Route-in handles
10/20/15
I keep having clients requesting the DP-3 tab handle by Doug Mockett for that slim European look. The only problem is they need to be routed in on the edge and back of door/drawer front for a flush fit to work properly. Currently, I am marking centerline of handle on each piece and using a shop made jig with a lam trimmer and pattern bit to accomplish this. It works well, but is terribly slow. Has anyone found a quicker way to do this (maybe even on your CNC)?
10/20/15 #2: Route-in handles ...
Customer wanted these, contractor said fifteen dollars apiece to route. Customer balked. Contractor ask me, I said twenty dollars. Contractor installed them, I didn't have to. Fastest way possible for me... If you are getting paid for the install then do it. I did make the contractor a rout jig and he used a laminate trimmer to rout the fronts. I could do it on my cnc with a univer tool in the Z axcess but by the time it is set up don't think it would be all that much faster. Unless you were having t do it on every job.
10/21/15 #3: Route-in handles ...
Just did a big kitchen with these...39 of these and the rest were big handles. I always have a note in my proposals:
"any special notching/drilling/countersinking for pulls or knobs will incur an hourly fee of $80 hr. not included in this proposal".
It took 1.5 hrs to make 2 exacting routing jigs in the shop (pattern bit). Routing the back of the front is ridiculous in my opinion...but if they are willing to pay the fee then fine. Also....I will now plan my box to front relation to accept these type of pulls because if the back of pull interferes with the top of drawer box, then that needs notching too....terrible pain.