Al Launier
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I'm off on another jewelry box, this time one that requires pocket milling with my plunge router. I'm using a 1/2" dia. cove bit to leave a filet radius at the bottom of each wall. The box is ~3" x ~4" x 1" deep. The cove bit is also used to hog out all the floor material inboard of the walls. I'm using the largest guide busing I have to follow the template, so I can't use a larger bushing with a square ended router bit. I'm thinking that sanding with the tips of my finger to smoothen the bottom is not such a good idea. I could wrap some paper at the end of a flat stick, but that's not a good solution either.
I may have to set up the box on the drill press with an end mill & run strip passes along a guide rail, with a stop block on each end, to mill out the excess material without running into the fillets. This may be my best option, yet I'm wondering what would be a better tool for sanding the pocket floor flat & uniform.
Any suggestions?
I may have to set up the box on the drill press with an end mill & run strip passes along a guide rail, with a stop block on each end, to mill out the excess material without running into the fillets. This may be my best option, yet I'm wondering what would be a better tool for sanding the pocket floor flat & uniform.
Any suggestions?