Darryl Keil Last Activity 2026-01-12 8:29 AM
6 replies, 3125 viewings
 
back
Navigate threads:
< Previous Thread :: Next Thread >
 
^ Top
Joel Hunnicutt

 
Subject : help crosscutting veneer
Posted : 2002-03-12 11:19 AM
Post #29785
I just cut and taped anigre and rsoewood veneer for a chessboard. I used an MDF jig and a flush trim router bit to do the cuts. This worked fine on the long grain cuts, but I got alot of tearout on the cross grain cuts. This seemed to happen on both cuts from both directions. Should I use a veneer saw for these cross cuts?



 
^ Top
John Randazzo

 
Subject : help crosscutting veneer
Posted : 2002-03-13 7:09 PM
Post #29794 - In reply to #29785
Joel, I highly reccomend a freshly sharpend veneer saw to do all cutting with veneer. I just did something similar with curly mahogany with fabulous results. Hope this helps, John.




 
^ Top
Kirby Gaal

 
Subject : RE: help crosscutting veneer
Posted : 2003-08-10 11:31 AM
Post #30938 - In reply to #29785
I've been using a guillotine type paper cutter for years and it works fabulously on crosscutting. I mostly use a rotary type paper cutter for long cuts with great success.


 
^ Top
bbortz

 
Subject : RE: help crosscutting veneer - to Kirby
Posted : 2003-09-17 8:47 AM
Post #30993 - In reply to #30938
Kirby, I'm very interested in your response to this question. I could see how a guillotine cutter could make veneer cutting very nice and precise assuming no tearout, chipping etc. Can you provide more detail on the type (brand, quality, cost) of the guillotine cutter you use and how it works on raw veneer with squirly grains such as burls etc.

Thanks


 
^ Top
mike

 
Subject : RE: help crosscutting veneer
Posted : 2003-08-10 11:06 PM
Post #30939 - In reply to #29785
Did you take small cuts with the router? Maybe climb cut, cutting the same direction the router spins. Maybe add some trash veneer on top and bottom. I have had problems with a veneer saw cutting cross grain, especially if the veneer is real dry.


 
^ Top
Don Stephan

Posts: 825

Joined: 2003-07-18
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

User Profile 
Subject : RE: help crosscutting veneer
Posted : 2003-08-11 7:40 AM
Post #30940 - In reply to #30939
As a last resort, adding veneer tape to one or both sides of the edge before cutting usually greatly reduces or eliminates chipping.


 
^ Top
mcnerney

 
Subject : RE: help crosscutting veneer
Posted : 2003-09-15 7:32 AM
Post #30986 - In reply to #30940
On my most recent project which is listed under the bad epoxy glue, I had to cut many strips (40) cross grain that were only 1" wide. I did it all on the table saw with a forest 40 tooth combo blade. Pretty well perfect results. First I set the fence at 1 1/8". Then I cutripped 2 pieces of mdf about 12" long. Put 3 finishing nails through th 'top' piecea, one at each end and one in the middle. the nails at one end and the middle potrude approximately 1/32. The one at the (back) end a little longerthan the thickness of the veneer. My rough sheet was 8" w by 16" l. Raise the blade 7/8 high or 1/8 higher than the bottom piece of mdg, the one w/o nails. place the veneer on the bottom piece and the piece with nails on top. The 2 shorter nails engage the veneer and the longer nail direcly engages the bottom mdf. Feed slowly through the saw.
You have to stay pretty focused on keeping the mdf against the fence, a feather board would help. Also a 3/4 shim approx. 1ft x 2ftwould help support the res of the venner.
It worked for me
mike
back
Navigate threads:
< Previous Thread :: Next Thread >
Legend      Notification  
Administrator
Forum Moderator
Registered User
Unregistered User
 Toggle e-mail notification


Logo by MAZY
Running MegaBBS ASP Forum Software v1.5.14b public beta