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T-Molding Installation
I used a 1/8" rabbit bit on my router to route for the 3/4" t-molding. Word of advice: Route
for t-molding BEFORE you paint. I put a few scratches in the finish paint job while I was
routing. I didn't think about it before, but now it makes sense. In any case, here is a
picture of what the routed edge should look like before the molding is installed.
Here is a drawing of what the bit looks like.
Truth is, I used the router bit for the t-molding, the returned it to Home Depot..
it was close to $25 for the bit, and I only needed it for about 10 mintes so I never took
a picture of it. So this is a facsimile of what it looks like.
Once you put it on your router, you actually set the shaft-depth and then tighten
it up so that the bit is at the right depth to be exactly in the middle of the wood.
The yellow circle-part of the bit is the part that digs into the wood and with the guide,
it cuts an exact depth all the way around.
I actually turned my cabinet on it's side, then put the router down flat on the
side of the cabinet and routed around the edge.
You don't have to think twice about keeping a straight line at all
since the router is already locked into place to cut exactly in the center of the edge
and the guide keeps the cutting depth just right.
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