knives for sharpening?

-Curtis R.
Kirksville, Missouri

Hi Mr. Bird, I'm a hobby woodworker and recently ordered your tambour router bit set. I am building Indiana Hoosier Hutch, and didn't want to used the fabric backed tambours. I tried your tambour bit set, and on my test set, the ball and socket fit very well.

When I ran the pieces for the actual project, and found that the ball socket was pretty loose, allowing the slats to come apart will little force. My theory, and I hope you can confirm this is that I may have shaved a little to close on the shaping of the stock. It seems to me that the fit of the ball and socket is determined by the router bit, and that the socket bit is always the same.

I wonder if I can increase ball size by moving bit "away" from the stock, slightly of course, but hoping that this will increase the ball size for a tighter fit.
Hope this question makes sense.

-John
Douglas, GA

Is there a bullnose router bit made by Amana with a bearing on it that I can use to follow a curved pattern/template?

-Dan 

Pickerington, OH

I would like to create detailed carvings with a CNC router. Can you suggest a bit that will create fine details? 

I hope to be able to create some master pieces like these http://www.vectorart3d.com/gallery/ i do understand the smaller the tip is more detail i will get.the one I am using now is 1/8 shank two fluke end mill, on a piece of hard wood oak, they say ball nose is best to use. they break easy if feed rate is more than 10 . this will take more than 8 hrs., and i can only go a depth of 1/8 without breaking. any thing smaller than 1/8 will break. feedrate of 20 takes only 2 hrs to do. can you reccomendf me a bit that will give me a good speedrate without breaking.

-Tom
Ocala, FL

We will be working with wood doing mostly sign work including 3D lettering and and some picture applications. What would you suggest as a set of core bits and accessories to handle these jobs?

-Jason

Clyde, TX

What are the safety issues associated with using a CNC-only router bit, such as  V-grooving bit like product no. 45612, on a table-mounted router to groove aluminum? The workpiece can be held well using a jig similar to a coping sled.

Do you have any recommendations for a bit that would work well do engrave a design on a saw blade? Specifically a larger buzz saw blade.

Hello,

I would like to build an  tambour door  to separate two rooms in my basement (8' high, 6' wide) . Would Tambour Router bit set work for me? 

Thanks in advance,

Alex

I own two of your DRB-208 Compression cutters, one has a chip in the first upcut blade. Can you recomend a company that does sharpening and retipping?

 
Thank You.

Hi there, I am a domestic builder in Australia, just wondering is any track saw or plunge saw can fit ACM double edge V-scoring saw balde?  I brought ACM scoring set blade, but couldn't find any track saw can fit it just like festool PF-1200, table saw which is fine for it but i prefer track saw can do multiple tasks. 

anyone has idea?

thanks 

Kent Tsui

Would like to know if the bits No. 55340 and 55341 Ogee Window Sash and Rail Router Bits are suitable for doors or cabinets?

-Jose

Bahia Blanca - Argentina

I'm trying to spruce up my back deck a little. It is 12'x20' and made of pressure-treated pine. The current top railing is made from 2x6 planks. They've become warped and pitted to the point that they are unsightly and I plan to replace them. What I had in mind was using 2x8 planks in order to have a little wider ledge and 1/2 bullnosing or full bullnosing the inside edge of the planks to give it an upgraded look. I've never done any routing but am fairly handy and mechanically inclined. What tools and router bits will I need to complete this project?

-Ed

Suwanee, GA

What router bits are best for making signs for inside a church, like "nursery, men, women, office, etc?
Also, what wood do you recommend?

-Roy 

Winfield, WV

I need a router bit to plunge into formica for an inlay project. My main concern is the edge of the inlay and not the center material. What bit would you recommend for this?

-Kevin

Sault Ste. Marie, MI