Showing 41 through 60 out of 100 articles containing "router table plans"
Router Mortising Machine
… 217 machine plans. This design has a “keepit-simple” philosophy. It’s mostly built from plywood parts that are glued and screwed together. The moving components — the router carriage and sliding table —…parallel to each other and square to the face of the router carriage. To install the table, you need to remove the post and fit the drawer slides …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 217
February 2015
Ultimate Outfeed Table
…the height of the table (and the cradles) to match the height of my saw. Double-check your table saw, so you can make any modifications to the plans as you go …I filled them (Figure 1). An oversize piece of laminate is applied with contact cement. A hand-held router makes quick work of trimming the laminate flush, as in Figure 2. CASTERS. One other …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 229
February 2017
Drawing Table
…covers conceal plywood edges { A strip of LED lights inside the table illuminates the drawing surface for tracing plans and sketches. Two drawers organize drawing supplies and tools Transformer…an end stop, form the tenons with a dado blade in the table saw. Rout a Rabbet. Move the router in a clockwise direction to rout a rabbet on the inside of…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 234
December 2017
T.V. Tray Tables
…about some plans for a T.V. tray." This seemed like a simple request, but I've been avoiding it for months. I just couldn't come to grips with building a typical T.V. tray table. . …routed, % e " q p . can be done on a drill press with a routing collet and router bit, or on a router table. (A router with an edge guide can be used, but the piece has …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 16
July 1981
Table Saw Cabinet
…(A) to the ends (B and C). To determine the location of these dadoes I wanted to plan ahead to allow enough space for the drawers below it. This requires …STOCK FRONT #8 x 1 'A" Fh WOOD SCREW #8xl"Fh WOODSCREW FIGURE 21 CHIP CATCHER ON EDGE ROUTER TABLE FENCE 'A" CORE BOX BIT ^^ JHI FIGURE 23 AUGN WITH INSIDE EDGE ^-^ *-lW-»| CHIP …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 47
October 1986
Picture Frame Moldings
…moldings on the next few pages can be made with just a few common router bits. (You’ll need a router table and a table saw to rip the stock to width.) MITERING. Making a frame is … is designed to hold a piece of glass, a photograph and a cardboard backer. If you are planning on displaying a thicker work of art, or you want to use mat boards, you …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 121
February 1999
Craftsman-Style Table Lamp
…used the router table with a straight bit (Figs. 8 and 8a). (To help you “see,” you’ll need to mark the position of the bit on the router …together. Then trim !/4" off one edge, see detail 'a' Waste Joint line !/4"-rad. PLAN VIEW C 2!/4" &/8" FOOT 1" 1#/4" !/4"Waste 7 8 Remove waste between starter holes !/2"-dia. drill bit Hand screw C…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 133
February 2001
Template Routing Basics
…to refer to the box below for methods of template routing with a hand-held router. On a router table, though, the template routing process is pretty straightforward. You’ll want to start…first workpiece, carefully remove the template and apply it to the next workpiece you plan to rout. In the end, the template will ensure that all your project parts…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 199
February 2012
Sewing Table
…groove locations. 34 • Woodsmith / No. 255 UPPER SIDE RAIL (2!/4"x 16#/4") B a. !/4 I routed the grooves at the router table. You don’t want the grooves to show at the bottom of the legs. And … is staged and within reach. Doing a dry run shows the weak spots in the plan and gives you an opportunity to iron things out. If you have your clamps …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 255
June 2021
Tips & Techniques
…ROUTER TABLE FOR TIGHT SPACES After I purchased your Bench Top Router Table plan booklet #12, I realized that my shop is really too small to have another work table sitting around. So I used some of the ideas in your plan and built a router table…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 24
November 1982
Tips & Techniques
… from "sucking" up too much of the stain. Agreed. However, if you plan to put a lacquer finish (Deft) on your project you should not use …router) are: Retaining Ring, 623772-02; Collet Nut, 606489-04; Collet, 606490-02.1 hope this is of help to you and your readers. Clayton A. Chase Danielson, Conn. ROUTER TABLE TOP When I made my router table…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 9
May 1980
Tips & Techniques
…, Georgia ROUTER TABLE FOR PLANNING Here's a easy way to plane lumber to custom thicknesses on a router table. Place a %" flat bottom bit in the router and raise it Vs" above the router table. Place a … the bit. Next, attach the plywood to the back side of the router table so that the bit barely extends into the half circle, countersinking the …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 18
November 1981
Tips & Techniques
… lathe tools. Edward Rosenfeld Gurley, Alabama REVISED ROUTER TABLE I changed the material used for the top surface of your router table — it may be of some help to your readers… the Tambour Stereo Cabinet in Woodsmith No. 17, everything was going according to plan until I dry clamped the case together to spot any problems (before it's too…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 31
January 1984
Tips & Techniques
… I wanted to use the router table as a jointer. David E. Logan Springfield, Missouri Editor's Note: We added David's simple attachment to tlie router table in our shop andwere surprised… a lot of trouble to copy an intricate pattern from a book, magazine, or plan onto a wooden workpiece. It's a matter of connecting grid points, using carbon paper,…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 45
June 1986
Box Joint Jig
… BIT OR BLADE ROUTER TABLE SLOT To use this Box Joint Jig on the router table, there has to be a miter gauge slot in the table lop of your router table. So if your table doesn't have a slot… of the index pins. The index pin width should match the dado blade or router bit you plan on using to cut the slots foryour box joints. Since most of the box…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 78
December 1991
Classic Picture Frames
… Fig. 3, I made this chamfer on the router table. While you’re at the router table, it’s a good time to cut a…a. a. To create the rounded edge of the molding, I used a 3/8" round-over bit on the router table, just like you see in Fig. 5. Rout a roundover … apply even coats. thing like this, it’s best to plan out the look you want at the beginning. …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 129
June 2000
Country Pine Cupboard
…Woodsmith No. 148 round-over bit and raise it 3/8" above the router table. Then make a pass on each edge, as in Fig. 4c. …, as in Figs. 4a and 4d. Note: If you don’t plan on making the phone pedestal, you can plug the screw … inside face of the door for the glass panel. A hand- held router and a rabbetting bit work fine for this (Fig. 13). Then…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 148
August 2003
Shop Notebook
… answer was a slot cutter bit and the router table jig you see in the photo at right. The jig supports the workpiece at 45° to the router table top. This allows you to use…accurately. A shelf that rocks from corner to corner or doesn’t sit level wasn’t in the plan. So when building the bookcase on page 22, I didn’t leave this to chance. A simple jig…Read More
