Alright guys, I am an amateur with metalworking, so please bare with the basic question.
I am wanting to cut the male piece which inserts in to the dovetail illustrated below (each side being 15* from vertical, so a 30* included angle).
I am having trouble understanding how the angle of a dovetail cutter head is described, which makes me unsure of exactly what "included angle" I need to be looking for to make this kind of cut. Do I need a 30* included angle cutter to make this 30* included angle channel, or do I need a 60* included angle cutter to leave behind a 30* included angle channel? Or something else?
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I am wanting to cut the male piece which inserts in to the dovetail illustrated below (each side being 15* from vertical, so a 30* included angle).
I am having trouble understanding how the angle of a dovetail cutter head is described, which makes me unsure of exactly what "included angle" I need to be looking for to make this kind of cut. Do I need a 30* included angle cutter to make this 30* included angle channel, or do I need a 60* included angle cutter to leave behind a 30* included angle channel? Or something else?
VeLgZMi.jpg