Ideas for rounding corners on odd shapes? (toast.ooo)

submitted 1 year ago by DavidP@toast.ooo to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca

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So my kid has lost a bunch of these shapes and I'm going to make a replacement set.

Does anyone have any ideas for how to get a consistent roundover on the corners? I have a router table but no CNC.

The square and rectangle I could do with a roundover bit and the blocks on their sides. But I don't see any obvious solutions for the pentagon and triangle.

I'm totally fine just hand sanding these, but this kind of problem solving makes woodworking fun!

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[-] GoatTnder@lemmy.one 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Router and template! Use a band saw or jig saw or even a coping saw to cut out the shapes in MDF or something. Use a 1/2" drill bit as a template and draw on your rounded corners. And then sand or file or rasp them to shape. THEN use a flush trim router bit and go to town!

[-] DavidP@toast.ooo 5 points 1 year ago

An idea that came to mind.. I do have a 3D printer so I could make 120° and 72° round radius guides like these.

[-] frmz@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

If you didn't have a 3D printer, you could still print a template on paper, glue that to a board, saw/rasp/file/sand to the line and then use the shaped board as a template. Double sided tape should probably be good enough to keep it in place on your actual workpiece.

[-] mikiao@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

If you have a disc sander, you could make a jig that has a peg sticking out that you rotate the shape around the hole. Something that looks like:

https://imgur.com/a/pOtxIGJ

[-] Arete@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Could you not just use a router pattern bit and use the actual piece as the template?

[-] legion02@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

This is the way. Tape it down, route it out.

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