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I have a project coming up that has as a main part a tapered mitered four sided tube. I made a small taper jig that I can use to cut a 45 bevel on the tapered sides, but gluing those four sides together, even using the masking tape method, looks like it might be a real strain on my limited patience. Also, although the jig worked well, I could see where it might have some small accuracy issues.
So, I started looking at lock miter router bits. Read lots of reviews and they tend to be either hate or love, very few in between. It seems that the overwhelming majority of negative reviews dealt with the time involved in set up and the finickiness of the miniscule adjustments necessary to get a good joint. What I did note is that the people that had the worst time with set up were using a trial and error approach. Looking a little deeper I found a number of companies that make set up blocks or jigs to take (presumably) the mystery out of the set up and give you a good joint with less time and scrap.
Right now MCLS is selling their smaller bit (for 1/2" to 3/4" stock) and offering their set up block for free. That is quite a savings. $38.50 for both. The sale runs through January.
So, Who here has used these bits and what has been your experience? Is the set up block the answer to most of the woes cited in so many reviews? For under $40, can you go wrong?
So, I started looking at lock miter router bits. Read lots of reviews and they tend to be either hate or love, very few in between. It seems that the overwhelming majority of negative reviews dealt with the time involved in set up and the finickiness of the miniscule adjustments necessary to get a good joint. What I did note is that the people that had the worst time with set up were using a trial and error approach. Looking a little deeper I found a number of companies that make set up blocks or jigs to take (presumably) the mystery out of the set up and give you a good joint with less time and scrap.
Right now MCLS is selling their smaller bit (for 1/2" to 3/4" stock) and offering their set up block for free. That is quite a savings. $38.50 for both. The sale runs through January.
So, Who here has used these bits and what has been your experience? Is the set up block the answer to most of the woes cited in so many reviews? For under $40, can you go wrong?