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Posted: 14 Jun 2017 at 7:28am

She's a high tech operation for sure.

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Posted: 14 Jun 2017 at 4:47pm

Pauly5. I had a look at corebox bits to do the inletting of the stock. Biggest I could find was 12.5 mms. I suppose you could get one made but costly. 36 mms is a big bit and would have to be 1/2 inch shank. And need a grunty router and take. a few cuts.

I have used ordinary high carbon steel spade bits and cut the spur off leaving just a rounded peg to act as a guide in a sawcut to the right depth and ground the bit round. It works but the shank is only 6mm so you get a bit of chatter and the finish needs sanding. Gentle light cuts because you don't want to bend the shank at 1000s rpm.

I was not really very happy doing it. Gloves goggles face mask. Safer with a proper 1/2 inch shank bit.

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Posted: 14 Jun 2017 at 6:51pm

Yes I remember you telling me that once, but I'm not as brave as you. There is a 35mm core box bit available with 1/2 in shank, and Ryobi have a router that will handle it. The last stock I did I ended up bedding the action, which worked well I thought. This also eliminated the need to get the inlet perfect. I nearly went out and spent the money on impulse, but have decided to just tread carefully, do multiple runs and bed the action.

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Posted: 19 Jun 2017 at 4:15am

Been thinking bout this one for while,made lot stocks over the years,some using laminated walnut and other woods etc,allso made couple using ply,most proper laminated blanks ore made in thin layers the opposite way to ply,you can get same effect by stacking ply n gluing,get same effect as proper laminated

stock blanks,looks nicer than ply,but bit mor trouble to make up blank,tho i think end result worth it

Cheers Mike

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	Pauly5. I had a look at corebox bits to do the inletting of the stock. Biggest I could find was 12.5 mms. I suppose you could get one made but costly. 36 mms is a big bit and would have to be 1/2 inch shank. And need a grunty router and take. a few cuts. I have used ordinary high carbon steel spade bits and cut the spur off leaving just a rounded peg to act as a guide in a sawcut to the right depth and ground the bit round. It works but the shank is only 6mm so you get a bit of chatter and the finish needs sanding. Gentle light cuts because you don't want to bend the shank at 1000s rpm. I was not really very happy doing it. Gloves goggles face mask. Safer with a proper 1/2 inch shank bit.

Pauly5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 11 Mar 2013 Location: Titahi Bay Status: Offline Posts: 1527	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pauly5 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 Jun 2017 at 6:51pm
	Yes I remember you telling me that once, but I'm not as brave as you. There is a 35mm core box bit available with 1/2 in shank, and Ryobi have a router that will handle it. The last stock I did I ended up bedding the action, which worked well I thought. This also eliminated the need to get the inlet perfect. I nearly went out and spent the money on impulse, but have decided to just tread carefully, do multiple runs and bed the action.

dvlnme Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 31 May 2017 Location: taranaki Status: Offline Posts: 519	Post Options Post Reply Quote dvlnme Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 Jun 2017 at 4:15am
	Been thinking bout this one for while,made lot stocks over the years,some using laminated walnut and other woods etc,allso made couple using ply,most proper laminated blanks ore made in thin layers the opposite way to ply,you can get same effect by stacking ply n gluing,get same effect as proper laminated stock blanks,looks nicer than ply,but bit mor trouble to make up blank,tho i think end result worth it Cheers Mike