Router Guide Bushings

One way to shorten them learned from pat warner is to drill a hole the size of the bushing O.D. in a piece of 1/4” plexiglass and use the plexi as a guide to shorten the bushing with a hack saw.

However, there are sets with the barrel lengths at just under 1/4”.

Woodcraft Set
Shop Fox Set

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Nitewalker, thanks for the info.

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I have a set of Rockler bushings and cut them down with a hacksaw then fied them smooth. Works like a charm.

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Sawkerf, just finished hacking and grinding. Now the bushing works fine. Bushings should be orderable in varied length barrels.

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Be careful what you wish for – that might actually make them cost more. If I can make something that even a low skilled end user can “tweak” for his/her specific needs, I can avoid the added cost of buying various sizes, maintaining bigger inventories, etc, etc.

IIRC, it took me all of about five minutes to “tweak” a couple of mine. It ain’t exactly high precision machine shop work. – lol

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Why longer barrels? The shorter ones work just fine with thicker templates as well.

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Sawkerf, you’re right. Customization means higher prices. Nitewalker, I’m also interested why different barrel lengths. Maybe an LJ knows and wants to share…

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