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RAISED PANEL CUT WITH A ROUTER
The door template can be removed since the bearing
on the panel bit will follow the edge of the panel, not the
template. Make sure you have at least 1" of the bit shank
in the router. If extra bit height is needed to cut the full
profile depth, you may need to use a router lift or
collet extension. You'll need to make sure the
panel sticks out past the Base at least
1-5/8" to prevent the raised panel
bit from cutting into the Base.
Clamp the panel in the HD
Panel Master with the toggle
clamps, hold the handles
and make incremental
passes to machine
the raised panel
profile on the panel.
RAISED PANEL CUT WITH A SHAPER
If possible
(depends on raised panel cutter & bearing set up)
, keep the
HD Door Template on the HD Panel Master when machining the raised panel
profile. The templates are extra long so the bearing can make contact with
the template before the cutter makes contact with the panel. This
provides greater control and increases the margin of safety.
The height of the spacer stacks under the
template should place the template at the optimum
height for your shaper cutter bearing to ride firmly
on the edge of the template. Adjust the number of
1/4" and 1/8" spacers as necessary to achieve
the best template height. Make sure the
shaper cutter will not hit the template.
Make sure the template is in line
with the raised panel cutter bearing. Clamp
the panel in the HD Panel Master with the
toggle clamps, hold the handles and make incremental
passes to machine the raised panel profile on the panel.
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FLUSH TRIM PANEL TO SHAPE
Clamp the panel blank in the HD
Panel Master, hold the handles and
flush trim the panel to shape
using a flush trim cutter
on your router or
shaper. The
bearing of the
flush trim bit
will follow the
panel template
and cut the panel
to its finished
shape.
You
can use
the HD
Panel Master
to hold the
panel for
the raised
panel cut
on the panel
end just shaped
(see below)
.
After making the raised
panel cut, the panel tongue will
fit into the groove in the mating rail.
Fee
d D
ire
ctio
n
At
Lea
st 1
-5/
8"
Ov
erh
an
g
Do not allow
router bit to
strike jig
base!
