390 days ago
by Blake |
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This project is really coming together. That biscuit jointer really makes quick and easy work of cabinet assembly. I have never really gotten a chance to use it before.
I ordered an Incra Magni-Lock router plate through Woodcraft. It seems to be on the slow boat. But hopefully it will come at about the time I need it.
Anyway, more chronicles of the progress I made on my day off yesterday:
Here is the cabinet fascia with half lap joinery, 3/4” x 2” Beechwood (the most inex...
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393 days ago
by Blake |
14 comments »
This is the exciting start of my new “proper” router table:
Pile of wood… I had the lumber yard cut my plywood to size since it is difficult/impossible to maneuver a full sheet in my shop.
I assembled the carcass with biscuits.
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393 days ago
by Blake |
12 comments »
I have always liked CAD programs but have used them very little. I was an engineering major for a short time in college and took a few technical drawing classes, which I loved. I always thought it would be neat to own some sort of CAD program but never bought one. I think it is great that Google now offers one for free! I had never heard of Sketchup before I found LumberJocks.
Anyway, I am building a new router table for my Incra fence+positioner, so I thought I would give it a go. The pro...
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404 days ago
by mrtrim |
9 comments »
im looking for a new router probably 3 h p or more for a panel raising bit . im looking for suggestions on this subject thanks
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405 days ago
by Dekker |
1 comment »
When I first started wanting to buy a router, I went out and bought some books on routers to give me an idea of what I could do with them, what to look for in a router, and also some jigs that would let me use them effectively.
Well, at the time, The New Router Handbook (Patrick Spielman, 1993, Sterling, ISBN 978-0806905181) was the book of choice that was recommended reading. I picked up a copy and was absorbed by the world of routers, what they could do, what makes a good router tabl...
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407 days ago
by Dekker |
2 comments »
I got this tool last year as a freebie when I made an order from Rockler, and I just tossed it in my router table and promptly forgot about it.
But now that I needed to do some precision router table work, I finally got a chance to use it, and so I’ll give a bit of a review. Though I’m sure there are other examples of the same concept, this one can be gotten from Rockler for $5.99.
Though they illustrate the gauge being used directly on the router, it is also useful for ...
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407 days ago
by Dekker |
8 comments »
Wow. I’ve had a busy weekend, but unfortunately I was not able to finish as much as I wanted.
Since I knew I was going to be using my router, I first fixed the problem I had with it.
I cut my stock to width and length, and I regret having cut the carcase pieces it to length. This made the next step, running it through the router, much trickier, since I had to use my push-pad to control a 3-1/2” long piece as it was getting a rabbet cut on it! It wanted to pull itself into th...
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409 days ago
by Jon3 |
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Although I completed the fence last night, my girlfriend unknowningly borrowed the camera, so I only have some after-completion photos today.
Here is the completed front face of the fence.
Some mini quick grips still holding the upper fixed fence portion in place.
And here’s the back of the fence. I deviated quite a bit from Norm’s design on the dust chute. I really hate routing dust, so I decided to just use a 2.5” coupler, and I’m going to use the shop...
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411 days ago
by Jon3 |
5 comments »
I grabbed a Dewalt Dado set off Amazon for a song a while back, thanks to the wonderful deal hound at Woodnet.
So I loaded that up, got a good fit, and began to run down some Dados
Then I began to glue & brad the chassis together.
I set that aside so that the glue could dry, and moved on to the drawers. I broke down the ply, and laid them all out.
Before I assembled, I did a big tape-up, tossed on some cheap sacrificial borg ply on the bottom, and drilled the...
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411 days ago
by Jon3 |
2 comments »
So, I’ve needed a router table, and I wanted an nice big surface area. I’ve used some of the lighter weight ones before and didnt’ care for them. The only product I used that I liked was the Bench Dog with the CI top, and the whole system, including a nice beefy 3HP router would have set me back around $1500.
I couldn’t seem to find the NYW router table episode on tivo, even after a month or two, so I went ahead and bought the plans and the DVD off their website. ...
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