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Re: MK IV.1500 dash

To: Terry Thompson <firespiter@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: MK IV.1500 dash
From: Dave Chu <dave@ece.concordia.ca>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 13:37:32 -0500
In message <20010126171051.19356.qmail@web12206.mail.yahoo.com>you write:
>
>
>The only thing I'm not clear on is how you did the
>1/8" recesses around the gauge holes. I can't seem to
>find a 1/8" straight cutter with a bearing on it to
>make this square shoulder cut. I was hoping that I
>could find a router bit that would do a 1/8" shoulder
>cut, but can't seem to find such an animal. Can you
>clarify how you did this?
>

   I used an 1/2" bearing flush trim bit, but instead of using the bearing
   that comes with the 1/2" bit I used a bearing from an 3/8" trim bit. 
   Just set your router to the correct depth and run the 1/2" bit with the
   3/8" bearing and you'll get an 1/8" recess.  You can also use the trim
   bit to make a copies from the original dash, just place the original on
   the bottom with some double sided tape to keep the peices together.


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