Another simple, yet effective router jig

Cool Idea

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Pretty cool idea. Anything that makes life easier is good.

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That’s an interesting take on a dado jig where you use the guides of the jig to track the router guide bush I think your version has a lot of potential it’s kind of reverse thinking I like it & a great idea thanks for sharing (guess what I’m making in the morning)

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Great idea. I have been trying to figure out a jig for keyhole hangers this may be just the ticket in an even smaller version. Thanks for the idea.

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love it.

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great idea…thanks for posting. do you put any kind of reference mark to indicate what your center line was to make it quicker/easier for set-up on material of different thicknesses? Great job on the jig….happy routing :-)

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well what I needed it for, the dado didn’t need to be exactly centered, I just needed it exactly straight down the piece of wood – works really awesome for that. I’m sure you could set up some reference points for easier set up though. I just eyeballed it. It made a perfectly straight dado though

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quick ,

simple ,

nice !

thanks .

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Interesting looking jig, thanks for posting this.

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I saw this plan somewhere and downloaded it. I wasn’t sure how well it would work but I’m glad to see it’s working well for you! Thanks for posting!

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cool idea

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The best ideas are the simplest- now how would you design a stop on each end????

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Rusticandy, I was thinking the same thing – It would be awesome to have some sort of stop. i have a few ideas, but they are all complicated, and with a such an easy jig, you would want/need an easy “stop.” I

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First of all, great idea! I especially enjoy these that are simple and effective. As I look at this I have to wonder, “Why didn’t I think of that?”. I can think of about a dozen times in the last 2 months this would’ve made my life much easier.

In the case of a router with a clear base, a stop shouldn’t be needed. But anything that is thin enough to fit between the guides would allow you to use clamps on the workpiece as stop blocks. Just place the jig at each end of the path of travel and put a clamp on the workpiece against the outside edge of the jig. It’s been a long day – I hope I am making sense.

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The simplest jigs are often the best. With some slightly deeper guide rails, it could also be useful for routing on the edge of wider boards such as doors. Thanks for posting

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