Amana Tool - (54314) 3-Piece Carbide Tipped Tambour Door/Appliance Garage Door 1/2 Inch Shank Set U.S. Patent No. 7 810 532

I used this bit set to make a roll top on a desk and found it easy to use and it created a very smooth sliding top with out the need to use canvas as is the usual method

This is the best set of tambour door bits on the market. Set up was easy and all three bits cut perfectly smooth profiles the first time and the one hundred fifty first time. No more gluing fabric or tring to drill holes for wires. This set makes easy to fit parts that are absolutly beautiful when assembled. The roll top door I created looked great and worked without getting stuck or out of line the way the traditional tambour fabric doors always do. The only thing I don't like about this is that I didn't think of it first. I highly reccomend the Amana tambour door bit set to anyone who wants a roll top door but never wanted to go through the hassle. This was easy.

Got these the other day to complete a project. They work great. Be sure to follow the instructions. You have to look; cut the blanks to 1/2" thick. They are vague and only say it in one place. They also say to make the blanks 1-15/16" wide but make them 2". Then you'll have 1/8" extra to allow for a saw kerf when you split them. The only thing that pissed me off was to find the price at $164 when I wrote this review. 2 weeks ago when I ordered them they were at $227!

The bit set is great! And it comes with detailed instructions to build a bread box with tambours. The instructions have a couple of fairly minor errors in the text and pictures/drawings. And, they have a Lonnie Bird joke in them. He says this is a fun little weekend project! He doesn't mention that he means several weekends! You'll need a good router table and quite a practice session properly to cut the tambour slats, but they do work excellently when things are set up correctly! And you'll need a 9/16" dado bit (which Amana will sell you) for the slot in which the tambours slide. And you'll need to build a couple of templates. And you'll need to glue up some panels and mill them to thickness. I recommend the bit set bought as one, since you really need it all. It was a fun challenge! Excellent!

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