Best way (easiest) to cut chamfer on thick stock with rounded ends?

The depth of the cut is determined by how deep you set the bit in your router. You can use a large chamfer bit to make a deep cut or a shallow cut depending on the depth you set the router to. A small chamfer bit can only make a shallow cut.

When in doubt, get the bigger bit.

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On a 45 degree chamfer bit, the depth of cut is the same as the width of cut.

So if you expose the bit by 1/8” from tip of cutter to the router base, your chamfer should be 1/8” deep AND wide. It should be pretty easy to accurately set the depth before making the cut. Of course, you can always make a test cut on scrap.

Chamfer Bits

Hope this helps,

RW

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Greetings Keen,

I very rarely go bigger than a 1/4” chamfer….only if the project calls for one…I use a 1/2”—- 3/4” chamfer bit.
Most of the time you just want a chamfer that will “knock off the edges” so they won’t be so sharp….
Be sure to get a carbide bit, also…...

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