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Flush Trim Jig
… it easy to trim the edging flush, I made a simple jig for my router, see photo above. The router is mounted to a platform that’s cantilevered over the edging. So as you…workpiece. PLATFORM. The flush trim jig starts out as a simple platform (A) that supports the router, see Fig. 1. The platform is a piece of 3/ "-thick MDF with the corners 4 at one…Read More
ShopNotes Issue 34
July 1997
Stile & Rail Bits
… bits are only available with a 1/2"-dia. shank. So in most cases, you’ll need a router with a collet that accepts 1/2" bits. The only exception is a set of matched stile and …bit, the speed of the router plays an important part in the performance of the bit. ROUTER SPEED. What I’ve found works best is to run the router at a relatively slow speed (…Read More
ShopNotes Issue 35
September 1997
Shop Solutions
…slide the jig back and remove the disk. 14 ShopNotes No. 37 T I P S & T E C H N I Q U E S “TURNING” WITH A ROUTER n The rollers on the edge sander (page 16) are barrel-shaped with a slight “… along the top edge of the sides that guides the base of the router. As the router follows the track, an identical crown is routed on the roller. To …Read More
ShopNotes Issue 37
January 1998
Spiral Upcut Bits
… the handle of the jig. Fortunately, the problem wasn’t the jig or the router — it was the router bit. The straight bit I was using just wasn’t doing the job. That’s …SELECTING A BIT Regardless of the style, there are several things to consider when selecting a spiral router bit. STEEL OR CARBIDE? The first decision to make is the material that the …Read More
ShopNotes Issue 42
November 1998
Pocket Hole Jig
…my own, see photo above. ROUT THE POCKET. This jig uses a router to cut the pocket quickly and accurately. The router is mounted to a carriage that tilts out like the bin …the workpiece when making a cut. And it houses a carriage that holds the router. To provide easy access to the router, the base is a plywood box that’s open in front and back, …Read More
ShopNotes Issue 42
November 1998
Mortising Machine
… — a shop-made mortising machine, see photo. ROUTER & SPIRAL BIT. This mortising machine works together with a router and a spiral (upcut) bit to cut the … amount of movement. C. Depth. Turning a crank raises and lowers the router carriage and provides control over the depth of the mortise. 16 ShopNotes No. 47 F E A T U R E P R O…Read More
ShopNotes Issue 47
September 1999
Tool Talk
…a locking sleeve that snaps up and down to tighten (or loosen) a router bit. Note: I found it easiest to remove the router base when changing bits. Lower ball bearing assembly applies pressure…one thing worth mentioning here. If you leave the base of the router on (or you mount the router in a table), you’ll have to press the sleeve down with your …Read More
ShopNotes Issue 47
September 1999
Tool Talk
… to plywood). Then after measuring the difference between the specify the model of router when purchasing a Micro-Fence. width of the groove and the actual thickness of … is clamped flat against a benchtop. { Wide Fence. To rout a mortise with a fixed-base router, attach the wide edge guide. It provides more surface contact with the workpiece …Read More
ShopNotes Issue 49
January 2000
Shop Talk
…feed direction — that is, which direction we should move the router along the workpiece. Since the router isn’t stationary, you can move it along the workpiece either left… you’ll see what I mean. Start by making an ‘L’ THUMB SHOWS ORIENTATION OF ROUTER AGAINST WORKPIECE WORKPIECE Routing Frames Routing with a Fence FENCE OR STRAIGHTEDGE ROUT …Read More
ShopNotes Issue 62
March 2002
Readers' Tips
…———————————————————— ShopNotes.com Sign up to receive a free shop tip by email every week. n My router didn’t come with a circle-cutting jig, so I decided to make my own out of a…snaps to route the cords overhead. { To make a quick rack for small tools or router bits, Thomas Heyob, of Cornelius, OR, uses small sections of "egg crate" light …Read More
ShopNotes Issue 64
July 2002
Readers' Tips
… Idaho CUT OUT OPENING, THEN SAND AND ROUND OVER EDGES SECOND: COLUMN Router Crank n The knob on my plunge router is small and hard to turn. To make it easier to use…plywood crank and then used a screw to pinch the crank around the knob on the router, see detail. To make a handle for the crank, I drilled a hole lengthwise through a short wood …Read More
ShopNotes Issue 65
September 2002
Hinge Mortising Jig
…3/4", or as large as 31/8". Trim Router – One thing you’ll notice in the photo is the trim router used to rout the mortise. A trim router is most often used for working …place, aligning the inside edge of the jig with your layout mark. After turning the router on, rout clockwise around on the inside of the opening, keeping the baseplate against …Read More
ShopNotes Issue 74
March 2004
Readers' Tips
….com Sign up to receive a free shop tip by email every week. Router Table Gauge —————————————————————————— n Adjusting the fence on my router table can be a bit of a guessing game. When I need to move… with a notch cut in it so it can be clamped to the front of the router table over the bit. Now I can easily see how much I need to move the fence…Read More
ShopNotes Issue 76
July 2004
Multi-Profile Bits
…varying the setup. What Makes It Multi. A multiprofile bit is exactly what it sounds like — a router bit with multiple profiles on it. The bit shown below has the equivalent of a …check is whether the bit fits the opening in both your router insert and the fence. I had to mount my router to an insert plate that had replaceable inserts in order to…Read More
ShopNotes Issue 80
March 2005
Get a Flat Panel with Splines
… these joints flat can be time consuming. To avoid the problem, I turn to a simple, router technique. ROUT SLOTS FOR SPLINES To create a flat panel, I rout narrow grooves in the…the slots the “right way.” I like to use a hand-held router. Here’s why: the small base of the router follows the “hills and valleys” of the workpiece (drawing below). The…Read More
ShopNotes Issue 84
November 2005
Shop Short Cuts
….com { Set Bit Depth. After attaching the template to your router table top with carpet tape, set the router plate on top of the template to determine the bit depth. … JIG SAW TEMPLATE NOTE: CUT ALONG INSIDE OF CHANNEL { Rout Channel. Next, set the router plate aside and using a 1/2"-dia. pattern bit, rout a channel all around the inside of …Read More
ShopNotes Issue 85
January 2006
Readers' Tips
… Lake, Michigan. His tip on making a micro-adjust for the router fence was selected as winner of the PorterCable router just like the one shown at the right. The micro…MAIL TO: orders@shopnotes.com Printed in U.S.A. www.ShopNotes.com 5 Micro-Adjust Your Router Table Fence The router table in my shop gets lots of use. But it’s always difficut to…Read More
ShopNotes Issue 88
July 2006
Featherboards
…in any shop. They hold stock firmly against the fence or table of a band saw, router table, or table saw. To do this, they have angled, flexible “fingers” to apply … the Rockler model ($12) is quite beefy. Its size makes it perfect for use on a router table fence. If you’d like to use a featherboard to hold a workpiece tightly against a fence, you…Read More
