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45° Lock Miter Router Bit
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Average Rating:
3.8
(19 customer reviews)
$57.99
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1) Submitted by
Jim, from North Wales , PA
on 3/27/2011
Customer Rating:
I was happy with this bit, it worked as promised.
I practiced on poplar before moving to cherry. When used properly the corner joint pretty much disappears from view. Like all fine woodworking proper alignment and flat wood delivers excellent results.
Newel post base
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2) Submitted by
Ron Dunlap, from Anaheim, CALIFORNIA
on 3/27/2011
Customer Rating: 
I use the 45 lock miter bit to give me face grain on all four sides of the Stickley style funiture legs I make. Several comments have been made on how sensitive the set up is on this bit. I have found that by the use of a digital height guage, I can set the bit height spot on. I measure the thickness of the stock and devide by half and add .22 in. I derived the .22 in. by measuring from the top of the juncture where the 45 cutting surface meets the top cutter arm and the bottom juncture where the bit is 45 deg. again. On my bit this measured out at .44. I take half the stock meassurement, add .22 in. and set my digital height gage to that measurement. I raise the bit untill the gage contacts the juncture of the top 45 cutter where it meets the top cutter arm and I'm spot on. I usually make at least three passes to sneak up on the final edge and minimise chipping and tearout. I have had great results with the bit. I almost never need to test cut anymore
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3) Submitted by
Swede Nelson, from Watford City, ND
on 3/1/2011
Customer Rating:
I bought the jig also and it is an excellent tool. Using the jig it takes no time at all to be set up and running. Would definitely recommend this to anyone.
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4) Submitted by
J. Scott, from Las Vegas, NEVADA
on 2/22/2011
Customer Rating:
As a hobby-intermediate level woodworker, I didn't have any trouble setting the height. For the trickier vertical piece, I simply taped a flat board to the bottom outside of the workpiece and clamped a 2x4 to the routertable to make a track for both the workpiece and the flat board. I've made several columns with an MDF substrate and wood veneer. The lock-miter joint appears far superior to a regular miter. Great bit!
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5) Submitted by
Don Lucas, from Eugene, OR
on 12/19/2008
Customer Rating:
Bit is high quality and makes good, clean cuts, IF--
you are extremely careful and precise in your setups. I believe that a good quality router table, fence system, and "sled fixture" are absolutely mandatory, for successful cuts with this bit. Be extra careful when you are cutting the "half of the joint" where the work piece must be held in a vertical position. Do not even think about trying to hold the work piece "by hand" and guide it along the router table fence. The work piece must be firmly clamped in a suitable fixture (I used my table saw tenoning jig, for the vertical cuts). You only get "one chance" with this bit. If the work piece moves the slightest amount during the cut, the joint will be "sloppy and loose".
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6) Submitted by
Richard Herman, from Suwanee, GA
on 12/3/2008
Customer Rating:
I am building a toy box for my brand-new grandson (so I have a little time to finish it). I set it up in my router table (did not order/use the jig), made a couple of small adjustments, ran both edges through on the same setting, and whipped all four sides (eight cuts) in no time at all. It worked exactly as advertised.
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7) Submitted by
Mike Elliott, from Richmond, TX
on 3/8/2009
Customer Rating: 
This bit will produce very nice results but a tenon jig or something like it MUST be used for making the vertical cross grain end cuts on smaller stock like 1 1x4 or a 1x6 which is exactly the type of cut that you will be making for small jewelry boxes, etc. If you try and make it without the tenon jig your results will be poor and you very well might be seriously injured in the process. If your cute are long vertical cute then it will not mater and the bit will work just fine without the tenon jig. I repeat, the vertical cut with this bit is very dangerous without the use of a tenon jig to hold the material steady and secure. BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS BIT. My rating of only a 3 is because of the dangerous nature of this produce, not its result.
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