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Shop Notes
…/8 Small disc Small disc End Rail Large disc End Cleat Clamp auxiliary fence to router table to guide jig Cleat 64 • Woodsmith / No. 232 V-Notch Fence for Routing Round…bits) have a bearing to guide the workpiece, I like to set the fence on my router table for greater control. The problem is a straight fence doesn’t provide much support for a…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 232
August 2017
Tips & Techniques
… 5!/8 6!/2 3%/16"-rad. Face shield NOTE: Collar made from #/4" plywood Opening lets you see router better Router Chip Deflector I enjoy using my dovetail jig any chance I get. But it … broke. Instead of discarding the shield, I made a collar that fits around my router motor and attaches to the face shield (photo above). This setup deflects …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 233
October 2017
5 Plywood Shop Projects
…layer top from the previous page to a fully functional router table top, complete with a fence. ROUTER INSERT. The first step to install a router insert is to use a drill and jig … using a router and a dado cleanout bit. Make sure that your router bit matches the radius of the corners of your router plate insert. This will allow the router plate to …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 235
February 2018
Tips & Techniques
… SUPPORT !/2"-rad. 8 8 2#/8 8 8 4 #8 x 1!/4" Fh woodscrew FENCE 2#/8 FENCE BASE SIDE SECTION VIEW 2 1 1 2 a. 30 4 1!/2 Router insert plate 1!/8 Support #8 x 1!/4" Fh woodscrew 30 1#/4 1!/4 #/8 !/8"chamfer 24 … the router to the top, I chose to cut an opening for a router insert plate. This allows me to remove the router and plate …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 237
June 2018
Shop Notes
… need a jig (photo above). The jig is used at the router table to guide the braces past the router bit. PLYWOOD BOX. The jig is simply a box that has …rad. 3!/4 6 4!!/16 8 Use an extra-long piece of edging when bending 2!/4 " dia. 5#/4 8 Installing a Router Plate Insert The router table on page 42 has an aluminum insert plate attached to the …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 238
August 2018
Routing with Trammels
… VIEW Trammel Workpiece Centered pivot hole Backer board Router bit Keep the cord away from the router and trammel Large workpieces require extra working space to … workpiece). The photo above shows a better, safer option — a plunge router. A plunge router lets you start your router and lower the bit into the workpiece. While operating a trammel …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 239
October 2018
Tips & Techniques
… blade, check out the information at left. Illustrations: Becky Kralicek Woodsmith.com • 5 Router Bit Protection If you’re anything like me, you enjoy tackling projects that … is something as simple as a new router bit. And we all know that good router bits can be expensive. After throwing router bits in drawers and hearing them clank together…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 241
February 2019
Tips & Techniques
…Jig Cutting mortises for hinges is something I usually do with my handheld router and a chisel. But when I needed to quickly cut mortises …and screws. This allows it to be easily replaced. End Grain Router Sled a. 3%/8 1%/8 2!/8 2!/4 Base #8 x 1" Fh woodscrew Handle 2 !/4 1!/2 CLEAT !/2"-rad. 9 1!/2 !/2 Cleat 1!/4 2!/2 TOP VIEW 12 HANDLE …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 242
April 2019
“Ripping” Stock
…as a cover and barrier to keep your hands away from the router bit. W ith a title like “Ripping at the Router Table,” you’re forgiven if you raise an eyebrow in skepticism. … fence while you focus on pushing the piece past the router bit. } The high speed and sharp edge of the router bit leave a remarkably smooth edge. { Since this operation is …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 243
June 2019
Shaper Origin
… you can see in the photo at right, the Origin looks similar to a handheld router. There’s a router body that’s held in a movable frame, or gantry, and it’s connected to a … rolls Dust collection port { Origin comes with two rolls of domino tape, three router bits, a magnetic dust shield, a dust collection hose, and the plastic case. standard CNC …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 246
December 2019
Coaster Set
… SIDE SECTION VIEW Doublesided tape NOTE: Use shank of router bit to center router on baseplate Position the Router. To position the router on the baseplate, install a !/4" shank bit in the collet and use it to center the router in the …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 246
December 2019
Mortising Machine
…1!/8 K 1!/8 !/2 J #/8 #/8 J 54 • Woodsmith / No. 253 #/8"-16 knob a. #/8" washer 4 9 O 1!/8 ROUTER MOUNT (5"x 6") TOP VIEW 5 N 8#/4 #/8"-16 x 6!/4" threaded rod NOTE: Router mount is glued up from four layers … roundover bit in a router. ROUTER MOUNT. Before attaching the panel, you need to make and attach the router mount. This begins…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 253
February 2021
Canvas Lounging Chair
…in preparation for the next step. 2 a. END VIEW A B B 2"flush trim bit Smooth Shaping. Your router table and a flush trim bit will complete the shaping of the stile profiles. Don…marks from the band saw blade. Roundover the Tenons. A roundover bit installed in your router table will shape the tenon to match the mortise. Use files and rasps …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 253
February 2021
Tips & Techniques
Tips & Techniques TABLE SAW SETUP Most of the table saws that I've used have been out of square in one way or another. I use a simple test to determine whether or not the saw's table (and the miter gauge channel) is square with the saw blade. First, place a straight-edge flush against the raised saw blade. Clamp the straight edge in place and …Read More
