Hole Saw or Router

[kavermei]

A floorstanding drill press is nice but a bit unwieldy, and not a must-have for "light" work. I have a tabletop model which I mounted on an Ikea "Vika Fagerlid" table foot with heavy bolts 😉 The result is in the photo below.

Kenneth

 

[Jim Leach]

I used to cut front baffles on my CNC mill. Any shape hole I wanted with accuracy to 1/1000th of an inch. Not bad for wood work.

That's definitely the way to do it if you can!

"It is so choice. If you have the means I highly suggest picking one up."
-Ferris Beuler

It's all cool. Anyone reading this thread will get more than they bargained for in information!😛

 

[Jim Leach]

I have a tabletop model which I mounted on an Ikea "Vika Fagerlid" table foot with heavy bolts 😉 The result is in the photo below.

Kenneth

IKEA supports DIY audio in SO many ways... Good to see everyone getting creative out there!🙂

 

[kavermei]

I used to cut front baffles on my CNC mill. Any shape hole I wanted with accuracy to 1/1000th of an inch. Not bad for wood work.

Can a CNC machine cut perfectly square inside corners, or only rounded?

Kenneth

 

[Jim Leach]

Limited to the radius of the cutter.

For SHARP corners, you need to use a chisel (and skill).

 

[Steve Dunlap]

Limited to the radius of the cutter.

For SHARP corners, you need to use a chisel (and skill).

True. You can get cutters as small as 1/8 inch which doesn't leave much material to remove.

 

[Jim Leach]

And if it's a thu-hole, you can use a hack saw blade (and more skill) to get nice sharp corners.

When I did notched diamond inlays in my recent pool cue build, I used the CNC mill to make the pocket and then cleaned the corners with an x-acto knife.

 

[davada]

Regards,
Dan

Very nice looking speakers.

David.