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Tips & Techniques
…caulk or silicone to prevent them from drying out. Mike Drewery St. Hilaire, Quebec Router Bushing Thread Lock When I’m routing dovetails or following a template, I use a guide bushing on … in Fig. 1. This top can be clamped to your router table. Just make sure that the distance between the router bit and the index equals the spacing of your dadoes…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 129
June 2000
Shop Notes
… opening.) Once the strips are in place, the opening can be trimmed with a router and a pattern bit (see margin photo at right). There’s just 1 2 a. one thing to …guide bearing at the top of the bit. 3 4 a. b. 5 a. To mount a > router in the table, simply remove the baseplate of the router and use it as a template for locating the screw …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 131
October 2000
Tips & Techniques
… pieces of plumber’s strap can be used as simple wedge clamps inside narrow grooves. Router Trammel Recently, when I needed to make a large circle, I simply turned the edge guide… support NOTE: How trammel attaches to support will vary depending on model of router Trammel bolted to support Machine screw and nut the support (detail ‘a’). The neat…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 134
April 2001
Drop-Leaf In Depth
…routed around the edges. You can do this either with a hand-held router or at the router table. The top of the coffee table (page 6) was small enough … lay out the pocket. But don’t worry about getting a 2 Pocket for hinge knuckle Router with !/4"-dia. straight bit 5" NOTE: Pockets routed freehand, then cleaned with chisel a. SECTION VIEW b. …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 135
June 2001
Tips & Techniques
… discs and cap. Base %/16" dia. dowels 4 No. 136 Router Crank Handle Adjustment The fine adjustment knob on my plunge router was small and difficult to use . I replaced mine with a …in several sizes, check to see if it matches the shaft on your router. The shaft on my router just happened to be 3/8", which is a standard crank size. Then to make …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 136
August 2001
Tips & Techniques
… 16d nail Small bar clamp 4 Woodsmith No. 143 Router Stand One of the things I don’t like about using a handheld router is having to wait for the bit to …layer of the stand, 1 Cut hole to fit router base a. Router rests on spacer blocks } This stand allows you to set your router down even before the bit stops. 1!/2" b. Spacer block …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 143
October 2002
Tips & Techniques
…wheels let the jig slide easily when cutting the mortise. BASEPLATE . I used the plastic router base plate as a template for marking the mounting screw holes in the Plexiglas (Fig. 1). After drilling the holes, mount the router on the plate and insert a pointed bit, like a Vgroove bit. To find the …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 146
April 2003
Adjustable Dado Jig
… used with one size of router bit (I used a 3/ " straight bit) 8 and the same router base. Mark an index point on the router base and then always run … CLEAT (2!/2" x 14") #8 x 1!/2" Fh woodscrews STOP ARM (2!/2" x 9") STOP CROSSPIECE (2!/2" x 5!/2") Mark index point on router base used to trim guide plates Fence All slots are %/16" wide Waste …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 148
August 2003
Secret-Compartment Box
… A pair of magnets attached to the bottom keep it a secret. SECRET-COMPARTMENT BOX A template and router are all it takes to “carve” out this box. 1 T a. his box is hiding something — two…causes more stress on the bit. So I like to make shallow cuts and move the router a little slower than normal. TOP AND BOTTOM . The top and bottom of the box …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 150
December 2003
Template Routing: Perfect Every Time
…CHOOSING A ROUTER . The type of router that you use will influence how you go about routing. For the boxes, I found that a fixed base router works just fine. But a plunge router would be 4 a. 5 a. … are large, you may want to attach an auxiliary base to your router so that the router can’t tip into the opening and damage either the template or …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 150
December 2003
One-Bit Locking Rabbet
… this joint. But recently I came across a new way to make this joint — with a drawer lock router bit. Its clever design allows you to cut both halves of the joint with a single… one of these bits is the setup. After you have the bit installed in the router table, the first step is to adjust it to the right height. In order for…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 150
December 2003
Tips & Techniques
… 2 Attach mounting frame to drawer slides Screw drawer slide to saw cabinet 4 Woodsmith No. 150 Router Table Edge Trimming Trimming solid wood edging flush with a plywood panel can be a pain.… it much easier. As you can see in the photo at right, I use my router table to trim the edging. The secret behind this method is a tall auxiliary fence…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 150
December 2003
Using the Keller Jig
… system allows you to use either a handheld router (photo at left) or a router table setup (photo at lower right). The router table method can be especially helpful for thin…stock, where the workpiece won’t support the weight of the template, block, and router. GETTING STARTED. Routing the dovetails couldn’t be easier. For a quick overview of the…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 151
February 2004
Tips & Techniques
…and anchors the jig or workpiece. Melvin VanDyke Belpre, Ohio a. Router Table Hold-Down While working on my router table recently, I noticed that the workpiece had a tendency to…pressure to the workpiece to hold it firmly against the router table and in contact with the router bit. Patrick Brannon Butler, Kentucky 6 Woodsmith No. 153 Band Saw…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 153
June 2004
Tips & Techniques
…way to cut the mortises for the hinges. I’ve tried using a hand-held router in the past. The router makes clean cuts and it’s easy to set the depth precisely, but….com Printed in U.S.A. www.Woodsmith.com Woodsmith 5 more tips from our readers Router Bit Storage Rack A good router bit storage system should do two things. First, it should make it…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 154
August 2004
Tips & Techniques
… Router Lift If you regularly use a plunge router mounted in a router table, you know just how hard it can be to adjust and fine-tune the height of the router. There are router…, I installed the router lift to the frame of my router table (see photo above). To get the maximum adjustment, be sure to mount the router lift to the router table so that…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 155
October 2004
Tongue & Groove Joinery
… the best tool for the job. There are times when using a router table makes more sense. Using the router table to make the same joint has a couple advantages. Unlike a dado blade (which will often leaves ridges along the bottom of the groove), a router bit will give you a flat-bottomed groove. So your joints will fit together better…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 157
February 2005
Shop Notebook
… than risk having the jig tip into or catch on the large opening in the router table fence, I clamped a hardboard auxiliary fence in place. Then you can simply adjust the slot… 22 and the jewelry chest from page 30. Shaping the bead takes place at the router table using a roundover bit. The challenge here is the small size of the finished pieces…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 159
June 2005
Q & A
…DULL BITS. First, it goes without saying that a sharp router bit cuts better than a dull one. The same principle applies to preventing router burns. A dull bit produces more friction since it …you’re using, direc- as a final step. tion of the grain, size of Router burn marks are the router, and the shape hard to remove. So a little of the bit. But …Read More
