Wood HVAC Vent

Instructions

The SVG file is sized for my vents, but you can modify it to any shape you like. To cut out, place your workpiece over a spoil board. I cut my workpiece slightly oversized, and used a tape board of the same thickness. You are cutting from the underside, so put the nicest side of the wood face down. Using the 1/4" bit, First cut out the slots in three inside cut passes of 1/4" each. For the final pass, cut to .76" to make sure you cut the full thickness. Next cut out the outside rabbet. I did this i two passes with the final depth of 1/2", which makes the thickness of the vent 1/4" over the flooring. I then cut the vents out on the table saw and rounded them over with a 3/16" bit. Finally I cut some 2" wide strips of 1/4" plywood on the table saw and glued up a "box structure" to the bottom. This will stick into your vent and hold it securely.