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INTRODUCTION
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h ou g h e f ix ed -b as e o u as b ee n a va i a b f o most o f h i oenu ry . h e p lu ng e r ou te r i s a m o r ec en t n v e n i on , J a n r b ac k o n 3 0 }"W:S. ir p < ) ~ } t . l l a r i l ' ) ' t a s g r l m r i C p O n c n f u t l l y in the pa.l1 decade, E a c h ' ty p e o r r o ut e h a s i ls s tr en g th s . r"Or h a n d - h e l d r ou t in g . f ix e d- b a s 1001, wn c ho ic e F ix ed -b a s m od e a r g ht e s di u s m o r s i mp l jv a n a ~ g <. ." T le ra l ly l es s e x p en s iv e t ha n p lu ng e m u te r o f c om parable siz p ow e r B e ca u s o f !heir s im p l ic i y . f ix ed -b a ou er wor wel wilh r ou te r t ab le : ' i n1051 rases, sepal r a n g h e m o o r b a r r e l f ro m t h b a se ' accomplishe d by loosening p l a t e CilJ'i s cr e a n d t w is ti ng . F o p lo w n g g ro ov e a n mortises, an p l u n g e router" like th mode Illusuate d 0PI'OSil~ good option, This y p o f r ou te r a l o w s l'OU to p lu ng e h e b i n t h e s to c 10 p r~ d e e rm i n e d ep t I II t h e s ub -b as e l Ia t o n h e u r a ce , W it h f is ed -b a s r ou te r held with h e b i c le a mus o f t h s to ck , t ur ne d o n a n h e p i l ' O t ed I n t o t h s ur f e . Either rype ofrourer performs well ge mi on Wh selecting muter, c o n s i d e r t h f o ll ow · o pt i~ n a n features:The tool should ca:5)' ha YC v a r i b l s pe ed : b i IS should t o , ha n g <" ; th e s u b -b a s e s h o ul d perfectl... Oat; h e o n o f 5 w h ou l e :!>"Y't oQ pej'; lte\vith bot hand on Ilne 1001;and! 1 1 n ~ router s ho il l b e s ub s ta n tial durable U') o u a n chcosing plunge model, c he c f o ~ s m o o p lu ng e a c o n a n p lu sg e l oc k t ha t ~"()mIllrtlble t o e n g ag e wh p e a t n g h e 1001. e l l ·d c s i g r i e d mo ul o u £. make minut adIU5tnlcnl to th p l u n g e depth little fuss.
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a nd , S om e o ft he s a cc es se r e s. li k t h foot O\"itm, r na ko : t h o u m or e e on ve nient 10 u s O t s , s u a s va
um atac me m ak e I~c o u e r c le an e a n s a fe r 1001. S o m e a c ce ss o ri e r ef in e the router's cutting capabilitie s. Te mp13te guide s for e x a mp le , a ll o r o 10 duplicate the prof i o f p an e n . f e o f h e d ev ic e o n mo ar t h m a rk e t k e designed 10 t ra n sf or m t h r ou te r inln a n o t h e r 1001 J I I D g . C t h e r . fli'mpfliU (JUidH U f ie i l O r .. m u n g tm ~lIjde!l ride ;11,,"8.. r.em~r.e. e l l6 t > 1 l t h e p at te rn ; I>f"t to C "P , G i c et h fo~ differellt-di8Jt1tt11r bit!!. tilre,adI!d pI'''' ~rltd t;O rouur b""" plate I > : \ d c c k i r t g ring (i>o~(;(l",. t'io;Itlt)
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T ur n o n t h m ag ne t a n d p o s I t ' G n t il e r o ut e r so the centering pin conlecls th pl~nge of t h d ia l mrncator, C a l b ra l I h dial inilicator 10 te,o folltlWung t h m an u l ac lulll'(~ I n s ln . cI I C n S T h e n tum th s ha l 0 1 t h e l o l1 t e r by hand In rolate t h e c e n te r in g pin (right). T h e d ia l Indlcatol WIll register collet rollOut- heamo~n 01 W I lb b l e I h a the collel'~ giVing the b lt , I f the runout e xc ee d 0 .0 0 n ch e e p a c the CO"81
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U~ina:a feeler E~U2J have dial l!1dlcalo< yo an If ytlU 00 t es t l o c ol le t ( un cu t W ll h a f ee le r gd~ge an ~ ll ai gh t wood block. Wllh 1 M c en temlg p i tile c o ll e a n d the lcull! upgd!> h e b lo c work s u a ce . c la m 1 0 the' 1001'$ sub-base 50 t h p ie c
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C UT S hether yo a r s ha ha pi pi n t h e dg dg e o f a b e to to p w i d e o ra ra t v e fuil mu ng ss m id id d w o rk rk p e c f o p ie ie c o f i n a y , a l cub with r ou ou te te r a r r ;u ;u id id e by bask pri n ci ci pl pl es es , F o r s ta ta rt rt er er s , t h s p ee ee d 3! w h c h h e b i r o a te te s d ep ep en en d o n h e s iz iz e o f t h c uu uu er er , A s s ho ho w n i n t h c ha ha r below, th l ar ar ge ge r h e b i h e s lo lo w e t h bi rotation should b-e. s a 10 suit sp d ia ia l o n y ou ou r t h b i d ia ia m et et e b e fo fo r s ta ta rl rl in in g \1 ing operation, san c O .n .n lS lS id id ~ rn rn lili o i n r ou ou te te r w o rk rk . P r op op e t ec ec hn hn iq iq u e w i l h el el p ~ 'O 'O u m a im im la la i c o n o t o f h e tool, As u le le . h e o u e r should be r nn nn v e a g ai ai ns ns t t h d irir ec ec titi o o fb fb i r ot ot a i on on , o r f ro ro m l ef ef t to r ig ig h t w h e n f ac ac m t h w o rk rk ' edge. a s s h ow ow n ill the illust illustrat ration ion below. below.
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F o r m ~ ! I )p )p e ra ra h on on ~ . g u rd rd e t h rouler m t o w o rk rk pi pi ec ec e a g am am s t the direction direction 0 1 b i t rotatiOn. T h i w ilil l h e b i m i h e wood aIld h el el p l l E v -e -e nt nt t h e r ou ou te te r r o " cl cl im im b in in g t h 'M)r~plece an p u llll r n a W i l'l' / f ro ro m y o u _ O n a n o u l:l: l;l; , d edge, mOl/B th router in counter~I counter~Irx;~w rx;~w'se 'se direction direction a n I n s , d e e d g e e e t h l oo oo t clockYII.@ (rrght). S ta ta r w i c u h a a r agalns h e fOlJ c a e hm hm m at at e a n t e~ e~ r ) ~ w llll h t h C~t1 < I . l o n g til gli)lI' gli)lI'Ilhat I lhat f~lIow. P os os itit io io n ~ ou ou rs rs el el f t o p ul ul l t h r ou ou te te r toward you, r.the, t ha ha n p us us h in in g t h t oo oo l
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ROUTING
Sha~ing 3~ e !i!i :g :g e w l l h p ilil O la la d I bl bl l with Ille Ille edge to be shap shaped ed e~le e~lend ndin in of the'wo the'work rk sursurClamp dowrn ( h ' Ir Ir IO IO r k p ie ie c e with few inches. GripPlrng the JO\j~e lace by JO\j~e flrml~ will will ))ot ))ot ~and ~and5. 5. se us subsub-ba base se gUide the on th work workpi piec ec with th bi elea elea Ilf the s t c k T u it Into Into th iIIOrkplece unti unti tile tile pilo pilo i!ea i!eari ring ngl: l:on onta tacl cl th s to Ihl' Ihl' suesueto ck ck , k ee ee pi pi n b as as e I la ! e n t h u rfrf a nd th r in g f lu s a i s t t h ed~ (Il/JOVIl').
R O u lili n :iloove w i llll i Qo~·pililled bit I ns ns ta ta l c om om m E rc rc ia ia l edg~ g U d e o n router, irn;erling 1M p re re dl dl il le le d h ol ol e In t h t oo oo 1" 1" s base plate. flhg flhg Ih lIil lIil with with th g f O l ' . ) V l e Dull ne Ihe e nc nc e against the edge bu Ih ui o flfl l1 l1 C s to to ck ck . P r s m flush against Ih edge, start h e c u at on en 0 1 t h w o rk rk ppii ec ec e an feed feed th rout router er a lo lo n t h s ur ur fa fa c (above).
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sh ar an h o a ng l a bo u 2 0 w i produce smooth all hh little I...rout a n a r ~ ~ likely 10 cause kickba.k, w i a m - k k ba ck , o r c h p limiting, d es ig n a r b e m in g n g o rn mo n T h c un er s o n h es e b i p ro t u d f ro m h e b i b od y onl one ai asmuc ason a nd a b i B y a k ing s ha l o we r b i e , h e b i place less s tr ai n o n t h r ou te r motor, In addition, the bodies o f t he s b it s er l > i r t u 3 l 1 y solid. wilh n l s ma l g a b e w e ac CUlling ge bi bo Th reduces t h r is k ofkickback, 5 01 11 ' 1 ru il lh l b it s a r m a nu fa ct ur e with ~ pi ra l d es ig n . U p cu t s pi ra l b it s
rcmn,c w a s t f a st e b ec au s I h c? y e x p e w e e d c hi ll S u p w ar d D ow n ru t s pi ra l b it s are slm,'CI",bu
thej' p ro \~ d
deaner
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CHARACTERISTICS ANTI-KI~KBAC~DR
P I I 0 1 i Bf.A!I:I'~GS
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i;
P I, RA t B IT S
li
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SELECTING R O U l B u tile I l es t - q ua J r l) '
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a r c om m mo r Iy ... ilabl~ In dli""'~'
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L oo k for b r l s w i t h O OI i5 1i ck n n~ os ; rWvce rflcllo n ~od p it c b UI l u p •
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25
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DESIG.
wo IW router bits e dg e- fo rm in g a n !,;lOoYing b i lS . 3 am pl in g o r b a t t y p e s along w i t t h p ro fi le : e a o n p ro du ce s in wood is illustrated It right a n follm\1llg p a g e s . Edg~forming b i l s ar g e ne ra ll y u se d f o d ec or at iv e p ur po se s im bit, i~emmonlv u s e d 10 round over kitchen counrerrops 10 p re ve n s pi ll s f ro m d ri p p in g o f r h surface. G r oo \ i n b it s s u c asmortisingor straight bins,arc designed to plunge inio workpie ce , C e rt ai n b i frolll b o t c a te g or ie s a r b e u se d s af e y i n hand·hEld 100 a rg e router. The s cullers Ie be reserved
f o o ut e - ta bl e w o rk . a n s ta rr i n g o n p ag e 3 0
( D G E ·F O li M IN G B ! T
C""'t!lr1 > . . ao:llna ! > . f t
a r s ho w n
00111>1"had al~ t n O W 7 l a§ 8V·~"jb;t
. . . "tI, ligiu""lliJI' " i / O J bear!;If tiu: r tI v l' er i" g p i l 1 1 '0 1 1" 1 t l O l ' _ ' , [hl'('/Idillg 01' ,I", d;IIIII"'''' "f II,.· .I
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iii
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27
PROFILES
UT
G R O O V l t U i , BITS;
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r;;lqt-
alMlmown iJfJthruII1ngO!;b[;t/ng
cm:ur
MO(f.ie;jng
bit
R OU TE R H I
RDUTERTABLE
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C O M M O N R A IS E
PAiEl CE GNS
Flng~"'jolnt !>it
Sash
coping Cllltt:
30
Fin911r pull bit
OU ER
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M,,/tip' eprafl/" WI
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cutt8r;
al90c
* I l o w n a~ §r.:;kii\!j !tit
31
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MA OUIH bits cutter with
pr
f.t'
pboto une ve
wi
be
dangerous: it will t<:'.tr a t w oo d a th e an ul ng an y, an ve ul he
ut
ut
d ul l- e dg e
bi ca
ou
an
di o ve rh ea t QU5ing the
b i r o f ra ct ur e
et in ti habit in Sp~(1 ng yelll bhs IlcriodiCllll d am a ge , w ea r a n b ul l - u d i a n p i c h U S C ' m~snifying t:la,., if n e s sa r
sh
be dis
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bi
. A s s ho w
I I l I. i ts 1/j.'i~'li/Ji<~lJIr'i1 willi CQ.'HlI<'l'('iai "I'<:II d~all t . s~;!kel' rll~ d~'''II'T l l ~IUlII(l\!'[)lUI ami s r r, .I ,/ N , j " 'i rl i fliomhllrwll.
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),ou nee d
allefl,.lll
10
bn g em , k e w~ter
W<;".If
an
c om me r a l
o ve n
Whi~~ rncst bi
keep O : U l with;l m ix -
e an e manufacturers
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g ~ t t ha i t he i p ro du ct s be sharpened Ii), p ro fe ss io na ls , t h j a c a often b e d a n :l properly
a in e
wi
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bi wi
be maina n o cc as io na l h on in g F o
best results w i
a rb id e C U l n g
d ge s
u s e ~ d ia m oa d s h ar pe ni n fill'. F o r h ig h s ~> d s L c l bits. b e u ch s o n e ! d . . ." ll lJ < ll e T h er e a r i me s h ow t l cr . w h e y o ~ h ou l
. I~ J 1l d(Jut ¥ o
bi
10
p ro fe s
s io aa l s b ar pe ni n s er vi ce , p er ti cu la r 1)'Iflh~ cuuers hsve chippe edgeser have
IO~1
mp
;t
ul
overheating.
R OU T E R B IT S
n o n· .~ il ot ~ rgute! be nson on he ms ac ut 0 1 a h lg M - 5p l e d .I\'~I b i k e h e olle s ho w n a bo ve . H o . l di n g t h e ~nside lace on cuttin edge lIal allolJinSI
S h a l' P en i n. g ~ i lQ L e d b i t Remove th pilo bearin
of Ul~ bit.
d am a d ,
S h ar p~ n in i
U£ e dg e
t h e a b r a s i v e ' ~ ~ r fa c e . r~b II !lack .ne [ or l~ . R e p e a ""~t~ th o th e d ge . H e b o t a e s l!IIUally III maintain th balance
yall would
non-pilote
(pag 26). then sharpe Ih bit as bi (page 2 ) F o cart.lde-tipped
c u tt el i k e t h o o ~ h ow n a b ov e , U S e d ia m en c s h ar pe ni n l il e R e ~ ~ s la li lh e t le a ri ng . 1 1it does n o t f ol at e s m oo lh l~ . s p ra y lltue besrill& lubricant on [I. t h epac
b ea l n g
I~ w o r
t )u l
01
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S TO R A G E. R A C K F O R B I T S
The cultrlt.!!. e c l g e s . olrou1er b i ts , p a r ticularl~ tl tO!>B m a d o f c ar bi
33
he
ut
ab
oe
~ ua ua l h a d wo wo o yw od bu w h a l ]'Oil g a i n in. e n g thth , y o u .~c rifico;' rifico;' sta nv e it'}' a n d o nv n ie ie nc nc e Y o u m u s s el el ec ec t a . ~r ~r fe fe cl cl .l.l y l 1 a J , L 1 n w a r p e d panel. A nd nd , en he d im i m e n sis i on on s o om o m m o rruu l a va va i a b e ' o r
or
rolil~w:tl1ltaSilWlalblcarnJm-
the ei.. b l a d e , It p or or ta ta b l t oo oo l station stationary ary one-sand one-sand ill t h c as as e o f ab perform ro o r m a lJlJ y I a . . ~ t h a : t c a n or lllMagOO only w i t h a n -e ap ! l-l- IQ IQ l llQQ r e u p sisi d d o w n a n f i x e d in p os os i i on on , t h t ab ab le le -m -m o un un te te d Willer allows rheoperaror rO 1J~ both M n c l f eee e d workpiece i n t n t h b itit , p ro ro du du ci ci n s af af eerr . m o r e c on on s is is te te m r es es ul ul t . A n d b ec ec aauu s s to to c a lsls o g u id id e a lo lo n a .f.f en en ce ce , o r b)' mite miterg rgau auge ge temp templa late te or jig, tabl cut C&I execu lI'i lh more precision. Another «nelil of plishes
t ro ro l1 l1 Sf Sf O m1 m1 S
p ly ly w oo oo d
b e p re re pa pa re re d
On
mo
10
glue
1"'0
s he he e f ac ac e f ac ac e ( re re a
at
of a.router a.router table-the fence-can (!lie ~jdcora ~ljdjJlgd"',,·I(lj/.l'lsirllctjom b e b u f ro ro n plrwood am sl7r~p lumber i { 1 < l g I ' 44). feedingslock, lilliidi!p di!p l!i;j l!i;j h. arc Oli {iligt 59 ffJt lillii I h r ou ou te te r table l S, S, lh lh a l l ar ar g e (1Ity o c a 1 I S 1 : e itit he he r m itit e g a ug ug e rers, l i k e those shown > l an an .i.i n o n J l'l' lg lg ~ . J . O , can be used. SUdl bits lo t til, tile Ulp ( 41 41 8~ 8~ 4 6 ) o r o n h a i s g u i d e d along r id id e s i n s lo the bl o d r n u t e r table I l ' I e edgeli p l l g r ~8). s h would d an an ge ge ro ro u a n virrll~l!y impossible 10 cemrol cemrol ina a lsls o n co co rp rp o a t al h e e ss ss en en t a l g fe fe t e a u re re s n o m a h a nd nd - he he l t oo oo l ! i n d o n co r n e r c i m o d e n c u d n g e m o t on/of!' s\'; t c h A ltlt ho ho ug ug h t he he r a r s ev ev e a l m ak a k e a n m od od e router ua rd rd s l ns es dU51 c o llll ec ec titi o h o od od s , a n b i g ua ns rr rr uc uc titi on on s f o tables market-and r a ng ng e o f a c ce ce s so so riri e 10 spruce adding each of t h es es e e le le m e nt nt s 10 ba ab gn ar ( J M g e 3 6 - th th i h ap ap l w i s ho ho w y o build s cn cn te te ds ds ta ta r n g o n p ag ag e 49 on o u s ho ho p Th a b u s a te te d a n p ag ag e 3 8 3. sturdy dd u n t b as as i d g - ffoo rm rm in in g s h p -m -m ad ad e a b III n dd an mp a n v er er sa sa titi l a s an commercial v e EIl~or-madc fu pcrFomting complex rou!i'nl shaping oper rou!i'nlland land shaping i ne ne xp xp en en si si v t o b u ilil d u si si n r ea ea di di l availabl availabl material materials, s, T h h ea ea r o r t h router tahle is its t op op . g o o c ho ho ic ic e is V, a t io io n s T h e chapier m ow ow s fallge of useful useful router-table cull. or I-inc I-inch-t h -thi hick ck me dil dilIl Iltl tl de nsil nsil f i b e r b o a r d (MDF) sandwic sandwiche he ( ro ro m s to to pp pp e g r oo oo vc vc s ( t m . ' t f 53 a n r a s e a r m o o panel (pa~ between two s he he et et s o f p la la s titi c l am am in in a t . . Y o c a a ls ls o u s g o od od 54 loa cope-aed-srickjoint ( p a g e 5 7 ) .
c u r. r. ·,·, d , o p iif th« nrellefi pant! $ 1 1 ' 0""
II fi b e i 1 l g j;cj"IM ,.ill.1
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MME here 15 n o s ho ho rtrt ag ag e d ev ev ic ic e f o o u e r
me
TABLES o f a ftft er er -m -m a rk rk e ab es selecis illustrated
b e lo lo w a n d o n p a g e 3 7 . S o m e i l~ l~ n lS lS .l.l ik ik e s pe pe e mo wi central plll'Chaselli. O t su i'llsc scrl rlS, S, CQ easily be e nc nc e o r a b i'll
th
[ rn rn ( o n o f in the C O S I of thei c om om m er er ci ci a c ou ou nt nt er er p ar ar tsts , O n e a dv dv an an ta ta g o f 10 'I cornrner-
fashioned
U N IV IV E RS RS A I I'eawmJ I'Q Ve (I~
al a lu lu m in in u
bl nc st c on on sr sr su su ct ct io io n w h ic ic h m a k e ve r the strong strong bULlighLer h a h e a ve a g ew ew o ed ed e s h op op - ma ma d v er er si si on on .B .B e tttt e c om om m e a l
f en en ce ce s a lsls o
ACCESSORIES ROU1iER AIC' ESSORI ES
od fe~hlle w o od
e n l ac ac e that ca u e o n h e jllinter ( p a g e 4 5) 5) . A l th th ou ou g h m o sr sr e t he he s f en en ce ce s come with b u - i v a u u p i u p yo am add t h i s feature I\) a;hop-built fe a s s h o m o n p~ge 50
R O U TE TE R T I B L E !iulde !iulde pin that: enal>le!;the enal>le!;the device device like II p i r w t:t: < l (I'S!l~72): Ii~ !!>t8nd8 nd8rd rd router router 1 ! 8 1 > / . . . . . . t" !llIlde pin 81'1 !!>t8 rl!tlt!iM!d. AlllO 11811>8joili 11811>8joilit-maki t-maki"9 "9 ..ua-"n ..ua-"nment ment t"/1s1; hDld!! I;ft; p8r"8IJ""
U"IvIlt5a1 tal>,I tal>,I'/" '/" ... rt
ft:8 ft:8Wn Wn:5 :5 510.6 510.6 for at;t;ach1r1 ",,",ur UJ In!i<:1"t; di:fll9l1ed to 61t i n r ~
/" table tabletop top
1I6MJ11f tilff~~m:. f.a!>fe
raM"
j". "... r: wit;' ~,,_ ~,,_I>II I>III/I I/I1Uft 1Uft rille' rille' ,,,!>Idediameter of rirr~" vonforrrn;
>'I: 1'0 O t n : 6 W " disll1l!W!I'" fll~1Tt cll:BrBl1CI!; provjd~ I118ximum !>ear !>earl"" l"" ~"rF6 ~"rF6=fb =fb wortp wortpiui iui'l 'l
C8!'l1>-8!UllI1lrtum l'.mC6 W " J t i t
pl.t;k !.ip ca§~·.liluminum fr..
V"~UI!'"
ClI1m86" !1oIt, with th":lldcd h : a M J ~ into !Slots c u die w ! > l e . liuick adju5~ adju5~ aflQ>l'U1fj fo liuick ~"toff~
R OU TE R T AB LE S
nl'
miller lable
$/lOwriaf
ca
right
b e !,pi lcd
II II
:1'<111'< Ilii",.ts;"1
th
i!II~S!rill
i'>/I; ;1
i $ 1 l 1 S Q 11 "II;/OIVI!' ..ilh I~~fi)rn freesl1g Wlltp.
~ n n d 9 0f t I T " tur/1ill4 r'OlItc:
TIte 'vf'
is madpafmsrH1nJ, milking ;r as
F(;J~ switch AI/~ o~rato,- to kM:p loath
O r t p ie a ' willi.: .. rJJ off
s,urdy
"'
{IS
,,,,of
JIm
r l/ e s n v m u l e .
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Ia'*'
P.mnit ...
trol of rouur'
GGI1-
mOUI ~ouI; "" rrWl ..I t. . " u"lrr~large-diamour t>ics t:MJ; ""II fe red~rpme
R e m o t a ;JwlUli Ena!7lt!;!Jrouur
re turned aff
(m
to
snd
~1WOIJtrllBGkl~
und~rt8,,"~
5HOPTIP Shop-fIIa" rout.!lr tatol~in&e~ io make your ow rt ro table, U5t Y-In(;hp i o : : t : : e of;'thick a~I)IIIG (polyc.ar~rlau Of ph5rIOlie:miln cu to f lf i I n t h t ab l openln!!. (Fo
ten"!! tIlL'l!;urf@C<'lUMer ! ; w - w hc h
h ou l
than tht: la"'l~
ii
hole
b e ! il l t l
rou1Q bit
la ge
yw plan te UM.
HO
A NA TO M Y O F
i\
S HD P B U L T
T"bl"i"""rt
(""!:lea',!)
Mad" oI''J,- Or e- lm:;hthick I'u:rylil: plll~ti/;.. !litre" h o l l ' : ! 5 for moI/l1l;1rt9~b~ p!.ok; Sift::> 11 raj,~ 1" top and fu,.un"", 1'0 cluu .aUilt;;hl:d 'G
urrdr:r5Ide of wp
Mitior ~!"f.I'n!"~ optiOIl8! c~mmemla j~ miter ~~ilw ,!at, = Cl tI I 'D
Mlt1!lrel0ll
(p~!l~461 ~ouWwlth
9.raiqh~ I>It i111d~c:
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R OU T
TABLE
R O U T E R T A .B L
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M a d ~ I r o m ' ,t l- J n G I T v..tth roIid-wood ! i ! l P P O r w 1Jfi4 p/nu, 'ami~ !l1t1~ CO~:; fliU; ~mpM to tal;letop ,;/1J fIO;(;;'~ ro acwmmGd,ot<: I: Top (p.ag" 40) MIlii1tl from ~- 'to,-
lru:h·d.~k"u,di~m
d.m6ity lI!l
p~: ~M
.!>Gltl! f a a " . ! ' > 1 > 1 ! ; h plsslk
Iaml~3U. E..df>arid M!l'" t;;i1 "'~ COI1t;tllllty solid-wood (X/!Jlrte. 11:$ E > h O M t
Remut.elo{!/W ewit.:" (pag.
49)
Pumit5r'OU't,u Iio t-Illt1llme .i oil
BMcrFfwlthoiJr. ~~ffl!i"ndM rap. Wiml r. ~~e~cal o u c i < ' f & : ""aept;5
pJ~Irwrf~ pa.w:rm,.d
flanje> o C B t G h
S'prirtq-io.sd"d cllt<;:hmoUn~5 (;0 ~dl'ctlldl'
I > I e ! : a p ; ;,trl\'e I~securlUl 0)1 top t:
Pis" hlng (ra:g~ 40)
ort" .. th fotd ';;6 !lOlpfM5 t:o . a l l o w or edge of
tcpw~l~
T.ABL.E
8t;U!$5W~r
LEG·TO·RA.IL 10lNERY
up for GOnvel1k:n~
Fold!ng
drop')"af ~1Jp-
port... (pags 41 He.8l/Y"alny /a:Ia~ b m c k e u o
e up po r
>p
~~15h1need up hOWl1
39
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MB
G l ui n
G,
AME AN
U l e p ia sl i
St~rt t h
AB AD
OP
l ~m H n al e 1 0 I M e lO
b~ b u d in g
p ro je c
l eg -a rn e- ra i
a ss em bl ~
Ine anatomy th
r~ ll ng
38
Oll(
plll$lit; a nn na t
81111.'1/11011'.110 IIr
as hee
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m/l",trirrlillcr
Itmf '0 . e !l li / i I f. X ( 'c n lu.11 ."ililll,e f,jds (11((1 !'(fges of"lr I(lf (ainJl'e). Dllfilbl~ Kr!Jfdl-resilt11m, tlIld $lick, I l , p l l l S ri c ~/(",Ill b~ t l p p J i e . d 10 "<'Ili s i d e s (i th lO I~ mi "i",ize l't1'1
he
sk of
W ll r i ll g
C U I tw o s he e 0 1 1Io-lnch plastic laminate o p W C lf ki ng ou td oo rs . area IndOOfS, appl o r in w@lI·ventlllat~
th
a lJ {~ lo P
,IS 51lOlWIl
SilT IlIIs. (IIr.:d,
lo to s iz e a n d inches l ar ge r t ha n t h
39 on h e a ss em b
l U 01 rl:5l1il
d.l)' o lo w n g
p la s ti C e o c
th
m an u a c u re r' s
a m on d ir ed u: ms .
th ac!~es.ive
it 1'1,11be m po ss ib l
S in c
r ep os i o n
he
1 o p u s e the m e lh o s ho '" , a b ov e 1 0 Ix ln d t h I am m at a In se as p la ce . P la c s.evera! ) :· in c h d .{ lw e l ill e q ua l I nt er v al s across the dowels. centenng it O n t h top-Without contacting lt. Pull o u I h m id dl e d ow e a n press t h p la s d ow n w i l n y ou r f re e hand. Continue In this l a sh ro n . r e mo v in g on
we
GO
Flallen (photo. lem R e
face.
the
op
e lh e
s i e . G lu e s o - wo o
edg'ng to
lllm,jdil)' cllIlIIgrs.
Attachrnlllli
h i~ ~ I i t h o p B .n d leg 3&5embly edge h e to h e t ab le ' teg .mem'b ly USIng p ra n hinge. Slatt by position!fig hl~ge l e a f top edge 01 th assembly's ba
b ac k r a
ne hi ge c~ de
rahland marl<. the l oc a o n ol
u s h an g
0Yef
the
o f t h e s c re w hotes. Then
m ar k
e po s
en he
ng
a n d r v e I h s c r e w s . T o l as ff i t h o th e r e a l to th Ol
S-
two p ie ce s w it h
shro
ba
edge wllh leg assembly. 5epi!raling the Ihe Inch. C u s ng t Ihe e g a n u s with on
h e t oP . ffialk t h
d i am e 1 1" 1 b oa rd s
t o s ~p ,p or l h e
far
he
ee
at
l oc a l on s
af
f C l f the screws, boIre SCleWS
40
h e s am e
he
R OU TE R T AB LE S
I ln s l a li !n E I l l s u p p ~ " ~ r a c k el 5 US
wo
w he n y o n e
on th
ck
p -e a
u pp o
t() ~ o
ac es
u n de r si d
o f th
to
an
th
n s d e a c o f t h S id e r ai l n ea r t h c or ne r M a ' I kI ~ th m ar ks . h e reposi~o t io n t h s up po r a n drive th s c r e w s , Repeat 1 0 m s t a l the th
L I p Ih e a p
position II wit~ o th e
o th e r s u pp o r
{above}.
I M ta H in g t h ~atc~ us s pr in g- Io ad e; : catch 10 s ec ur e t h r on l e d 01 Ihe o p I .h e I ro n t rail o f ss mb wh t h r ou te r table i n u se , F o ba a te n shown me 51 ~1ol at se b t upside O~ w o s ur la c a n p os l o n lhe c at c o n t h u rn de rs i! i th boli 3 0 U t 1 0inen f ro m t h rail when It is r e a c e d Ma h e s cr e h o e s lhen e ng ag e 1 hE : th ~t Wi bo Ex ba s tn k p i~ t u s a ga in s h e 1 '1 11 1n d m a 1 1 $ c chisel 1 0 c u t h o e s a n b o o p en in g o n h e b o opening e ce s ai nd el ,,$
t e t h strike p la t 0 0 t h e
To Ilfl 1M top, s im p
e n ga g e t h
41
31 s tr ik e p la te ,
til ac Ihe
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Dn II
blade ~ou wjfi us 10cui th ope~mg To en.llIe !thai e 3c h c u I S p e rf ec tl y straight, cutting i ne , b ut t ge gu bl g am s w' I D a 5 e p!ate a n a m " to g m d e In the top. I ns er t t h b la d on o f h e holes an se the b as e p la l s ga m . . the edge gUIOO, then turn 00 Ine an cut ti the h o l a lt h other end o f h e guide; ~eep Ihe s a w f lu s .l l against the edge g U id e t hr o ug h ou t (flghl)' R e pe a t h P fO C es sIn s a t h o th e s id e a h& n h e b la d
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R O UT E
T A BL E
RDutin;gthe le~!:. lnstall Y .- In c p il o e d a li oo l n g b i il) your rClUter a n ~ s e t l h c ut ti n h el gh l to ck the tabl insert (above.
bimt il1g C Q nt ac t
( a o o v e , rlglltl.
t h I ns er t I S l h ic k ~ r t h a n Y. i nc h . a d ju s l t h e b l l h e lg h ll o o ne -h ai l h e m s er t t ni ck ne s a n r ou t ie [edge In two passes (eft).
ma the b i n s. d
th
pont
edge 0 1 t h e o p en in g ! ,m b l th
stopping
Ihe c u w he n y o
S :m d h e e dg e s mo o h .
opemng. IIshoul(jj be p e Increase Ihe router's cutting
ba
h e o pe n n g b u e la a 0 1 U 1 stock. Turn o n h e tool
he us
pilot bear-
r ou te r ~ ro un d th
s to ck . T he n gUide t h es
r et u he
opening
y ou r s ta r n g 3b
m se r
he
,j It protrud'es,
wi
depth s hg 1l tt ~ a n
r ,e pe a t h
c ui .
Secufi~1!ll'ie'bible insert t u t il e t o B ec au s h e top IS n g S a good de a nc hO t Ille table n;;eft Ln .p Iac:e to p le ve n f ro m t O l l P l i f l l l e nt o h e 5IlllP fioor --,ilIQOllwilh yo o u e r- w h@ J l t h l o e d P os i o n h e a b m se r In Its openm g- w router base p la t a tt a n e e ! -then cu twll \".-mch p ry w oo cl c l ea t mc
wi
mc
h e W id t o f h e a b Ope!1l11 POSIIIOl1 h e c le a s o h e o ve r a p h e e nc s ollhe m c a n lasten them opening by about tre u n de rs id e 0 1 t h e I ~ I I e I V Th !1 drdl mu w.'o coantersunk IIlSIlri into e ac h l Io Ie . Mak,' SUrl.!the $CI I Il f 1 0 SUI t i l ev e l w it h 0 1 5 1 1~ hn V t l ll i
a c o f I h I ~b l
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R OU TE R
MAK NG
E NC E
P r ep a ri n g ! h p i ec e s C u l h e nc e b as e a m: !u~ig~1 IfQm j{-mdl "ly.'IOOd, making U1 pieces a s l on g a s the t op . T h e c u l ou r t ri an gu la r wpports. f ro m I -I nc h -t ru c k solid s to ck . E ac h s up po r s ho ~ ha <'one 90 a ng l t o Ii III, Ih corner b e M !e n t h b as e a n u p g h J IT n I~ e o th e l w( ) a ll gl e s o the)! WI I I 0 0 1 ex te n b ey on d h e e dg e o f h e b as e a n upnghl when the fence is assembled. T o p re pa r t h base. position il
.Al;sembIiA2 !be lence 11
T AB LE S
he
en
ce
nd
PrGh
t og e l 1e r w U h g lu e a a
try s c e ws , IJsing square 10 K ee p h e p ie ce s right angles_ Ne pp (fIght); h a h e b as e a n t~ey Will help e ns e u pr ig h r em a i perpendicular to each
o t he r . P O S i tR o nt h e s u pp o rt s aclloinrns the fence o pe nm g t o a cc om m od at e c A Y dust edll3clm:n hood yo ~Ian to Instal o n h e ~ence (pace 50).
on edge. c e nt E re d o n t h e b ~ d M J O tI C e h ol e tn to Cu
a r o n y ou r b s
s aw . m ~ m g
tabrilinsert. e l a s cuts
I h o ug h h e w as t t re r t h d g 1 0I h cutting n e T h e s a along the ciltlrrl line ( a bo v e) . f ee di n t h b a s a c ro s s t h table witl bot~ hands. P r ep a r t h uprlghl t h s am e w a f , bu cu " s qu a r o p en in g 011 t ~ b o tt o edge Juslw,-deand high eoough [0a cc om m od at e t h l ar ge s Di ~ o p la n 1 0 u s e O f t h t.ble.
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~ O UT E R T A B U~ S
Finishing li1e fence T o h e your s t X k s na e m or e easily along t h e f e nc e , slue p ie c o f plasHc
laminale t o i l o ut s d e a c o f t h .;11(1
1rujne II commt:nl'ial fell;;,e ~ute;- t;li~l f(lnGII mu!; be erpendlGular to i t l 1 e : u.tlle .!IndItt; uprlgl1t. portion mu&t iu; perfect.1y fltlt::. No al GOmmlll1(;ialcncea
mee!;t.h1.l5t: r.::qufremenh.lftn YoJ.uca a;quarj!) it. en
fenc
uprl~f1t.I&ft'lud wlt wMd,
&hallow ana feed r.h fence Into tl1 cutterhe:aa ig la the ~i1eal:>ll:$ snd th~ 1 1 a 5 1 S flu"h i'l!jalni> tile jointer fen/leo eliec
the fence with
&qullr-e anti make a Ms th c p a$ $ If m:US5a ry. Caution: M a k e ! > v r1 : ;" ,n y 5Cr.::W5 ill 'W
try
router fenc u p rl
S ec ur e h e base
u pr ig h
5HOPTIP
a r ll ;
mc:eau well J:oelowthe &urfac:e.
"'5
"cry
prt:5s!l'I
cu
b en c
p ie c o l a rm na t
I h f en c
w i t c on ta c
f ol lO W in g t h
same
s li gh l
~ISI!
a rg o
cement (aoo!le).
I h o p (page 401. d ow n w l h an d r o ll e r. t h e n c u t l h e e x c e s sf lu s h with th edges an ends Gf the upright uSIng larrnnete Irimmer.
bond
he am na
P re s
h e p la s
R O U T IN G
M IT E
S LO T
O U 1 1i n ll l( I h ' s, lu l a f l ~ s e lt in g u p l he ' ~ut bl be
0ti be
bl
Ihe 1th ba t ab l e" s l eo gt h U~In& c a p en te r
abe'
N ex t install
e dg e
with
bl Ma s qu a
slJ.ighl bi
an In
straight' (o u
r ou te r
t h s an T I diameter as the width o f I h m it e b ar . Mtasure t h d 's lM c t b e lw E t l lh < b i alia h e e dg e o f Ih e ,GUIer base plate, h e u s h e m ea su ra me n o os rh o h e s tr ai gh te dg e
t ha t W I
g Ul (
y oy r router as II plows the
mller 51ot (above). M a k e sure the e dg e g U id e 10Ih slot outune
'R:~utingIl
parallel
Ii
slot.
tw
ml
Cu
10;
passes.
F Q( t h
Ii
" 1S t o ne . a d u s
the router's cui ba
c om me r a l
ab
a'
n r e r g au g
II
b a is t yp ic al l
t h bit Inch t h bl bu !h router's b a e ga m dg de nd on that the I t c en t er e b e 1 w ee n t h e a yo u h ne s T he n tum
tne a p C om p e t
mg
mu
U 3 against
he
n e e dg e g u d e (ngllt).
Increase th cuttin dept 10sllglrtl~ Ihlcknes.s of h e m it e ba a n m ak e a no th e
,r
fun
pass.
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R OU TE R
USING
T AB LE S
.Ii. M I I T E ! R G A U i G E
R~UlinR
tenon
miter g a \l ~ e I S t y p ic a ll y
s to c m t
5HOPT;IP An ,il~mlnum
miter
slot
't
O n ~ w e a k n e e ;f j of roukr table m ~ ~ r 510tIE that. r~p~W U5il' will gra:dualiy wear fJiway the< ",Id~! until thtreis to mUlln6td~-I;o-~tdl! fllay. Strjkingct~ ~e ofthc; bao'l I!t msui punci'! .AllDimple t.h:l: GLlrfa~ ti!lhUnina t.ne fit, !ni .wetlt:l.lall YOI Will r1eu! to rout better ! >t . eMile! of,8 rnlCllr 9~m;~ ne s lO '& . fittill(! it witn (;(rAl m~n;lal tra(;~.M ad e o f a l u m n u to an,j lim metal r "8 G !;.aro. th to 3CGOm mOleslot. a's; s ho w I :> e~ o.... till!: track f< !llightl;y
50 tl ~te.rI;"'!il or C f w S w il l f l or aladen rh wali to fin~ ne f i. t o f W e " , L Jg e j n til" slot. COl1~1I"
(lnm),
loo;;;enil'l!l tile
u.
bi or ul
use;j
10 lae
a c o s the
g ra in . T c o u n , assl!~Wn abcw, s ta r n s ta l n g ~ t 'a ig h t it In the r ou te r a n d m o l. )n h n I h t 01 l In me tabla: t h e Q l i\ m e te r th biI should equa Ih de5~led w id t o r t i t ~' no n cheeks, S c e w a n exl~nsmfl b r nJ r t o I~ t e g a ug e ; l~
a n d m c re a s th
wi II rum l!! tearout b . e a . r l n g s ur ta c o f t h
w O fl ll l' ie c with the bit, b lo c ams he en mi mp h e e x e ns i n , h e o p block w~11help eOSIJlf that ~'II:he tenons ~u cu will be t h s am e e ng th , T ( r oo t t h t eI lO i' i s e tn workpil!Ce flat on ta tabl ¥11th an e dg e I Il t. lt l a g .; ~n s l t h n u te r g o U F .r u h e e n b u e d a ga in s h e ~ to p b l O C k Then, hnldirng th stoek I" place, fe>l\lll alMg with er au kI llle til! T u t h I I' ll Ik pu !c e o ve r 3nd e pe a h e g au ge . A l ig nl h
then bull
cw
II s to p
(above).
ROUTER TABL
B U IL D " Y O U RS E L F
R D U H J ! T A B U fUlliNG
IG
M a d e n l i r I y o f ; l> . ln cl 1 p l ) IW o o an t w o s ol id "w o o s cr ap s t h Jig s h o w ~ a t n gh ~ w il l e na b l y o to make guided cross-grain cuts o n y ou r router slot. Rather lab'le s lo t I h jig rides than n in g a lo n h e a b e ' e dg es . Gu
w [ plecesllf
tile leeding
nen the width he bl wo 3,"'$. Glue a A d s cr e w t il e g U id e P I ec e ; o ge th e a n s t a pe , uSing 1ty square III p en d c l a l
al T he n c u h e a rm s f ro m * - in c h -t h ic k s o li d s!co:;k, maJlrn!! them about mches Wid!! and 1 2 i n ch e s a ng . A l a c o n o f Ille arms th!! g~ Ide, dnVlng IIle screws from under-
n ea th ; m ak e s ur e t h a r IS perpendicular to I~ g ui d a n I t s o u tS I d e e d g e is I I I N 1 W I t h the of Ille guide. h e Jig o n ~ e r o ut e r t a b le , p la c ing slip of paper a s s h between t h a r an t h e t a b le ' s edge, Bult th othe r arm a g a in s t l h opposlte e ti g a n c la m it t o t h g ui de . R e mo v t il e p ap e s hl m a n sll(je
Se
th ~rgb~c~ ii~d fort ~Ion th t ab le , I f there oo mucllllliay. l oo se n t h c la m p a n d repoSition the a l J T l ; ,apply pasle to the i n s i d e ge tn arms til help it slide m Q . r e l lS i J y . Theil s c r w tlla r e m a i n n g a r 1 0 tha g ui de . A ls o a tt ac h ~ ma t m et a C li p t o o m 0 1 the arms n e a r t h e front end; this will pr.eve~t the j i f ro m t ip pi n f or wa rd .
U s h e j i a s y o w ou l mier g"uge (page 4 7 ) h o ld Jn g t h w c rk Plea) f lu s a ga ilist h e g u d e a s ~ feed it to h e b i (lell).
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~l
A FE T
EV CE uming
3t .pttJ,
up lu 2 0 , 0 0 1 1
Iw
m"
mi ni
d.lI1gCfUU~ UIl!:
it i s u s e c a r~ 1 es s ly . T h i s s e ct io n wj
d 'e l! i, e
10 build ~ r n d u-c ' I < . " I . : r a l t ha t c a 11 make yo router tublc
wllxksafer. S p i l ni n g r ou te r bits 1 0 0 1 : d i X C p l l l ' c . h a m le s B ec au s d'leir outside l'll'g..'S a r a l o s i ll vi si bl e I"h~i1th .roUI use b i g u ar d thai extendsover h e c u e r T w o type>-l fence-mourn-
e d g u a a ri d f re es ra nd l n i l v e rs io n a r s ho w n 011 page 5 1 A l h ou g y o c a m ak e guards e n t i r e l ) ' f ro m w o od , u s n g c le a a cr yl i plastic u r p o ly c ar b o a t w i a l o w y o 10 he li l1 !\ action,
rimnpe.t to 11,1'f Cllre
lIsl an chips T h e d a rr l! \e t a re - e s m m o ia t ha n o =cialed wu h i S . b U I p ro lo n ge d e xp es ur e c a c O H r b u 1 0 rf'Sri.ralory a i l e n t s an a t h e s k a n eyes. R~rer 10 pag~ 50 f o w o m e h od s o r h oo k n g u p y ou r al , l S I collectien sF ym ho
of
m po r a m -s af e } ' d ev ic e a va i a b l a r shown tn t h p b ct o 3[ left. Wb(,JlI!\!~r yo
Re'm ot On/Of r;;wik Ollt!
paul'ltlal
':~~~~=~:::;;~~=~
da~ afmlJter ap~ wart te ~achll1\l
I.lMertl1e wp to !Ibn:. aM sto Wt! router io
~Witc~ to tum tn tool Of! an off. Fafj~n il combinatian ~h-reu~GI~ to om ofti'l Ml>lee lege. filet! il
power co
nd I~;;
r ou te r
it!!>
n e r!.let! otor sw tc
w I1 c1 'l ch an gi n
f e nc e -g u i d e d
(Ill on
r ne x ib ~ ef in g er s e n su r s to c k c a n o l 1 . L y m o v e [ c) rw m l h el pi n t o p re ve n k k k ck
on
by o u l ~t . W h e y o
IiJ k e e p n 1 1 OO e1 = spinningbit,
r8l'1Wte
0 5 l 1 O u g l 1 to < J a (
mmng
back.
.. lIVid any ([!Ok,
wire
ar
th rou rer table, use featherboard to k e e p )'OUI s to c k p re ss e a ga in s t t i f e nc e a n t ab le , T h e b o a r d s ' m i e re d n d a n
u-.,,:
~ 1 : > 1 c . flue in til ro\lte~ on. 611!>UrIl unplug th ' I: > ft e or at.lJu!Otlng &hI: fel1u.
49
f ee d s to c
w h en e v e
us apush p os s b le .
ROUTER T A B L E S
WO
US
COllUl'IOll1 H O O D S
y ou r o u ab wi et!ide~l lob 0"1removi~:Il most of illl! wood d us t n d thips generated by the ro~ter. 1i1ll(l' d es lg n a r 1 11 ~5 Im 1e d on thiS page; ! l O t h h o o d s s u r ro u n dl h e OJ)ell ng i~ tl'Ie h M c u pr ig h a n d ate branched c!lll~ctio~ nese. T h e h o o d · a re a l s o d e si g ne d 50 there . re , n o gaps a ro un d , he f e~ c l o leaks that would reduce th eflicien. t; " I t h ~ d us t , ~ r tr "c ti M s ys te m T h h oo d s ho w e t r ig h r na d of I/.-inch p ly w oo d _ I I h a s l 1 w o side e ce s
ha
hu
he en
or
ildla ~nTng the bl!.a to II~ng~ lhat luee. IIts 011 01t an b ac k l an g t ha t r es t l us h o n
th ta~le. 8elore assembling th ~ood cu I'tolethrough th back pieOIl' Illl I h o s T o s ec ur e I ~
co ec on o se , a n . n, gl e iron \0
th
hood. screw ec en
eaeh side ofI~e ~ole I n se r t t h e end hose damp 10 fix the hose to ,he a l le t e i ro n s . T he n s cr e t h s i de s a l t b e h oo r: ! to ll1e fence bracket. V o t a al50 a t a c 1 1commercial u rn ac e d ~e l m ad e o f s he e m et a 1 0 t h f el IC e ' 1 'e~lract d us t a ne ! c~ips. as ~~O\!ffl at l ef t t hi s c as e s pa c th fefl~e ~~pP'"m a ll jo in ln g t h t > l t t o a cc om m cc la t t il e c lu e ""/leI! ~o
a r e i 'l u il d 'i n
th
I Im e
(P
Ii! snug· '0 attach th de'llice 10 the fence, c u b f i ~~ e t f ro m \ j· in c l plywood a b o u t laches wide, ;flcludio,~ s e m ic ir c ul a r e x te n sion sen.reas i! b I t g ua r l, the sidesof the d~en~oul
ty b e tw e e
Us
wo
th
s up po rt s
-m al br
wood screws '1 fi~it
w. duct
tas-
wo
h e o p eQgtl
o f t h f en ce ; t h 5 1r ai gh t p or t o n 0 1 t b l b r a ck e t' s fr'O~t e c lg e s h o u l d f lu s w it h lile a m a te d a c o f the l e~ c e' . S e cu r e th elusl coliectijollll, hose ttl th hose elarnp,
I'
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BI
T AB LE S
GtiARDS
I M a ki n a D d u $ in , e nc e m Q n l bi
it
:g,U300;
T o i J« J IE ! t ) lO u r ' f in g el ' ~nll&lencl!·gIJldf@ncemuter table, us ed
mouotE
an
inches
b lo c ~ O O, JI 4 i oc il e wid:e from )!:·inch·thir.k
slock. T he n c u S E m c ir c ofcllW ocry1ic to II'!e same Silll an SUei'! I I t o t h b o tt o the b l til the ~ence, c er n e r n g d es ir e
h ei gh t
I t over tile
(lighO.
f n~ ~ :; ta n d n ~ b ; ' , g u a r
fre~Landlng ot g ua rd ' k e h e o n US s h w n a t l et t w h y o parformirng freehand shaping.cperatl!lns. Cu et /. I I d e a O le !) li \ \0 inches feng mcnes w i d e w i ll l s em i ; ! c le .a l ( IO e e~d. Sa f o h I g ;u ! I1 S~ p po r b o a 11(··lncll·th,ek slock" making wi lh b~ r nc h s .h o n er . S c re w !h e "c yU t h bo rd So e nd s o ! plecss ale flUsh m l N ! 1 . CU ;J fence s pa n from the bit ID Ina lof~ l an tssten It to j~~ Iron!
e n d o f t h s up po r boa,(J w il i ~ n a n ~ I< I ! iron. f O O 1 l l l l g
the'
guard. cramp lhe 'ilJpporIlnlrd and tf'oce a b 5 0 t i b , IS rl}Fl]pl~tety tOV !lied
51
tile g U o , l r d
TABtE R : O U T I N G " I1 I" , • •1 >1(,wp..uility is limited nnlr hr th -electum I1 hit, y ou r s ho p :"lany an fi Ca be <.!)lIIpkl ,h.;r<. nn<,kkd (In route r IJhle using rw or m o c uu e s uc ce ss io n A s s ho w n b . ' I O l I l , o u c a s ha p h an d a i u si n IW , ji ff ef ~n L b it s W il h panel-raising hit 1 1 ' ' ' 1 ' < ' se of cope-and-stick ..uuers (page 57), ar.:hc door panel o n i l r ou te r t ab le . an p r u c arlradi"'e joinery 10 h o h e d oo r f ra m together. There a r s om e m i a t en wo yo an do on ou a b m os t governed e h e b i t s iz e S om e cutlers a r t o l ar g lor s m a ll e r ou te r t o h a n d i e s a fc l) " h o ri zo n ta l pancl'rJisillg it is l a rg e r t he n
lp<7gf 56hbal
in
d ia m ct c c a onlr b e s e
in
capsble
g en e a t n g a t I C J ] ; I h or s powc~. Atsu, w h r u si n l a r g e bits )'ou
HA NG fa nminl
,3
Start
C OM P
M O D IN G
haMrail
Instailing
' 1. . I O C h r c un d -o e e
in y o u r ou te r a n d m o un ti n
t ab le . U s e t hr e th
~andrnll
I ll t
the tool In th@
l !! at he rb o ar d
support
blank. clamping
wo
on e ac h s id e 0 1 th e oil-and th ! db le . r ai se d o n s hi m ( I th iIlustratlons at figll I . I h e f ea lh e b oa r on tho u f ee d 3 1d e o h e e nc e h a b ee n removed f o r c la r it y . f 'o s ji ti o t h e l ro c e
lence-one
reed t h e w n r kp l2 C : E lop l ao e- i: lo w n i nt o t h
bi ~~ us
a ga in s
pas wit
al
ab
h e e nc e (nglll). Fi n l! l
p us h s ti ck , R ep ea t h e
ao th
cu WI
fence, then make h e me
o' hlI
he bi
nd
es
e nc e a l g ne d w i
h e CEIlter
p i o t b ea r n g
c cm p e t
hi he
opefatmn. r ep la c t il e round-over b i t ' I/ ) I h e h an d a i c u e r F e d in g h e s la c 0 01 10lI'l faoe-di'Wffi. make tw p as se s o n e ac h edge (,nset). Start With s h al lo w c u t InCleas,ng 10 the f ul l d e ~ t w r
o~d pass.
h e s ec -
llliUaJIy
h av e t o s l o t h r ou te r s pe ed -
typ i c al s p e e d f u r l a r g e c u t te r is 8,000 r pm ; I l: fe r t o t h m a n uf a cm r er s i ns tr uc -
r io ns . O n . . w a y t o a c hi ev e c om p ar ab l results with s ma l b i o w- po w e r r ou te r
bit ( 1 " ' 8 "
10
sn
vertical p;mc!-rni;;ing
fili mpe-mul-s'irk sc'!' li,e {
I I I ; ; C£l5~,Ture; ",rd ! . r e t l d $ . (11 IW£joirrl tlJCj' CfMlf f o r m s
II ~'"/m jllim r~gllrtil~S5f lire I.''" lit' bQ{}rd.--
R OU TE R T AB L E
R ,( JU T I N G
STOPPE
GRO(JV,E Satli ~illljl an 5tDrbo.ilfle cu M o un t y oo r r ou l ! { In tile lable w i tllI l'l l'- WI~1 51(1111"11utter I n t h 1 00 1. A l ig n t h f en c e 1'I11~ b u p l c >l b e ar in g a n a~iust.lhe (UtilI\!! hejg~l aline ~une' [0 c e n le ~ t h e g r OO l l' eall)~g th ctlge o f h e Ma
the t o f ac e ~I !;heSloe!' I) ~E~P d ~ te rm l n i h I 'o c al to n 01 th b o t . .. ~ ~ il
yo II
id.den II}' the WOfKpl!!C
dUl ng
ms
cut. also m a lh lanc whelll tn cutter start an stops cutllng. ti tu Ihe router wit the W O r k ~ i€ c e c le a r o f t h e bit H o l t h board face-down an the table .~dalli!n the ",anI cultlng line wllh the
011
it tuttin~m a
the workpiec~ ou
s id e o f t il e f en c e H Q l di n I'he b o a r d I I a t ell t h
l a b le w i l b o t
il into tile clllle, firmly
F i ni s hi n: g t h e ' cu t
th workpiece , S " 1 J& h ~ ~ '~ ; I e ne oe , t ee d I I f O lW a ( w h i pressl!lg ow wa bl ,.galm,l WhEn
th
the f e nc e . C o n li n u n e o n h e W Mk p ~ c
cu ng
ba a l g n~ W
th bit c u t in g m .a r o n [hI< n fe e ~ jd e o f the fencce. l'iWt Ille hailing end of Ih stoc awa o m Ih culler wllh o n h an d ('/gilt), he bo o8 ns ab nd IMce Wltl'll'Our o th e ~ an d A~cid liftmg I h s l! Ic k u n li ll t IS clear of the bit. If neee ss ar ) s qu a h e e nd s o f h e W OO V w i steadYing
ChiSEl
53
t;O
h a nd s , sI~y
(left). G r i
avoid kickbilt~.
pool
t h ~ w o r kp i l! f: l
ROUTER TABLES
AI NG AN AR HE
AN
V I R T I C A L P A N E L- R A . S IN G
WI
S eH in i u ~ t h, e o ;; u sIze on Y O ~ I b < ~ d s aw , h e m ou n y ou r h e a ne l router fitted W l l h vert,cal panel·ralSlI1g bi In t h t ab le . !'os" n o t h fernce o r a s ~a UI l c u s o y o c a r ea c y ou r f in a depth In tw p as se s T o r a s e t h a rc he d p c t io n o l h e panel. pr~pare o od m S . U S n g h e Pilnel a s g UI de , outline It.e c e si re o c u rv e 011 o n e f .c e 01 I·.neh-thlck lboard. Then c u t h C UM ! a n sa the b o a r i n tw a t t h m1dpoml 01the Cu
a rc h S an d t n! ! c u e nd s s mo ot h i n s cr el 'l il l tw prilt:es nc or cradle In wh,ch eacn S i o f t i b r y o W i l be a b r t o S W iv el t il e a rc he d port o n o f h e p an e mm mp at ("ghl!.. T o s u erboard to I ~ t ab le . propping lio th ck sh $0 th f ea ll 1e rO O a r p re ss e t h w o rk pI ec e f lu s a ga ms t t h fence.
SllIl1in:Bthe cui Ho he ou de he en e, sl wl
1 00 00 00 r
ac
he
p an e the
us
a ga ms t the
bOtiomof th panell ....rd th cutlee en ot th tabl so the I'lOrkplece c en ta c he bi he ar he portten. With y ou r g l h an d g r p p n g I h b ot to m c o n e oj Ih panel arm y a u l 1 ~ 1t h an d pressIng I h l ac e a g .l In s Ih fel'tce. b e g [ () Ia ll n t h W1lr~plece c lo ck W is e bo om en ow y o {be/Ilwl. direcncn, SWivelIng
BI
R O UT E
T AB LE S
F in is 'h in e ! h s c u i
Contl~ue r ot at in g t h p a ne ll ow a r d yo
hs
(ilOOIl8)
b ee n
ha ed
o m on
T he n s ro Y; ~ h f l ~
ec en en
p an e
trw
o th e [ I t h OJ t-
ter, Rep;lSlhDn the f~nce t o ~ e fin~1 cuttin dept an rtpeat th t~l.
IRaisTng
sides
and lIatlnm 0 1 l J l p a n! 1
feedln~ I.g Ir~rn h e ~ n e e InE then posrnon h e e ne e a, lite e dg e a n d Sl~illllhi !'tl 01 tn fIiInel wrth s I a l o w p as s f~ the p.l<>el "lute p re SS in g 1 1tlat afollo,1 n e ttett) U n SC r€ W t h
T o r ed u
e ar ou t
(ullll\:
t.oOlio m 1,11h
panel !Hsi. Ii'I!.'l1 ~jl(l ~I~ BIl ldhrd.mce read )Ou In,1 (~ lin depll' ~ l . ,g hl l l d
55
ike I d t!dj(es
Mr
RO TE
R A S IN G
C UR VE D P AN E
W IT H
T A B LE S
H O R I O N T A L P A N E R A S IN G
S e l in g u p ~ n d s la rt in g t he ' ~ u
Band5a,." the p an e t o s iz e frlen Install OOr.zonrnlpanel-ratsr~g Ilit i n y ou . r ou te r an mount th tool t h table. Adjust t h , ti l l (l f s ha l l l c u s o y(l1J c a r ea c h e t in a d ep t In t w o o r m o r p as se s the panel, T o r ai s t il e a rc he d p or ti o mp f1eeslandil)g b l g ua r w i ne ~ e a b (page 5 1! . H o ld ~n g the panel lial me ~b w~ ur ed erod flush agalrosl t h e f en c e pIvot tn stock into t h b i u nt i t il e COiner cootacls (fight). be th
R a is in g lh e
••
:1
~I
c u rv e d e n d , o l Jl e p a ne l
P r e ss i n t h e s t o c . 3 g il 1 J1 Sile 1 bit's o t b ea nn g e e h e c ur ve d e n o f h e p an e n t t h bll (billow). R.use the eutle b y mo ha I(, inC m a k e a n o th e r pass. £ o nt rn um g a s n e c essary
r ea c
y O u h ll a
d e- pl h
.II
R O UT E
TAI
ES
R.1isi~i I~t~lfail~1l ~e s o l' lJ n ~ p a ~ e f l em O ' o' e t h I ,e ~ ~l
II t h
t ab l e
allgT1l!1gI!~ou lslde Iar:e ",11'1the "5 pilol bea11ng. L1Iw~f se ~ ha t D W e w tr li n d e pt h T o s up pe r the p;lr.I!l durin I n c u i fence jllSl Ie th Infeed sid~ of tile cutter, Holdin tire workp,ec:eflal ol\lh table. feed it with )'Our rlgh ha~d an pres It
f la t a g a lm l the fence wllh)'lllUf lell Iletl!. Cu bo panel f lr !; l l ~e n I h SI ES Ma
ma
sary, r:tllsmg Ih bi n o r no r than If mch at
RDUT1NI
li e.
C O P E ·A N D · S l C K J O IN T
CU'!lin fte tonllle; l in t h e ' r a i to~ o f t h u pp .e rm o s c ut te r is shghll~ < l o o . ~ Ih«"orkpu'r;> rb:d Mal c op e- an d- s c k J om t by firS! tutbn,g longlJl!s In lJit! li g!00YeS f a t h panel' a la n sI ll 31 .lh ou he ~ e s to c u s n g he .tu notch in it 0 a e m m 1M bl beii.lng Alsotlul1 n S d e d ge s o f ai s rn es . T h g ro ov e m e s h s 1N i~ 1 a c cO O I m O O a ! e l h l a ll lo n g U fS . F a t h t on gu es , I ns ta l iii pilots i i P b lo c .gain.llhe n d o f I h raIl < ll ld c l a m p l h block Itl ~a coping bll-cr r~ill:utter-1n yeur router a m j r nc un tt h 1001 !M J'i. P re ss in g I ~ outSIde lock 11,,10,",th lable. lY JIg ~olrl th~ a i H u a ga ms t O ~ bloc~ thro~ghOu In tile litlle Sell~e cllliIIOIl depl~ by 1:>~1tI"!llhe end of it !all ~g~ln~1Ihe bit a n o ou 5 i n t h r ou te r' s d ~ t l1 ~ n soIme aa cu (abl.M!
57
ROUTER TABLE~
A d j us t in g l it e s l ic k in g !Iii Replace I ~ c Q) P tl l it with Og bl mp aR
rai tongu the
ar
ha
the
he lence WIlh pilo beanng
teeth
ewe wl
(rlgfl/). IIlign th
th
C u ll i !h U s e t hr e wo on to h e a b other I ' M l t o i h the cutter. (In l ea th er 1: lo or d
il1l0¥eS
to secure
f ea 1l 1e rb o ar a
Cui. Clamp o pp os i
f en c
h e bJ[ a n 0f1 e i h e
h e i l u s. tr at lo n
on th
be ea
till
ms
lower the bit so
ra SI
groCl~e-cutling
Ma
plra!ed
wn
o ut fe e
he
s id e o f be ow he
St
o f the
r e mo 1 l@ d f o clanty).
cu ho og
Side i w : e oown, p te S s ln !l lh e Us
o ck '
OU
w o r kp ie c e
c om pl at e t h p a ss ,
58
ROUTER TABLE~
V IS E· 1 1 0U N T E I IR Q U TE R
T A BL E
he l i s l 11 lw n at r ig h m ad e e n r e of "-Incli plywood, IS siml)ler 10 build than
tull.slze router a b
an
the
hi
i N l d . € d b e r J e l i t o f m o ld i ng ! h e I ll \I te r hOr'i zo n ti ll ly - -- -- ; u s ef u l f e at ur e o pe ra t o n s uc h a s cuttmg
th r a[ ~" g p an >a ls . R e fe r 1 0 1 's uggested d i m e n s i ( m s .
o r m an y
JOInt or iIIustrati,m
Screw the l a b l! ! s u pp a t to U 1 e t a b le , p r ep a r the I e n c e . Start by c ll t i n a n ope",ng Illrough It With r a b b e t s t o a c oo m m od a t table Insert (page 4 .2 } t he n I Ir ll l
' o r i n g an l. t h e
tw
l mI e t f 1 r o u g h h e e l c e 1 0 carriage one With
bolts,
S'tralgllt oit r ou te r I.mgthen llie h - ol e o n t h o wt le e s id e of the fMC!! i nl o
c ur v e
s la l. . F as te n
adjustable
renee
bl
with nu
c a rr ia g e bolt. w as h Bo
n le e
enougI1 1 m ! h e t ab l
wIifiIlhe
Cl 'tMi' end
an
WIng
s i d ~ j us t o os e
to be a b
is l'lIisEd
pm!
rable flU,I1pOrt.
",,,,"'x-5
'6'1
fall/I)
'I ,, 0" /e;"
Il:w.wed. bb jtg, insert to In fence, attach th router to Ihe i r l S e J 1 . a n d s e cu r e the fernee In o n a s $hown al '.lise, T o O w feedmg Jig (page 4 8 J , left. make uSng on oacJge a l h e
on
b oa r
to r rd a a lo n
tile
a b e . T he i se the WO!lI.
P l! !C e l oc e d C ll l' n a n l~e t ab le . b k ll tm ~
its e dg e a g a in s t h b i t l ll \l Sl l
he
wing n u a n adjUst bl tile t~ M i l- -t ll ll r o f tnt! bo2fd .vrt~the bit, then tlRhte Ih nut. C\Jt the
lenon
;liS}'OtI
table r f Y < I g e 47). l1oldml' the wotk. piec flus 8Ralns th '~,;dl )1 luard r em o v e l o c li Ir it y .
A T T ER N R O U T N G
s ho w o n p ag e 6 3 p a e r routing can be done j U 5 1 :IS eas. router table J,'; w i il on h an d h el d r ou te r A n o h e p o e m i aL l c om p le x t as k t ha t i s s i m pl if ie d is cutting r e ce s se s f o r uwj:'S (page67) m o t is e f o d oo r b in ge s (page J. U s in g t em p la t b a re d on h e s iz e of tl1£ i ni a o r t h h i n g e t h w o r kp ie ce . w i l l be en precisely th right size. T h w o m a w ay > of palf y o u a r d o n g a lo t of par· e r o u i n a r d e s c r i b e d starto u n g y o s ho u on n g o n p ag e 62.lfrou are using Paired will, 0) wlllmen:ia/ c ir d ll - CI Ir t i" g g u id e , 1 1 0 1 n on -p i o te d b i s , y o n ee d 10 s id e b u y in g p i r ou te r T h e n ve r e d p i r ou te r s ho w o n "(1I-€t -e iy d ee p e p as se s t o ed o ve r t h t ab l d i r e c t l y abo~ your t em p la t s li gh t, > ' L a rg e r th b i T h s to c i s g ui de d ha n is h s iz e T h n m l l h r mble's olll/ill&!. R . . je r t o p r I g C 84/f'Jr j'MrrIILc om p en s at e f o r dilli!rencc a lo n h e p in , m ak in g 1001 a n e m ",ilki,'g , I r i s easilYlldjustablejig. me bewe i de a f o d oi n t em pl at e w o rk . A l th o ug h w o o dw o r ke r h a v r ra d it io na ll yU 5 e l il st en m \0 a n h e e mp la t g u d e Ir y o u s p i o te d b i s , o n h e o th e attach templates [0 workpieees in pattern routing-everyth.inl\ a nd , mp at gu de no us an m p a t a n be c x a ct ly ! h s a m e s iz e a s ~ "O u r i ll li sh e d p i ec e f ro m d ou b e -s id e t ap e a n clamps t o n a a n sal!\~V- li th t h b i t al er
i s p re ds e method of at mu pl pi of s in g c on ro ur e s ha p T h concept is e a~ to unde rstand mp e x ec u te : O n c e t em p la t o f t h d e si re d p a ne m s ha pe d a n f as te ne d t o t h w o rk p ie ce , t h router is guided th ,utOUI hape io replicat the design on an
ou in
e ff ic ie n
"I«111111;ml m . p e m l e d r]ioOI'<: h e w o a b e , II pill r o u t e « eontoun o f m d m i o r T h w K is lir ...dl~d I > e / ( J ) V II If'mp/(I'" of IIII' desired plIl,ren. wilh ~a"I"m d a m p i n g s y s f e , . I I . Tile "mpl.m· "des agaillst g '4 i d e pi" over rh~lable. ",I,iletlle biro w!lid: is 1 I I ,, , ., , u . I ir r N I} · b e lo w the pin; r e p li w le s . h ep a rt e T 'l I 01 rh workpiece:
\l'irl, IlSguide
I,,,p~
IJr~
61
h e p ~ o cc d u rc y o u f o ll o w f o r p ~ u e ~ r o ut in g d e p en d s 011 th type o f b i yo ar us ng Wi n on - p i o te d h i y o u m u s a tt ac h t em p la t g u id e to the router base plate.A meta collar th tsuro un ds th e b i s ha n k , t h g u d e d e a lo n h e e dg e o f h e e mp la te . e av in g h e b it : s ha p h e w o rk p ie ce , w h ic h is c la mp e b e o w h e e mp la te ,
p il ot e b i t (pagr 63). t em p la t g u id e u nn ec e a ry , s in c h e p i o t b ea r n g f ol lo w t h p at te rn . Th w p a t s ho u b e m a om Y' oo h a d bo a a n u t 10 the desire pattern \,;!h b an d s a o r s a b s aw . T o e ns u h e art' n o i m pe rf e c o n h a I h b i w i l t ra ns fe r 10 the' s t k , a r f uU y s an d d g@ s o the
P ll ll er n r o t iug ""lih'S {JQ5Sible 10 glue p a e l j'mlllllllllrd, ...il1 curVel!
a ls o u s Y o - n c dear a cr y p la s as e m pl at e \ \ J 1i ch cv l m a te ri a y o choose, Y O l J r pattern will b e a s e r produce if bi
lo,~elllcr perfecll}' silo 1"11 ti e f a l y o n ee d is m a s t e r e m p la t w i l , Il,e desired curve, I'ilolstmig/II "i with difJerelir-siZRd b e a r piloled Jlu!lI· In,,,,,, illg bit, "rgs. au T h b i are used 1 0 I II a k t h « m a t c / 'i n g t. m p l ar e s f ro m 1/'1; m a s t e r ,m 10$llIlp~ II,c II'arkpiecCJlpa:ge 64).
b e ar in g a rt ' t h s a m e d ia m e te r yO\! ca m ak e h e e mp la t h e s am e s iz e a s h e 'finished piece yo w is h t o p ro du ce , template guide. y o u m u s t co r n pen.ate f o t h d if fe re nc e b e tw e e th ( U e r d ia m e e r a n b e d ia m e e - o f h e templat collar
tt?mpI3!e. AI;
mow:n
01'1page 63 ]'011can
cdgl'5 Ihat mill
BASI
P ,A T IE R N R O U T I N G
U s il l~ 3 t em p l at e l Iu id e i n h a n d· h el d rvuler R em ov e ba at om eu n se r h e a de d p a o f t h t em p la t gUIde t hr ou g t h opening h e middle he sub-base tsbove 'eft). and screw on the locij(ing nng 10 hold I!J~ two t og e th er . C h o os e templale gUlce whose diameter I S a . close edges
diameter
p en s. al l f o t h
15
bit p o ss ,b l e w l lh o u l b a s plate onlo the r ou te r t he n p re pa r sllglltly sm~l~er than Ih lin~hedlpiece t o c om -
dIfferEncE
betwun
the b i
t em p la t
g U id e . F a st e
he
mp
op he
example s n o w n . do~bte-sided h e assembly 10
as tape work s u a ce . H o d in g h e
o ut e w ' b o h an ds . e s rt on the templat at O 1 1 e e n w it h the rt d ea r o f h e s to c tum Un tool. E a s I h b i the w ~p re ce . h e f ee d t h r oe te r talWardthe o th e e n he c u ( ao ov e right). k ee p n g t h b as e a t on h e e m a t nd the t em p la t B U Dd e fl m ; _ ga in s' ! Its. edge.
of he RelOstall t h
temp1al tha
olhe
Ih workpIece-In c la m llsed-t~en
me
62
I""'
PATTERN ROUTING
i li !a l e b i t
USIr.a F ,m e ~n
he em at am
a to p h e w o
ec
wO
assembly
"f its file!!. W I w o o d !i ps o n a c Sl ~ul'V~ cornel em at h ow n d ou b le s a s
o me r o \m d ~ g
the lop edges o ll h op ac 01th bu ed ai
g, Ma
l ip s a r f lu s ba
e ce . S t n g a t n e wo wi em
an
sllre it h e
he Jl ar your workut
n e u .v e U id e
(PiJgE
stod u n I I I t h e b r
p i o t heallog.cont.ds
cu to th other I'IP, making .ure thai the bearing is >e he ed of Ue I~ 1 0 0 0 0 g j l o u t o, mp
f ;D Ut i O ~ 3 , rouier b b l e T o m a k. e Iie es ie r a n s af e f ee d
Pallem
plate and workpie:
across
cn b oa rr r a s
t er n
mute tabl.: a lO f1 ~ the
Ihls case. dear lie ryht p la st ic . ! Fa s! !! n ~ e s t C l C ~ 10 the ternplale u l . . p al l w l t , h dcuole-sided tap and a l e,lhe. of slo blocks 10the m p
h e p a t te r
IS mil (;II! Irom
In
sled
secufe;ly Nell. s c a p b oa rd , s aw in g ~ { c h trom on lip I h . . 1 . .. ,1 1 clM!r h @ e u I Ef . C la m I ho ; E ll a 1 M I ~! JI " Iurn GIIlh s t h table t o s ha p Ill" ..arli;PK
63
he operation
P A T TE R N R O U T N G
S HA P N G
M A TC H N G
URVf
E DG E Pre~~.lin Iil,e ll1a~t" ~ e o pe ra t o n
yo
s ha p
ca
template
p re se n e d
on hi
t w o c ur ve d edges IM
< In c! ' h e o l o w n g
by W il l m ak e t h
wo
mp
lor the tw
t em pl a e s
ac
~n
p ag e
Gr rna chIng Images of wh
pIeces. Clamp t h
m a st e
it. T n
mark be mg
bi ma
ma
011
be
b e t w e e n ~h
it
case. lhe ollset is Y~ nc
b ea r n g
o ri gi n3 t
l in e " u s
g ui de , d ~i l
~nci
ol
}I.
T o e ns u
ha
peRcil i n h ro ug h
snwgly t~e~ cu
h e c en te r 0 1 t h
hoe'
mp
he cu m~
en
0 1 h e e mp la t
ne
p .o ra l e l
he
s ho p- m ad e marking guide. F o r i ~ wood
IICltchO~eac~ edge M. ~ c yo
ho
ma
notch shoulders W It h h e OIJgrnalline an on
me
the i rs t o n by o ne -h al t I h d if te re oc e be this n c 1 0 ac co mm od a *-,nch Ibit an
to h e o th e
s'id~ the guide from
(left). C u
he
e mp la t
e dg e s m oo th . II
M ak in !
ow
th
r ig h a n
1 8 t t e mp la te s
t h e m a s te r t e m pl at e 10 make mp
wi
ne
iIsingle
olille
(lit
router, Se tile
l D ~n e le n b a c ku p b o a rd s o n . ' w o r s ur fa ce , tllen clamp tile m as te r e mp la t On op allgnmg mded mN~
up-spiral straight
Sl
%-
lilt
} {- in ch -d ia me te r p i o t b ea ri rn g to lis s h af i\ . F a st e n s to p c o a r o n e ae n s id e ol h e b ea r n g 1 0 s ec ur e p la c (inset}.
a tt ac h
b l w i silO!!
Ad
tw
mp
as yo
be template
rl(ie the
ma
(nght).
' th e m a s te r template
h ro ~g ho ~
he cu
P A T T E R N R O U T rN l i
R o u g ;I H " iz l n g l h ~ w v r il pi e c@ s
Faslen ,~ach workpiece a t~ . e n
ng
he
o! lhl! b oa rd s a r a l n ed . mr
pieces
wrt th
~ w < I Y the b u I wa saw. With t h e dg e o f t h
te a1 e fo r
ed es nm
router, cut ba template
per-
ellel to th blede, leed th left-han workpiooe inlo the c ui . 5 1 lW in ! 1 0 w rt h about templat~ {aoove/. T h e r em a in in g w a sl ew l l be relTlO\'ed by he Sh mmng bi s te l 4 . . J 1 ep ea l [t,e P f O O O S 5 t o r ou gh -s ir e t h r ig h · ha n w o r ll pi ec e . h la v !n g abo~l !I n c I I ~ I o r h e f Q~ te r 1 0 r em o~ e T h e ~ ameunt waste 1 1 0 1 , 1 1ompensat lo h e a rg e b ea r n g u !; e in Slep5.
irrrmmin& .lhe leli:·ha~~ pi fee In Itn~ slze In';1lall
h- mg bi mount th router a b e . C la m s bc p n ad e Oler he bit (page 631. then shde th lelt-han template aero U r I ! table to h a he lell-hand workpi~ee rrighlj. e e n g h e templale plesse~ agains th filil· pilot bl-allng I hr cu Kl !6 u t h operancn.
th
op
router an
o te d
P AI T
S h ap in g t h
r ig l! l. ha n d
w D r kp ie c e
R em o
bl
Jelnslallill
~mch up-spira sl!aiihl oil, and ~eplace tl1~ !i-inch p il o b ea rr n w i T h r e su f ti n g o f fs e l (
one h a
he dl
me ch
nc
bewe
an
h e b ea r n g will compensate
he bi
d ia me te r < l
or th ke removed by the cutter w h e m It l o rm i ! t n e left a n r ig h t templates In s t 2 . This will ensure I ha t t h tw workpleces match tne workllillce h e s am e p er fe ct ly . T n WIrj y o u s ha jl e I h lert-lland one, keepin g t h t em p la t p oe sw d ~ g ai ll s l h bearimg at al ttme (fight). Separate th work M n glue pieces from their e mp la te s them
together
0ed wn
l~e pnot on
page 62.
P A m R N -R O U 1 ' N G Th j~ hOWn at nghl rs limesaving d eV I c f o sbaping severat copies 01100 s a m e c ~ rv i l p a tt er n . IiI\e edge Mak>l h e e mp la t w i s aw n t o t il e c le sl re d profite, IhIln cut S h3 P t ~ollr w()fkp'ec:es r ou gh l OIIersizmg h e e dg e to Ile r a n n e o 1 by about '4 i m c m . Po!;ition 0flI! wOIkplece template, alrgnl~g t h e c u tt in g on mark the edge ID be shaped With h e c U e d e dg e o f h e a mp l e . Ou ne he wo kp ce on he em p la te , h e a s e n h re e u id e b l c k e dg e h e template, liming u p t h b lo ck . with Ih marked outmp
JI!!, ! > Cr e
t Q8 l c la m a t e ac h e n 0 1 the long g ui d b l I) CK . ' IU 3 h ' cu t li ~ g Install ii' t ll jl -p i la t a bi bl
Ihe
y o u r rauter, m e u n t lhe 1 0 01 1 0 mg o t b ea r w l align Wlt~ the
template.
~ule
the WOrkpu!l:e on
to b ur t t h s to c
jig. fee l~e WOfkpiece n l
he cu p re s h e
ler. A pp l
slgh
'tus
e mp la t
a g_ a s t h e pilot bearins
r na k @ t
h lo ug ho u
th
I lg . m ak l l g
1i re
agamst th gUid I : I[ O C ' k s , To cu u m OIl t il e r o ut e with the jig c le a o f the bit. H ol di n t h
66
g ua r
p re ss ur e
he cu
r em a r e
C au t o n
f o c la r
.)1
lilt
N L A Y R O UT I iUN wiih siraighr bit, template ~ uu k a n s n ap -u r h us hi ng , a n d I:uided shop-made e m p a te , pi u ns , r ou te r e m I"€'IXSS for ~1
i n lJ ) " q u i c kl y a n a c u ra te ly ; T h a m ca u . > e d II trim the inlar [0 t h r ec es s p er fe ct ly . wi inIJ}':'iis a v a i l a b l e . f ro m S im pl e b an d o f emlie ",ood to ~~botille l1lllI'q iJettyp~tn s a s s h ow n h e p ho t ~1right R o u t i n g the r e c e s s 10 'till? p r o p c r depth o n o f h e h aU en .g e o f this operalion. Fo marquelIy i n l . a y , Ihe recess should o n s Ug h d e p e h a h e i n b y t h ic l il l. e ss - -- -t y p i c al l inch, Ifaflu gluing ink)" in p l a c e , il s i ts b e lo w h e surrounding s u rf a ce . y o u ca s an d h e w o o d adjoining th i n l a ) , u n h e tw s ur fa ce s a r 1 us h T o minimize tearout as )"00 r ou t t h r ec es s 01 r i h e i n l 3 Y , use dcwnrut spiral bit. ~lUp
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N LA Y
IN
m a r qu C ir r i ll /n y , [ortned [nm.' II pane." Jdy oo ina I'cnter, "dom.o ",a/logo,,), Iilr11ellJP_ Tire rl~.'eSS ili!o "hid/li,l" ill/a)' is j ,' 1 W r l Sni w.ill! lelllpi~lI!"gljided rIllll,'r,
PLACE
M a k in g t h I ~m pl al e
T h k ey t o t r m m i a n iolay a n d r o ut in g . p e rf ec t ~ yr n at c h Rg 1\'Cl'SS lo I t I S to u s b a operati0ll5. h e s am e e mp la t Q l J ll m e t h e Inl~y o r s a p ie c e plywood, i tb e ~ d r a w s e c on d o u t m,
a 'g E
ha
f iJ 5
. 1 1 0 1 ' 1 r O O ' t h W Id t 0 1 t o b i
a n t em p a t g IJ ,d e Dnll l io I lID ht scrDII!-lw bI
(abcM!)
Sand u p t o 1 11 < fIOl
P AT TE R
R OU T N G
trim h e n la y w I CIcommercial wh InlaY'roulllig mpat gu an bu bit. a t s na p o n h e g U d e You routtne recess Wllh Ihe entire a ss em b 0 0 }'OIl'
an
router's J)ase plale (mset), b u t r em o ve : b us hm g o r [rImmIng th Inlay (step 3 ) T hi s w i l l m p o sa l fo b t and template guide diameter. seamless lit. F o t i e ce ss , m a r r eF el ' ences lines on bOth lha template and
the worle pie1:e hal Intersect al the centop f ac es . T he n ~tthe
er of he p ie c op
on
iI
a b a , p os mo n
he
en
work-
h e e mp la t
ma ks
gn
p la ce . S e assembly h e u te r a t o n template WIththe bushin butted aglilnst t h n si d e dg e of th template Plunge f eE d st~~, clockWIse direction. Complete Ih cu (above, fight), k ee p n g h e o us h n g Ii contact " " . t h Ihe edg' of th template thfO~gllo u t t h o p ef i! ll o~ .
An ave ri5lud aul>-I:>a~efor IIiII'!JBflIctl58BS l nl a r e C "! )£ ; It can be diffiOl.ilt to flat w h c " the r~ iii;
l ar !l e t h t h tOOI'EiEiundard sub-base, PI EilJl:oe:.iTa u t E iu lH ,a s F ro m a p ie c of ~-lI1Ch clea acr;yiJccu wide than the rec~ t it li n( J R em ov e t h
! >t an tl a
l>aa~anlll "!>Ie;t.l!5 au:rnplak tl:l drill t h m o um : :i n and lm: c le a ra n c h o lc : ! tile. O I C r y i l c l>a~. fa!!i'W$tIi~ 1<0 Ult; rcuWll Jm c;ut .l1e . : de9Crll>MabDYe.
! lu I; ·
Ip
.'
AT ER
OUT1
Trirnminl the Iplay
wa Set ....b . U P p d an FI th Inla u~ln double-sIded pe
ma Hl 0U
10e
\Ide 0 1 h e mlay e mp i I e o n o p C en le rH l lis o pe mn g O VE 1 lh e Inlay. then clamp the as mb the a b1 e R em ov e h e b IJ ~ mg he mu er bit. b ~ e a
I h e b a , kl O g 'p a p e
P os l m n t h
at the
de S
p la ce " a n r j h e Int~~ C u lhe r e ce s s . k e e pl lI S
wa yo
t h g , ui d pr!l5Sed against t h
0 1 t h e t e m pl a t
I ns id e edge
t h rO u gh o u (Ietl),
Gaul
G l ui n ! h e i nl a i n p la c e c ar el ul l r em O 'i e t h d o ~b l e- si de O t ap e a n t Ja ck in g p ap e r re m n la y h e test-fit it ec t h e I Il la y ISstili s li g hl l o v er sl 1I ,d , p la ce : it m ic r( !I '! .~ e o v e s e 1 0 high heal tO
10 to 30
I h 1 01 .s p e a
s ec on d
hi
sh nk
On
ya
at
o a n g o f g lu e in I h r ec es s a n
Wi
s el lh e
Inlay I!I place. C o ve r I h
p , e c W 01 W~. paper Ihen ~ I lg h ll ~ ynallo', h a h e Inld~ Clamp caul across th bloc to secure II (abc",..) When th glu! ha c ur ed . r em o v h e b lo c < ln d s an d t h 1111"yo r th~ sunounding wood m ak e h e s ur te ce s tlusn l'IiP It w i
69
wood bloc
P A T T iE R N R O U T IN G
G L U IN G
N LA Y B O R D E i R B A N D I N G R ~ ut in i t h b o rd e
r ec es s
Wj
(page
57!. y o u c a n plow if narro recess around of b an d n g O m he ve
mg
c la m p h e Its o pe n n g
.-
mp
centele Wil t h i nl ay . Set 'A i nc h
d e e! )! !
mp rout the r ec es s h e s am e w a y o trimmed Ih inlay (/Jdge 69), making sure h e e m g ui d
plate
through(lull~e cut. Unclamp the
tern plat
InSlllillinl:!he bandi~ll M a k t h b o m hn g I r( )l 1l 1 w o o d species that contrasts w l h e p an e a n h e n la y than bo me
b ev e w i l l b ~ n s a l n g h e b an d
In O f ' t edge. make it Slig htly · /i d e r t h a n the recess depth a n thi c~ m es s e q u to the fetll$S width. If h e b ; n d n g difficurt
10 b e n
It
a ro un d t h
st
r ec es s
an s oa k
mi
Sp
me be
ba
a ro un d h e r ec es s ("gil!}, b en d n g stnp a n a p n g 1 1In pl;!(@Wlth wOOdell m al te t a s yo
, g o . M ar k
th
at he po nt wh
banding
meet. Theil,
u th n
b ac ku p
t ec t h e workpiece. at
s t a ig h
banding
H us h w d
In the
en
ne acos
h e e nd s x nB r 1 0 p ro -
ma an
b ev e
fd nish ~ ' S E ! r b n , g lhe
rete5S. S en d
~ e surrounding
h e b an d n g
wood.
I s p l e ss e d
p la l
fleft).
BUhldinlllle IIi k e Ih u n . .l to w n a t l el t w , 1 ! allow VOUI m u 1 0 c u h In g mortises quickly ac at m ~k e l~ cuts. yo
q w y ou r with br i ! I I d e mp la l g u B ~ th lemplat@fro PI 01~"nch plyvoxl. er S iz e r t w id e e nl Ou g 10 ~ppon Outline the hinge leal o n I h e m ~ a le ; will
might
i n cr e a s l ~ ed i m en s lo n s t o c o r n p en s e t fQ the template-guid and lhe Il1ICHIIJeS5 01 the f e nc e . w h i c 15 a ls o m a d 'rom "nell p 1y w o od .C u i o u h e t em p la te .l he n o lt ac ~ t h f en c w it h c ou nt er su n s cr ew s
R o ut in g t h
m ol ti s
S ec ur e t h w or kp ie , e dg e u p v i se . M a rK ' t h h ll l. gl ! o u t li n o n t h pOSIs to c a n c la m h e t em p a t t rc n a li gn io ; t h c ut ou t w it h t h o ut i n o n t h e dg e a n d b u tt in g t h renee a g ai ns t t h i ns id e f ac e 0 1 t i l w o r~ p ie c e M a~ e t h c u (ooftClm) I:>ymooing the r o ut e I n s m a U c l o ck W is e c ir c le s , I he n r e m ov e t h e jig and. If necessary, square l I! e c or ne r w rl l c rn se l
il