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   Raehm | Oct 28, 2004 11:30pm | #1

   If you need an even amount removed all around I'd use a router with a rabbeting bit to half thickness, and finish it up with a flush trim bit.

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   popeye87 | Oct 29, 2004 12:53am | #3

   just need to trim one end, what's the max to take off in a pass/

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   YesMaam27577 | Oct 29, 2004 01:30am | #4

   just need to trim one end, what's the max to take off in a pass/

   I try to never route more than 1/4 of the diameter of my router bit. And with solid surface stuff, even this is dicey -- depends on how beefy the router is, how sharp the bit is, and whether or not it has a 1/2 inch shank.

   If you need to take out a huge chunk, then maybe you'd be better off using a template, and routing just a bit of the DEPTH on each pass. Continue till the chunk is separated.

   Unless you're the lead dog, the view just never changes.

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   durabond5 | Oct 29, 2004 12:05am | #2

   You could make a template out of  some mdf or plywood then clamp it down and use your router with a bushing. Your cut will be perfect.

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   IMERC | Oct 29, 2004 02:38am | #5

   Make a pattern out of ply and use a piolet bit...

   Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming

   WOW!!!   What a Ride!

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   USAnigel | Oct 29, 2004 04:44am | #6

   Is this for a top mount sink? Just use a new down cutting jigsaw bade in your Bosch jig saw. If you want to use a router then you must have a guide to stop over cutting.

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   popeye87 | Oct 29, 2004 01:18pm | #7

   Yep it's a top mount. Didn't know you could use the down-cutting blades on this, I use them regularly on laminate surfaces.

   Thanks one and all for your advice!