Comments on: Freud Glass-Panel-Door Bits

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:25:55 +0000

The glass does not sit in the kerf, it sits in front of it. There appears to be some type of removable stop holding the glass in place. Nice bit, a little pricey for occasional use though.

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:05:42 +0000

While not too keen on using this for a glass panel that might need replacing some day and you have a glued-up miter joint to contend with, it would work well for a mesh, cane or otherwise rugged panel. A wooden panels would be allowed to move around depending on climate conditions in the kerf as well.

By: Old Coot

Old Coot — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:27:06 +0000

Haven’t had that happen yet (knock on wood) but it wouldn’t be fun. Probably would need to rebuild from scratch if I couldn’t work the miter joints loose. I didn’t mean to imply it’s the best method (it isn’t), but it lets you end up with a nice-looking result with commonly available router bits and a table saw. Just keep the kids away from it.

By: aaron

aaron — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:30:34 +0000

that is, you know, if you dont use some kind of cleat.

By: aaron

aaron — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:30:16 +0000

Old Coot: if you use the kerf, how do you replace the panel if it breaks?

By: Old Coot

Old Coot — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:19:36 +0000

Kinda beats the heck out of my method of using a saw kerf to accept the glass, but $150…wow.

By: forlerm

forlerm — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:15:33 +0000

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