Hello all,
I've got the Incra Mast-R-Lift II and I bought the template to rout out the opening (3/4" MDF) in a custom top I'm making. The plate is 3/8" so I went to make a set up for doing this today and got stuck. I have a Makita RF1101 plunge router (the kit with the plunge/fixed base) and I set it up to route the outline around the template. I'm using the 1/2" pattern router bit from Rockler to do this (http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=25160&filter=33536&pn=33536).
So, I set my plunge router so that the bit is touching a flat surface then went on to make an extra setting from there for 1 1/8" based on pressing the router down on the plate + MDF template. However, the bit will not reach all the way down to the top of the table so therefore I cannot route that opening properly. Before you chastise me I'm new to woodworking as some of you may already know based on my previous posts on here so please, if someone could explain to me what the proper setup for this would be that'd be greatly appreciated.
I've thought about going to Rockler and picking up the Router Xtreme Xtension (http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=11074&filter=router%20xtension) but that's $70 (I do have a 20% off coupon) and I'd rather not have to plunk down the cash for that. Should I be purchasing a different bit thats longer? Am I doing something wrong? Is my router just incapable of making that deep a cut?
Thanks,
Matt
I've got the Incra Mast-R-Lift II and I bought the template to rout out the opening (3/4" MDF) in a custom top I'm making. The plate is 3/8" so I went to make a set up for doing this today and got stuck. I have a Makita RF1101 plunge router (the kit with the plunge/fixed base) and I set it up to route the outline around the template. I'm using the 1/2" pattern router bit from Rockler to do this (http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=25160&filter=33536&pn=33536).
So, I set my plunge router so that the bit is touching a flat surface then went on to make an extra setting from there for 1 1/8" based on pressing the router down on the plate + MDF template. However, the bit will not reach all the way down to the top of the table so therefore I cannot route that opening properly. Before you chastise me I'm new to woodworking as some of you may already know based on my previous posts on here so please, if someone could explain to me what the proper setup for this would be that'd be greatly appreciated.
I've thought about going to Rockler and picking up the Router Xtreme Xtension (http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=11074&filter=router%20xtension) but that's $70 (I do have a 20% off coupon) and I'd rather not have to plunk down the cash for that. Should I be purchasing a different bit thats longer? Am I doing something wrong? Is my router just incapable of making that deep a cut?
Thanks,
Matt