Questions tagged [router-table]
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How to cut at a precise angle with a router?
I'm trying to make a platonic solid out of solid wood.
I've computed that each edge should deviate 31.77 degrees from the vertical.
I'm confident that I can produce a set of identical pentagons with ...
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Forming 2x6 tongue & groove decking (with chamfers)
I have an exposed ceiling with 2x6 Tongue & Groove, with a chamfer detail. The basic profile looks exactly like the T&G you'd buy at home centers and lumber yards.
But my ceiling was made when ...
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Router Table - Ripping and Inside Cutouts
Im working on a “control panel” made out of 3/16” acrylic with several small cutouts in it for gauges, displays etc. Overall the piece is about 20” by 7”. In the past I have cut the acrylic to size ...
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Large custom flush floor register - is there a best way to cut and join the parts?
I need to build two registers like the below ones. The second one (not shown in the diagram) is smaller but it will still be large, see the below image.
The design is not final, I could probably add ...
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Estimate leg width for router table
I'm making a table to hold my router. The surface will most likely be plywood but I'm wondering how to make the legs and attach them so that they're strong enough and the table is stable.
The table ...
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What are some techniques for jointing boards using a router table?
I've seen suggestions to us a router to joint edges of boards, and some answers here that mention it, but I don't seem to be able to get the necessary precision using a router and table.
I've tried ...
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Trend router table compatibility
I recently bought a Trend CRT/MK3 router table and am trying to choose a router to go with it.
Feature wise the trend t11 looks good because of its ability to have the cut height adjusted through the ...
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Using surface flattening router bit in a router table
Is it a good idea to use a router bit intended for flattening surfaces, slabs etc, like this one:
in a router table? The idea as follows: I attach two parallel bars to the piece I'm going to flatten, ...
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Is a featherboard necessary on a router table? Why not a block of wood?
I looking to chamfer the corners of 1" square stock to make octagonal timber using a homemade table-mounted router. I have so far been using a 45 degree bit with a bearing but without a fence.
I ...
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Why do many router table fences have a 45 degree vertical edge at the router side?
I've seen many home made router table fences where the sacrificial plates have a 45 degree angle at their vertical edge at the table router side. Examples are here, here, here, here, here, here, and ...
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DIY table saw installation
I am resurfacing my workbench with 25mm hardwood ply. I am inverting an up/down router and tablesaw into it (between tracks).
I want to use thinner insert plates (for the zero clearence saw and so ...
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What are suitable dimensions for a router table that specifically would be used to make an acoustic guitar?
I was wondering what the optimal size is for a router table for making an acoustic guitar? Initially I would use it to help me make some jigs to bend guitar sides and hold the parts together as I ...
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Large 1/4 inch 45 degree chamfer router bit for cutting mitres
I am wanting to perform some mitre 45 degree cuts with my router table as my cheapo mitre saw doesn't have a straight fence (sad noises); so I've been looking for a chamfer bit that is large enough to ...
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Should I give my router a “break” between passes?
I’m using a Bosch 1617 on a Kreg Router Table. Should I ever let me router “rest” or cool down?
Currently, I turn it on, make a pass, then turn it off and get prepped for my next pass or next piece.
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Kobalt Router Depth Adjustment Skips
I just got this Kobalt router and router table combo from Lowe's. Since I am new to using a router, I thought this would be a good place to start. When I started using it to made some rails and ...
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