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Forum topic by Odiferous posted 74 days ago 328 views 0 times favorited 5 replies Add to Favorites Watch
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Odiferous

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74 days ago

I’m pretty sure that what I know isn’t a tenth of what can be done with a router, so I’m asking the voice of experience: how does one cut an interior roundover? Like the inside curve on this button (but larger). I have a Big Box of Bargain Basement Bits with several sizes of roundover, but they all have bearings that would be in the way, and I haven’t seen any for sale without the bearing. I tried taking the bearing off of one of my bits, but there’s still enough of a post to cause an issue.

I keep thinking I just don’t have the right bit, but am I missing some “use the left third of a keyhole bit” kind of trick that makes this possible? My next best option is to do the roundovers on a donut, rout a rabbet on the back side and drop a disc in—but it just seems like it ought to be easy to carve from a solid piece.




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runswithscissors

608 posts in 190 days


#1 posted 74 days ago

The only other option I can think of is to make a template (could be outside or possibly inside your donut), and use a bushing. Otheriwise, your other idea, rout the donut first, then drop in a disk from the back, seems best. Maybe somebody else can come up with something truly ingenious.

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josephf

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#2 posted 74 days ago

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bondogaposis

1236 posts in 516 days


#3 posted 74 days ago

Yeah, a flat bottom roundover is the one.

-- Bondo Gaposis

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Odiferous

49 posts in 356 days


#4 posted 73 days ago

Thanks guys—that’s what I was looking for. Though it seems like the length of the shoulder might limit its versatility. It looks like the point cutting one would work as well, since I was already expecting to hog out the interior with a straight bit.

Anyway, now that I know what it’s called, I’m seeing them all over the place. I need a wall poster reference chart!

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Shawn Masterson

285 posts in 113 days


#5 posted 73 days ago

you might be onto something with the poster. wood shop reference posters I like it

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