Locking Miter Joint 2 Secrets to Success with Lock Miter Bit. Woodworking technique tips tutorial

The top of the bit or top of the cutting edge is non-standard and can vary from brand to brand and even bit to bit, so not a good point at all to use setting up a lock miter bit.

What you really need to do is to align the center of the cutting profile which may not be easy to find, with the center of the stock - with the stock laying flat for bit height and vertically against the fence to adjust fence position. Everyone should know how to find and mark the exact center of the stock. To align that with the center of the bit profile, the only solution is to use Infinity's Lock Miter Master! It makes setups simple- no guessing and no trial and error which results from other methods. It works with virtually all brands of lock miter bits.

Setup blocks only work when the setup block is EXACTLY the same thickness as the stock which rarely happens!

Thank for this video

Hey, I'm new to this but I'm a computer engineering student.. I really like this joinery and I am building my first bench (2" x 6") with a frame. A friend of mine has a routing table and this video is really helpful for cutting down the confounding variables, so first off thank you! I was also looking at the cleverness that is drawbore Mortise and Tenon joints; the geometry of this joinery suggests that it may be possible to drawbore through the center of this joint and offset the halves of the holes to achieve that tightening effect with an aluminum rod; do you think something like that would work for keeping this joinery fixed while it glues with a half inch hardwood? Cause right now I don't have a table with dogs, holdfasts, and only 2 short clamps.

your tips are so simple and make so much sense! great video!

this is what people should use instead of pocket holes.

At what speed setting are you using with this bit?

Thanks dude

Thinking it would be worth setting up two separate router tables. One pass on each. I mean, honestly the time saved and sanity saved, it would be a no brainer for a full shop! Router tables are small, cheap, and easy to just leave set up and ready to go!. Great video though. Contemplating whether to get back into cabinet making again. There is definitely a need out there!

You are lucky that the taper on your truncated pyramid assemblies is not severe. or the 45 degree lock miter joints would not fit together properly.

What's the cut like across the end grain?

Excellent video. I'm one of those people who;s had that bit for a long time.. like 30 years but never used it! My router table isn;t so great though so, I'm not sure how it's going to work.

What speed do you have the router set to for this bit? Thank you in advance.

Are these locking miter bits okay for plywood say 5/8 or 3/4?

What router table is that? Look like Bosch, but not certain. Great video. Thanks.

Good video, your explanations made perfect sense. And you're right, I have a bit still in the box that I have never used, but I'm going to!

Is it possible to do a cube with all lock miter joints? All my pieces are cut and now the bit is set in the router. Have to wait till tomorrow to make test cuts. Can all 6 sides be assembled by this method? I don't see any videos doing that, just 4 sides

Great video…very helpful. One question, with a variable speed router, is there a preferred speed with this bit?

Good video. Thanks for the contribution.

Thanks for the video. I tried this bit on a work piece last night and it annihilated my test pieces. My only guess is either my router isn’t going fast enough (set to half speed because of the size of the bit) or my table isn’t stout enough. If I ever get this bit to behave less like a wood chipper, I’m sure these tips will serve me well.

Great video, however, your dog looks soooooo bored.😅

I was thinking about a tapered table lamp, similar to this angled shape using the method you showed here, however, would the top and bottom require an angled cut on the end grain so that it stands on a flat surface with no gaps ?
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This was excellent. I went from totally confused to producing a good joint (for starters) in 15 mins!! Thanks

Since your sample cuts fit so well, why changer the settings?

Professional advice derived from hardwork and experience. Thank you sir.

I wanna' see the dog again.

I ordered this bit by mistake years ago....entered wrong item number on web site. What is common uses for this bit?

great tips , thanks

Good tips, thank you. I also recommend buying your bit from a company that also sells a setup block for each bit. It makes the setup trial and error process so much easier!!

Thanks for sharing..my issues with this router bit should be eliminated using your technique. .thanks again!

This is a real noobie question. I've just picked up this bit and have been watching a few videos to learn the finer details of its use. Your video is the clearest one I've found; however, there is something that you mention that I don't quite get. You said to make sure the "T" workpieces and the "F" pieces are oriented "opposite". What does this mean?

Thanks for the excellent video. Do you need to do the 2 step method with 1/2" stock?

thx= i learned alot

Great tip, Thank you

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Will this work on thinnerstock?

your "music" is really annoying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have this bit and the set up block from Rockler. I used the plastic setup block to set up my router bit and made a lot of cuts and adjustments to bit height and fence. I gave up after 2 hours. I wish I just would have watched this video. I found out the setup block was for two different size woods and of course I was on the wrong one. Your video was helpful to me thanks.

Hi, I've watched a few videos on this topic and yours is by far the best. Everything you suggest is obvious if only I had thought of it. Nice one👍

2 thoughts. 1. Cut a 45 on the table saw instead of the double pass on the $100 bit. 2. Use spring camps instead of double sided tape on the fence. I use clamped on fences all the time and reuse them for a long time.

Thanks for the tip! Also, nice to see nothing but compliments and praise from the woodworking community in the comments section.

Thanks for the tips I already know.
Nice dog.

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Is the dog Lapphund? Looks like one...

I tried it on white oak and got alot of tear out! Didn't have a problem with my test boards, so I'm not sure that it works very well with an open grain wood like oak!!

Used the two pass method, got the tear out on the second pass!

very interesting very good way of doing it Thank you

Excellent video: thanks a lot.

Can you use this bit on the end of the grain?