Tongue And Groove Table Saw Blade

The cuts made when creating the two mating workpieces of a tongue and groove joint are non through cuts meaning that the saw blade never goes all the way through the wood.

Tongue and groove table saw blade.

You can do it all at the router table easily with three different cutter approaches. Straight bit and rabbeting bit step 1. Run your piece on both sides. Then hold a piece of the stock against the fence and adjust that position so that the blade makes its cut as close to centered as you can get it by eye.

Learn about freud s line up of best in the world saw blades router bits drilling boring cutterheads knives inserts plus the latest news expert support and dealers nationwide. The tongue and groove is one of the most basic and useful joints. I use the two outside cutters to produce a 1 4 cut width when working 3 4 stock. Official website of freud tools.

Moving the auxiliary fence over the blade. Cutting the narrow centered groove and the corresponding tongue to fit into it doesn t take a dado blade and table saw. Timberline 640 140 continuous rim diamond 7 7 1 4 inch d 5 8 bore with 7 8 diamond knockout circular diamond saw blade rotating blade into the surface of the material causing the diamonds to cut a groove in the material. Make the usual double pass to guarantee that your groove is exactly centered.

Blades llc carbide tipped saw blades router bits shaper cutters shaper bits woodworking cutting tools our tongue and groove cutters include wedge tongue groove 1 2 3 4 bore v paneling and flooring cutter sets. Measure your tongue opening to try and get the proper fit but use a scrap piece to make trial cuts until you get a snug fit. For the groove i set the blade height to 1 2. Thicker stock calls for a wider groove.

This causes the diamond grit to wear away and expose more diamond grit. Generally speaking it s easier to cut the groove of a t g joint first then mill the tongue to fit the groove. For the tongue use a regular blade also. It could be 1 4 to 3 16ths wide.

Every woodworker should be familiar with cutting them on the table saw. There are diy applications for this joint too such as v groove wainscot or wood flooring. And with the saw turned on slowly raising the blade into the auxiliary fence. On the table saw to produce a tongue and groove on the table saw use a dado cutter rather than your everyday blade unless your stock is 3 8 or less in thickness.

While the blade cuts the material exerts wear on the blade exposing the diamond grit on the rim.