How to achieve this milling profile?

[gredd]

I need to modify a long cabinet door to make a front for a dishwasher. Could an experienced eye take a look at this profile and give tips on the router bit? Thanks in advance!

 

[plåtrickard]

Some kind of profile cutter.. But is the door really solid wood?

 

[justusandersson]

The end mill is probably very special, hardly something that is readily available. The milling is certainly done in a computer-controlled router. I don't think it can be done with a hand router with successful results.

 

[gredd]

Some kind of profile cutter.. But is the door really in solid wood?

No, MDF.

 

[gredd]

The milling cutter is probably very special, hardly something that's readily available. The milling is surely done in a computer-controlled router. I don't think you can do it with a handheld router with successful results.

Then maybe it's easier to remove a section in the middle and glue it together? It's going to be spray-painted white anyway, so a little filler and sanding is no obstacle.

 

[justusandersson]

The corner shape visible in your picture I think is difficult to imitate with a router even if using a guide template. The curve has a very small radius. But maybe you can simplify both the router bit and the pattern a bit?

 

[gredd]

The corner shape visible in your picture I believe is difficult to imitate with a router even if you use a guide template. The curve has a very small radius. But maybe you could simplify both the router bit and pattern a bit?

The only thing to do is to make the door shorter. I thought maybe one could remove 8 cm in the middle and then glue them together to avoid routing. That way, it will look factory-made after a little touch-up. As mentioned, it will be painted white.

 

[justusandersson]

You mean to remove 8 cm from the middle of an already milled door? That can't be that difficult, can it? You might need to use some biscuits or similar to align it.

 

[gredd]

You mean removing 8 cm from the middle of an already milled door? That can't be that hard, can it? You might need to use some biscuits or similar to support it.

You mean removing 8 cm from the middle of an already milled door? That can't be that hard, can it? You might need to use some biscuits or similar to support it.

Exactly that, yes. I had an idea of cutting off 8 cm at the bottom and routing new at the bottom. I was worried that a glued joint would be too weak, but there's not much load on it. How it's screwed onto the dishwasher I don't know yet, but it can't be that complicated.