Lock Miter Joint Setup

Kowood small 1 2 inch shank 45 degree lock miter router bit 1 2 inch stock joint router bit professional wood cutting tools.

Lock miter joint setup.

Align the midpoint of the lock miter cut with the centerline of the workpiece. The patented lock miter master jig is a precisely machined setup aid for use with lock miter router bits in your router table. In woodworking circles the lock miter is often referred to as a trick bit by a feat of geometric genius the bit creates both halves of a mitered corner complete with interlocking tongues and grooves with a single router table setup. Unlike setup blocks the lock miter master jig allows you to set the fence position and router bit height for the specific piece of wood you re working with.

Set the approximate fence depth by visually. Your goal is to have a and b equal to each other. Lock miters are also great at keeping parts aligned during assembly use this joint on drawers boxes or even hollow columns like newel posts you can cut a lock miter on end grain as shown in our photos or on the long grain almost anyplace you d use a miter you can successfully use a lock miter. Simple steps for airtight joints.

Set the initial router bit height by using a piece of your stock as a reference. There are two sizes of the lock miter master jig. One is for smaller router bits cutting 3 8 to 3 4 thick stock the other is for the larger bits cutting 5 8 to 1 1 8 thick stock. The lock miter router bit creates an accurate 45 degree miter with a built in tongue and groove to keep the joint aligned.

The lock miter router bit creates an accurate 45 degree miter with a. With the lock miter master jig you can set up a lock miter bit in no time at all. Once it does it delivers a very strong and elegant miter joint that is virtually impossible to detect from the outside and offers the additional advantage of being self. Set up perfect fitting lock miter joints in minutes.

A lock miter bit is one of the most challenging router bits to set up.