Plunge Cutting in a Countertop
George VondriskaDescription
So you’ve finished your newest woodworking masterpiece, a brand new desk for your office, and you plan on using your computer, but you don’t want exposed cords making your work space look cluttered or untidy. Using an Oscillating Multi-tool from Bosch, George demonstrates plunge cutting holes in the countertop so these cords have easy access and your office stays neat.
Oscillating Multi-tool provided by Bosch. For more information, visit www.boschtools.com.
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I've got a countertop here that when's it's all done is gonna end up as a desk and in order for there to be things on top of the desk, we know that power's gonna have to come up from below the desk. So that's what I'm all about here is getting these holes cut in the desktop so that we can run cords in later. When the holes are complete I'm gonna make wooden grommets to surround the holes, so that affects a couple of things. One is that since I'm gonna make grommets out of wood, to cover this when it's done, I'd prefer that my cutout have nice square corners. Also with the backsplash right here and this is where the hole has to go, I can't get a router in here to make that cut.
So this tool's gonna let me plunge straight down through here in order to get this hole cut in here for cord access. Now what's gonna happen here when I run this is that the nose of the tool is just kinda doin' this like a fishtail, that provides a saw action here on the blade, that's what allows me to make this plunge. That's as far as I can go with that one. Now what I need to do because of this round shape is I need to finish the inside corners this way. I also have to come across these shorter spots here that that big round cutter's not gonna work for.
Now, I've got cord access, I'll make my wooden grommet to cover up the two holes I put in this. Nice crisp inside corners. Easy to do with a multi-tool.
Where's the video showing how you made the wooden grommet? Why did you choose to do this as a square hole vs round? Seems to me, round would have been easier and equally as effective.