I've been thinking about installing T-Track in my reloading bench for some time, and just bought some because Rockler is having a sale of up to 50% off on T-track: https://www.rockler.com/workshop-acc...ockler-t-track
For anyone who has installed it, any tips to routing the dado for the t-track?
Don’t try to take too much out all at once. I usually clamp two boards for my router to run in and just take it easy.
Bob
Rule of thumb for me is no more than 1/2 cutting bit diameter for each pass.Originally Posted by Bobaloo22
so a 1/4" bit I'll cut 1/8" depth per pass at most. What I really like to do is ~45% pass, ~45% pass, ~10% pass.
When you start getting up to bit sizes greater than 3/4" cutting diameter that rule of thumb may not hold and you may need to go to 4 passes. But T-track is ~3/8" deep so I'd probably do >1/8" pass, >1/8" pass, and then cut to final depth.
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Thanks. I cut it in two passes. They certainly aren't perfect, but for the limited number of times that I've used a router, I did alright. The t-track works great for securing things that I don't want to put on inline fab mounts or permanently mount.
@joshs
Have you been to the store in Fair Lakes? I'm not even a woodworker yet had a hard time walking out without buying something. There's some neat stuff there.
Chris
Yep, that's where I got the t-track.
I’m curious to know how you’re planning to use it.
It might be fine for mounting things like powder measures or case trimmers that don’t exert a lot of strain, but the force of a press is going to pull it loose in pretty short order
I have two Inline Fab mounts directly mounted to the bench for presses and vices. The t-track is for stuff that I just want to temporarily put on the bench or to help hold something for things that require three hands.
It does seem like some people have good luck with using it for mounting presses:
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