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Tips & Techniques

…-earth magnets !/4 !/2 FRONT a. TOP VIEW Side Router bit fillet Router collet Front #/4 #/8 #/8 b. SIDE SECTION VIEW Bottom Front #/4 !/4 !/2 Retaining nut !/8"-dia. steel ball bearing Router Bit Depth Adjuster A router bit should be raised far enough…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 191
October 2010
Tips & Techniques

…tip. Woodsmith.com Printed in U.S.A. 5 more tips from our readers Router Table Fence Storage Occasionally I use my router table without the fence. But I never had a place to … consideration (left detail drawing). Then I attached them to the legs of my router table with four woodscrews. Lowell Heintz North St. Paul, Minnesota Place brackets …Read More


Woodsmith Issue 192
December 2010
Perfect Edge Profiles

… screws, or other irregularities that might mar the surface of the panel. Woodsmith The router table provides a large, stable bearing surface. But in order to realize the full … Although using the bearing for this purpose simplifies the setup, I prefer to use the router table fence to guide the panel across the bit. A bearing-guided bit will …Read More


Woodsmith Issue 193
February 2011
Tips & Techniques

… ILLUSTRATORS David Kreyling, Harlan V. Clark, David Kallemyn Flush Trim Router Fence I needed a tall router table fence for flush trimming plywood edging. But I also wanted …Minniette Johnson VIDEO EDITOR/DIRECTOR Mark Hayes, Nate Gruca Notch for router bit a. Existing router fence SIDE VIEW Auxiliary fence Woodsmith® (ISSN 0164-4114) is …Read More


Woodsmith Issue 194
April 2011
Tips & Techniques

… and would allow me to set the router down without waiting for the TEMPLATE Cut opening to fit router base 7 1!/4" rad. 11!/2 BACK SIDE TOP bit … final piece is a hardboard top that’s cut to fit around your router base. Now I have a place for a router at the bench. Charles Mak Calgary, Alberta a. !/2 2!/2 b. !/4 3!/2 SIDE SECTION VIEW …Read More


Woodsmith Issue 197
October 2011
Tips & Techniques

…profile was cut. I resolved the issue with this simple modification to the router base. I attached a bearing through the router baseplate with a nut and bolt. Once you rout the profile …! Congratulations to Serge Duclos, winner of this Porter-Cable router. To find out how you could win this router kit, check out the information on the left. PORTER-…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 199
February 2012
Shop-Made Knobs & Pulls

…THE WAIST. The hollowed waist of the knob is formed with multiple passes (Figure 3). The router table fence serves to position the cuts. For the smoothest result, start with a cut… a flat section about 3⁄8" wide to the inside of the waist section. Figure 4 shows the router table setup for this step. Even though the depth is shallow, I again made the…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 205
February 2013
Routing Classic Box Joints

…saw is a better choice for removing material to create the box joint. With the router table jig shown at left, you can cut 1⁄4", 3⁄8", and 1⁄2" No. 207 40 Woodsmith box… prevent the bit from cutting through the backing board, I clamp a stop block to the router table fence (Figure 3). TEST PIECES. You’re ready to start making some sawdust. It’s a…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 207
June 2013
Edging for Plywood

…Blend hardwood edging seamlessly with your project’s plywood parts by using a pair of router bits and this simple technique. } Edge banding bits simplify cutting centered, seamless plywood …ranging from 1⁄2" to 1" in thickness. STOCK PREPARATION. Before you get started at the router table, you’ll need to prep the plywood and hardwood parts. The …Read More


Woodsmith Issue 209
October 2013
Shop Notebook

…position consistent. With the template, the process of drilling shelf support holes was a snap. Router Trammel Cutting the inside edge on the upper ring assembly for the wastepaper …than a piece of 1⁄4" hardboard mounted to the base of the router. It fits over a steel pivot pin to guide the router in a perfect circle. (I used a nail as my pivot pin…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 210
December 2013
Tips & Techniques

…from #/4" plywood 12 TOP When using my router table, a hose from my dust collection system attached to my router table fence has always done a great … NOTE: All parts made from #/4" plywood &/16"-dia. #/4 !/2"-dia. 6 6 9 9 &/16"O.D. router bushing JIG BODY Router base #/8"spiral bit Dowel BASE Vise a. DIGITAL WOODSMITH SUBMIT TIPS ONLINE…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 213
June 2014
Tips & Techniques

…, he switched to a small ratchet, 1⁄4" socket, and drive bit to get the job done. Router Bit Cushions. Serge Duclos of Delson, Quebec, likes to drop a small piece of pipe insulation into the collet of his router before inserting the bit. This keeps his bits from bottoming out and potentially loosening…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 218
April 2015
Tips & Techniques

…to hold a plastic cup and a groove to hold the glue brush. 8 • Woodsmith / No. 219 Router Leveling Jig I work with a lot of rough-sawn lumber and live-edged tree slices,…GUIDES & SHIMS. The leveling jig is nothing more than two router guides consisting of a base and a fence. The router guides are attached at either end to a couple of shim stacks.…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 219
June 2015
Shop Notes

… need to run the edges over a jointer to ensure straight, smooth edges for the router bit’s bearing to follow. Any irregularity will be transfered to the dado, which can …JIG. To use the jig, chuck a 1⁄2"-dia. pattern bit with a 1 ⁄2" depth of cut into your router (refer to page 38). These bits are commonly called dado cleanout bits. Simply make a …Read More


Woodsmith Issue 223
February 2016
Shop Notes

…to do is mount the router to the insert plate and install it in your new router table top. 1 FIRST: Place first strip parallel with edge of router table top SECOND: Set … (Figure 2), I sanded it smooth. ROUT THE GROOVE. To create the tongue, I moved to the router table and used a 3⁄8" rabbeting bit to follow the contour of the arc (Figure 3). To …Read More


Woodsmith Issue 227
October 2016
One-Wall Workshop: Versatile Carts

…long haul. And the router is mounted to an aluminum insert plate for easy router adjustments and bit changes… a. D b. A FRONT SECTION VIEW B D E #8 x 1!/4" Fh woodscrew F C #8 x 1!/2" Fh woodscrew F C 30 • Woodsmith / No. 227 Plastic laminate Router insert plate a. FRONT SECTION VIEW !/8"chamfer How-To: INSERT PLATE 23!/2 H 29…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 227
October 2016
Tips & Techniques

… to glide across the rollers smoothly. Michael Cyr Westport, Massachusetts Magnetic Router Table Upgrade My laminate-topped router table lacks a miter gauge slot. This is a problem when I want … hold-downs. In the photo here, you see the one I installed at my router table. I simply cut a groove in a scrap block and attached the T-track to it. Then …Read More


Woodsmith Issue 229
February 2017
Unique Routed Bowl Jig

… on, but it’s a great way to get more from your router. Before you can make the bowl, you need a router jig and some templates. From there, you’ll employ an …star knob %/16"-18 x 5" carriage bolt F Sliding ROUTER CARRIAGE The templates guide the path of the router, but you need a way to support the router above the workpiece and guide it along …Read More


Woodsmith Issue 229
February 2017
Scalloped-Lid Box

… that are shaped before assembly. Most of the shaping takes place at the router table using a bit not generally associated with small-box building. SANS HARDWARE. Moving … for making the scalloped cove cuts across the blank. Use a horizontal crown molding router bit. Detail ‘a’ above provides the dimensions for the cove spacing. Simply work from …Read More


Woodsmith Issue 230
April 2017
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