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Ellipse
…the ellipse with string and pencil. s The rence 1 attached to the table by drilling a %" hole through the fence and the table top at the left end (Fig. 4). Then use a %" machine bolt …$7.00, and they're well worth the investment. Finally, the direction of feed on this table is from right to left. Thus, the workpiece should be between you and the …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 5
September 1979
Oval Frame
…it, (and very easily) if the router is mounted on a table (like the one shown on pages 6-7). Sews also sells a router table for about $50.00, and there are others available. …with the corner-round bit and a 7/16" pilot. When making these cuts on the router table, the frame is rotated counter-clockwise (from right to left). Always keep the frame …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 5
September 1979
Taper Jig
…is particularly helpful for cutting long tapers on chair or table legs. As shown in the top drawing, the workpiece is … dado in the base by making repeat cuts on your table or radial arm saw. The dado must begin exactly 14…want an taper, just pull the crosspiece out eight %", or 2". The tables below each crosspiece show how far to move it to get the …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 5
September 1979
Talking Shop
…a 7/8 Hp), I would urge you to go ahead and build this router table so much because I want to table. It cost me about $13 to build, and I work with it …commercial duty router to up with ideas . . . until I decided to build mount on this table (probably aR&kwell r the table and mount the router. Now it's a D Stanley with a H" collet). I've resisted …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 5
September 1979
Resawing Jigs
… into two (or more) thin ones. It can be accomplished on a table saw with the aid of the jig shown at top. This …. The jig and fence must be exactly perpendicular to the table and parallel to the blade and each other. The stock … through to finish the cut. SANDING JIG Whether you use a table saw or band saw for resawing, the resulting cut is not…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 6
November 1979
Spice Box
… back edges of (A) and (B). For all of these cuts I used a dado head on the table saw and worked from the side, using the fence as a guide. Dry-clamp (A) and (B) …in Fig. 1. Then chamfer the front edges. (I used a Vee-grooving bit in a router mounted to a table.) Finally, drill holes for the porcelain knobs. I found it easier to finish-sand all …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 6
November 1979
Talking Shop
…the last issue, you can use it. In fact, I started out using the router table, but I ran into a problem. As I was cutting the rabbets in the drawer fronts for…the collet. This was rather disconcerting. I had a Craftsman 1 Hp. router mounted to the router table. I don't know if this same thing will happen with all Craftsman routers, but I thought I…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 6
November 1979
File Cabinet
…-venting slam or two during income tax time. I cut these grooves on the Woodsmith router table (shown in Issue No. 5), Spacing for the grooves is shown in Fig. 1. For each groove… the grooves. The half-dovetail was also cut in the rails on the Woodsmith router table. (Hold the rail vertically against the fence with one hand and push it through the…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 7
January 1980
Miter And Spline Joinery
… the groove, use the set-up shown in Fig. 3. Clamp an auxiliary fence along the table and adjust the regular fence so the mitered edge or end rests flat on the table as the workpiece slides along the top edge of the fence. The blade is set …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 7
January 1980
Frame and Panel Cabinet
… FOR *y DRAWER Vg) ql 1? 'A x '/» '/< x 'A-""1 it's not difficult at all if you use the router table. First cut the outside face of the drawer side, Detail G. Hold … now fits perfectly, with two FIGURE 6 Vi" DOVETAIL ^ FENCE OF . ROUTER TABLE DETAIL G FIRST CUT ** SECOND CUT small problems. It slides in too …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 8
March 1980
Panel Cutting
Panel Cutting__ TWO TECHNIQUES FOR CUTTING WIDE PANELS One of the most difficult operations on a table saw is making a cut at the end of a long, wide workpiece. Actually, you're faced…the piece is very wide, the miter gauge hangs over the front edge of the table and begins to wobble. The next problem is making a true (square) cut. Though your cut…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 8
March 1980
The Slot Mortise
… headaches. To drill the series ■of roughing-out holes, I clamp a fence to the drill press table (Fig. 2). Hold the face side of the stile firmly against the fence and adjust the… be worth the time to chuck a straight router bit into the drill press, raise the table and realign the fence. When I use this router bit method, I set the speed of the…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 8
March 1980
The Tenon
…tenon by hand with a back (or tenon) saw. Or, it can be cut on a table saw with the aid of a tenon jig, using one blade and making a separate …tandem for a ',4 "-wide cut.) Place the face side of the stile down on the table with the mortise up against the blade. Now FIGURE 1 TOP OF ^- MORTISE CHEEK STILE "\^ .-,|-|»'-^!>H^ X. …Read More
