milling bottom of car for weights

[kerry]

;D hi guys , kerry bybee for texas. ive raced at whirl and at the r.a. national, and learned alot from you guys im looking to buy a tool that will mill the bottom of car for pocket weights , ive taught 20 diffferent r.a. leaders and churchs, and as cub master of pack 722 helped 30 scouts and dads build pwd cars each year for the past 8 years and we are wanting to use the pocket weights but build our own instead of buying pre cut cars was wanting expert opinion. im looking at PROXXON Micro Compound Table and
37110 Micro Mill MF70 . here are the web sites

www.minicrafttools.com/37110.html
www.woodcraft.com/product.aspx?ProductID=822536&FamilyID=4907
can anyone help.
thank you kerry bybee ;D

[khouse]

I use Forstner bits. They come in a lot of sizes and remove a lot of material quick. I tried an end mill bit in my drill press and that was dangerous and looked bad. The Forstner bits work great!.

[derbydominator]

Hey Kerry,

Here is the link to what we use: It turns your drill press into a cheap milling table. We bought ours at a Woodcrafter store but they do not show it on their website now so maybe no longer available thru them. It is an excellent basic vise as well although the sides could be a bit higher. We can set a hand drill or dremel tool in it well enough so it stays on our drill press bench pretty much full time. Simple enough for kids to use as well.

The compound table you show looks pretty nice. It probably is more suited for what you want, but we have had no problems with this vise.

www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=94276

Darryl
www.DerbyDominator.com

[kerry]

hey guys
thank you for the help, the price of the tables and fostner bits are a lot cheaper than what i was looking at.

see ya at the races kerry ;D ;D

[psycaz]

We use a Rotozip with the SC05 bits. Cuts the wood like butter. Not as nice a hole as you would get with a mill, but a whole lot cheaper.

[roosclan]

I use the Dremel router bits with their Multipurpose Cutting Kit. I set my depth, put the vise in a block (before I cut my shape), and start routing my pocket.

You could also use their Plunge Router Attachment.