Re: How do I cut a smooth rabbet for the headliner?
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2019 12:40 pm
A 1/4" spiral up-cut bit with a router guide should work for this with a Fredrick's-style plywood skeleton. (Since he suggests boards, is it really a Fredrick's style skeleton?)
That 1/4" would remove the space needed for the two layers of 1/8" Baltic --and save trimming later after the blocking is installed.
I wouldn't be too excited about dragging an 1/8" bit at over 20,000 RPM even if it's a really shallow cut.
But looking at the headliner/wall joint in my current 'drop ––cut with a jigsaw–– it's nice and tight with no wobble.
Tom: I'll be curious to see how you chose to make this cut and how it came out.
Tony
That 1/4" would remove the space needed for the two layers of 1/8" Baltic --and save trimming later after the blocking is installed.
I wouldn't be too excited about dragging an 1/8" bit at over 20,000 RPM even if it's a really shallow cut.
But looking at the headliner/wall joint in my current 'drop ––cut with a jigsaw–– it's nice and tight with no wobble.
Tom: I'll be curious to see how you chose to make this cut and how it came out.
Tony