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Nesting Tables
…-consuming they’ll be, think again. Just turn the page and check out the router table technique. No. 164 OVERALL DIMENSIONS: 22”W x 18"D x 24#/4"H FRONT SECTION VIEW www.Woodsmith… secret to shaping the legs is a template routing jig and some time at the router table. In a nutshell, the box-like jig tightly sandwiches the leg blanks between two…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 164
April 2006
Tips & Techniques
…for me. It can be a challenge to balance a router on the edge banding, so I prefer holding the panel vertically on a router table. However, the excess banding prevents me from … I want. The drawings below show my solution. I attached several hardboard strips to the router fence with carpet tape. These strips provide clearance, so the flush trim bit …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 165
June 2006
Shop Notebook
… insert complete the adjustment assembly. Finally, add an acrylic baseplate to your router. I used my router’s factory baseplate as a pattern for the screw holes. Fasten a spacer to the … 1 below illustrates how this is done in two passes on the router table. Next, I mounted a straight bit in the router to clean out the groove (Fig. 2). The key is …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 168
December 2006
Roundover Bits
… or removing it and using the fence. Woodsmith Roundover bits are the “workhorses” of router bits. They may not have the same “wow” factor as an ogee or complex … workpiece to create even more profiles. accurate cuts. Whether you use a hand-held router or a router table, the key to success is making clean, accurate cuts. This usually means taking …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 170
April 2007
Tips & Techniques
… the slot to help the guide stay square. The router is mounted to one end of the arm (remove the router’s baseplate first). The arm attaches to the fence with a …Congratulations to George Person of Costa Mesa, California. His router edge guide was selected as the winner of the Porter-Cable router. His guide helps him rout dadoes and grooves away …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 170
April 2007
Shop Notebook
…jig riding against the rip fence, cut the taper on the leg blank. No. 171 a. b. c. Router Circle Jig Making the wheels for the chaise lounge called for a special jig. With this…into a T-slot in the arm, and can be moved to change the diameter of the router’s path (detail ’a’). The arm is cut from a piece of 3⁄4" plywood. The T-slot is centered …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 171
June 2007
Edge Routing Secrets
… the clamps won’t interfere with the path of the router. router Support. One of the most difficult things to do… less than half of the router base for support, it’s easy to tip the router and gouge the edge. Fortunately, there…to the workpiece to guide the router. preventing tearout. The direction you feed the router also affects the cut. The rule…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 173
October 2007
Tips & Techniques
… U.S.A. 5 more tips from our readers Router Plate Lift When using my router table, it’s inconvenient to reach under the table and push the router and insert plate up whenever I …Align front edges of two sides #8 x 1" Fh woodscrew WIN THIS PORTER-CABLE VARIABLE SPEED ROUTER That’s right, send us your favorite shop tips. If your tip or technique…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 173
October 2007
Shop Notebook
… of plywood and two 3⁄4"-wide strips of hardwood. The plywood forms the support for the router and the hardwood cleats trap the workpiece. The first step is to cut the plywood…, repositioning the jig at each marked dado. For the final depth, you can reset your router bit to the finished depth. Since the workpiece is clamped to the bench, the jig…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 177
June 2008
Ogee Profiles
…In woodworking, the terms ogee and reverse ogee are used to describe these curves. ROUTER BITS. In the past, woodworkers typically used molding planes to create ogee profiles. Today… sometimes be a little confusing. Adding to this confusion is the fact that most router bit manufacturers label their reverse ogee profile bits as “Roman ogee” bits. No.…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 177
June 2008
Tips & Techniques
… 15") 3!/2 2!/2 2!/2 End cap (#/4" x 2!/2") NOTE: All parts made from #/4" MDF 6 Woodsmith No. 177 Quick-Release Router Base I build a lot of drawers in my shop and I like to soften …52026 120° Locate pinch blocks and toggle clamp to fit router base sides while routing. This means the router remains stable with less of a tendency to tip. …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 177
June 2008
Tips & Techniques
… did get me thinking about other possibilities. The solution I came up with was to attach a router table to the table of my band saw, as shown in the photo above. As… saw fence holes. This design has one more advantage: Since it’s taller than the average router table, it’s easier to work at without having to bend over. Jeff Webster Lexington, South…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 179
October 2008
Tips & Techniques
… most T-squares are usually made for a specific diameter of router bit. The auxiliary router base and T-square you see here solves that problem. … 48") Fence made from #/4" plywood Acrylic router baseplate provides good visibility 3 Mark router baseplate with dado sizes 3!/2 4!/2 4!/2 8 NOTE: Dado sizes on router baseplate align against fence …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 175
February 2008
Dressing Up a Square Leg
…a Square Leg A few cuts on the band saw or router table can transform a plain, square blank into a leg that adds …by adding a chamfer or a few tapers at the table saw or router. CHAMFER. A small chamfer on the edge of a square leg doesn’t … on the outside faces of a leg in one pass on the router table. Using a bit like this can save time in set …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 180
December 2008
Tips & Techniques
…inserts in sub-base for mounting jig to drill press 4 Woodsmith No. 181 Trim Router Base A trim router is a great tool to have in the shop. Its small size allows you to…dawned on me that I could use the lazy Susan to make a trammel for my router. First, I mounted the router to an auxiliary base (see drawing). I made the base the same thickness …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 181
February 2009
Shop Notebook
…our shop a. Auxiliary base (!/4"acrylic) NOTE: Size auxiliary base to fit router Drill mounting holes to fit router 1"- dia. hole 8 !/4"- wide slot Fence 7 TOP VIEW 9 Mortise Jig To…thickness of your workpiece. To use the jig, first attach it to your router. Then place it over your workpiece and adjust the fences to !/2 1!/4 10 b. !/4" washer…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 182
April 2009
Tips & Techniques
…cut a groove or a dado in the middle of a large workpiece, I would usually turn to my router along with a pattern bit and a straight-edge clamp. But since the clamp isn’t flat …clamp from the layout line, taking into account the diameter of the router plate and the thickness of the router bit. And it also meant a lot of extra measuring to position …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 182
April 2009
Tips & Techniques
…cut !/4"-20 x #/4" thumbscrew SIDE VIEW 3 1 Handle Base Thumbscrew holds Allen wrench Threaded insert a. Router Plane Occasionally, I need to clean up narrow dadoes or grooves on a project. So I came up with a simple shop-made router plane that I can use for this purpose. It’s made out of nothing more …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 183
June 2009
Rotary Tool Routing
…Dremel plunge base looks just like a scaled-down version of a full-size plunge router base. > Clear plastic base Depth gauge Retaining ring Edge guide Aluminum base …’s why Stewart-MacDonald went the extra mile with the construction of their precision router base. SOLID CONSTRUCTION. Made of nicely machined aluminum with brass height adjusters, …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 185
October 2009
Foolproof Fluting
…in the photo at right made by Rockler. This handheld router jig straddles the workpiece and allows you to use a plunge router for stopped flutes. It can also be used to …and a sliding fence on the opposite side. These work together to trap the workpiece. The router attaches to Woodsmith.com the jig through pre-drilled holes in the clear, sliding …Read More