Roman Ogee selection

Mahoganychip · Sep 16, 2017

Greetings,

I want to order a 1/4" shank (or 1/2" if its better) Roman Ogee bit for some 3/4" maple to be used for trim work. My guess is that this question is a no brainer so yes, I'm a novice in woodworking who has not acquired a collection of router bits yet. But there are so many specific types out there for a roman ogee I didn't know where to start and the last thing I want to do is take my best guess only to find I need to send it back. About all I know is that I want to replicate something that has a roman ogee feature with 1/4" convex and concave rounds positioned evenly with the 3/4" stock.

Thanks,

MahoganyChip

Mahoganychip · Sep 16, 2017

Or perhaps there is a reference chart I missed somewhere that lays out all the nomenclature and dimensions I seek to order what I'm looking for?...

Catpower · Sep 16, 2017

Is this something like you were looking for"

http://www.grizzly.com/products/3-4...ckback-Roman-Ogee-Bit-1-2-Shank/C1747?utm_campaign=zPage&utm_source=grizzly.com

You might also look up MLCS they sell a lot of router bits

https://www.mlcswoodworking.com/

Mahoganychip · Sep 17, 2017

Thank you Catpower. With so many variations on these bits I was confused with which bearing sizes, 5/32 vs 7/32 radius, and 1-3/8 vs 1-1/2 diameters etc...

Kind regards,

Mahogany Chip

woodnthings · Sep 17, 2017

This meets your requirements

It's got the 1/4" raduis and works for 3/4" thick stock:

https://www.mlcswoodworking.com/cgi...1&storeid=*105ba248ab07a840ee87&sbid=SSMSB9720221981955002008.7273&redirect=yes

TimPa · Sep 22, 2017

not sure what your budget or need is. whiteside makes a high quality cutter, but freud now has a 4 wing roman ogee cutter that gives a much cleaner cut and reduced burn risk on hardwoods.

difalkner · Sep 22, 2017

I use the 4 wing Freud Roman Ogee that Tim mentioned and I use it a lot. It cuts very clean and smooth. The one I got is the 1/2" shank (most of mine are 1/2" because I feel they are less prone to vibration issues, especially with a large cutterhead like this bit).

David

PS - when I click on the link I provided it pulls up the Canadian Amazon but I can see the URL and it is just like I copied it, from the US Amazon - not sure why that happens but you can just replace the .ca with .com at the end of Amazon and it will pull up the US site.

FrankC · Oct 19, 2017

And you will feel much better when you see the US price. 😄

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