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Night Stand
…on both plywood panels. ROUT GROOVES. To cut these grooves, I used the router table. Set up the router table to rout Vt" x V." grooves across each cabinet side. The top groove is …the thickness of the tongues. Then to cut the tongues, I used a %" bit in the router table, see Steps 1 and 2 in Fig. 1. Set the fence to cut a '//-wide rabbet on both …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 34
August 1984
Wall Mirror
…frame, the front edges of the rails and stiles are chamfered. (I did this on a router table with a 45° chamfering bit.) On the rails, rout the front edges and the corner …in a hand held router, see Cross Section in Fig. 5. Shop Note: I usually cut rabbets on a table saw to prevent the shoulder from chipping out. But since the rabbet for the plywood…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 34
August 1984
Tips & Techniques
… the motor. I too own a Sears lVz H.P. router that's mounted upside down on a router table. But before I mounted it on the router APPLY SUPER GLUE WHERE FIBERGLASS SCREEN MEETS MOTOR HOUSING TRIM SCREEN FLUSH AROUND OUTSIDE EDGE OF MOTOR HOUSING table, I protected the motor with a small piece of fiberglass screen that covered the air…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 34
August 1984
Talking Shop
…new 8" adjustable dado from Freud. The discussio?i was about how it would not fit some table saws. According to your comments, Freud has re-milled the sides of the new 8" …of measuring tasks. (It's the only rule I would use to set the rip fence on a table saw.) The calibrations are etched onto a high-quality, satin-finish steel, and are very easy…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 34
August 1984
Biplane
… W, see Fig. 3. (Shop Note: To make this cut you should have a special insert in your table saw, see page 22.) NOTCH ON BOTTOM WING. Next, on the bottom wing, cut an… Fig. 14. Finally, round over all the edges with a W round-over bit on the router table. (This is when the longer workpiece is necessary.) CUTTO length. After routing the edges, dry…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 35
October 1984
Toy Truck
… strip 12" long, see Fig. 6. Round over two edges of this strip on the router table. Then cut the axles to length so they're a total of W (Vi" on each side… the stakes in the dadoes. Now here's the tricky part. Set the blade on the table saw to just barely cut through the thickness of the fences, and cut three kerfs…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 35
October 1984
Cutting a Cove
…impossible, but it's actually quite easy to cut a cove on a table saw. All you have to do is feed the … a high number of teeth. MARK POSITION ON TABLE SAW 7 Hold the jig firmly on the table and mark the position of the back …where the blade enters and exits the suiface of the table saw. EXTEND SHOULDER LINE PARALLEL TO FIRST LINE 8 Mark off…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 36
December 1984
English Wall Lantern
…l3/,6" ACTUAL THICKNESS SIDE FRAME (2 NEEDED) STILE r •4*- r-2"H Now set up the router table so the ! bit is centered on the thickness of the } stock and raised…ONLY FACE UP RABBETING BIT FIGURE 4 FIRST, CUT WITH FRAME FLAT AGAINST TABLE -KJ/V------------r FENCE MEASUREMENT TO OUTSIDE OF BLADE FENCE ~ NOTE: RABBET INSIDE BACK…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 36
December 1984
Old Oak Icebox
… LAYOUT FOR SIDE WITH TWO SMALL COMPARTMENTS \\) [ ; | 1/ N I II /A CUT KERF FOR TABLE TOP FASTENERS ON ONE SIDE OF CENTER FRAME 16W T 2t'/T …TOP VIEW CROSS SECTION -39VV NO FASTENERS \ ON BACK EDGE © X -2" P- ® X 2" i © ~w^~ -^ TABLE TO FASTENERS "^ LOCATION OF POCKET SCREWS 2"- M ® ,-…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 36
December 1984
Regulator Clock
…and bottom pieces. To cut the stopped dadoes, I used the router table, clamping a stop block to the fence to cut a lA" wide dado, 3 W long, …M I if// A FIGURE 6 CUT TONGUE ON INSIDE FACE OF TOP/BOTTOM- FENCE ON ROUTER TABLE CROSS SECTION V ^SJ~ W ) STRAIGHT J BIT^— SIDE ® DIAL MOUNTING BOARD -43/."—*lm-----4*4*- FIGURE …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 36
December 1984
Tips & Techniques
… lacquer or polyurethane. David W. Worden Pontiac, Michigan DUSTLESS ROUTING After building the router table shown in Woodsmith No. 20,1 realized what a mess the router could make. … of it. Then drill a hole in the router ADJUSTMENT SLOT V," PLYWOOD V," MASONITE table and push a carriage bolt up through the hole and the adjustment slot. Use …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 36
December 1984
Shop Notes
… shows using a handheld router. This same technique can also be used on a router table. cleaning THE round. One final note about these stopped cuts. When …that the router usually runs. FIGURE 6 SCORING DIRECTION STRAIGHT BIT ON ROUTER TABLE FENCE ^7- WORKPIECE FRAME ■s ^"--------FR' =:> MAKE LIGHT PASS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT MOVE…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 36
December 1984
Bathroom Cabinet
… BACK. Now the grooves for the plywood back can be cut. Set up the router table to rout 3/i6"-deep stopped grooves in the sides (D) W from the back edge, see Fig… and both ends to a modified bull-nose profile using a W round-over bit on the router table, see Fig. 3. Then this cap is screwed to the cabinet top, see Fig. 4. MOUNT DOORS…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 37
February 1985
Router Bits
… probably use the Vi' bit a little more often. It's used a great deal on the router table to cut rabbets and grooves. Even when I have to cut a W-wide rabbet on the edge…. Although its primary use is to cut V-grooves, it can also be used (on a router table) to chamfer edges. Although we use this bit quite often, we've been able to…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 37
February 1985
T.V. Tray Stand
…Now lay out the position of the notches that hold the ends of the tray tables. First mark a line centered on the length of two of the boards, see Fig. 1. … complete the bases, round the corners to a W radius, and chamfer all edges on a router table. THE BASE STRETCHERS. The bases are joined to two stretchers (B). Cut these base stretchers l'/2" …Read More