Claim Your Door Prizeīuilding traditional frame-and-panel cabinet doors is virtually impossible without a router. However, router tables typically don't come with a router, so check the specs before buying one to ensure your router fits the table.
But for most DIYers, a store-bought router table is the best option since it comes ready-to-use with all the necessary equipment, including an adjustable fence, miter gauge, On/Off switch, dust-collection port and bit guard. You can make your own router table easily enough, and many table saws have extension wings that accept a router. In fact there are some bits, including certain raised-panel bits, that should only be used in a router table.
(That's not always possible with handheld routing.) Router tables are especially useful when milling smaller parts, cutting stopped grooves, or using large-diameter bits. And since the bit is clearly visible, you can see exactly what you're doing. With the tool held securely in place, you can use both hands to safely feed the stock into the bit. Mounting your router upside down in a router table greatly expands the tool's capabilities, making routing easier and safer. You can buy guide bushings individually, but it's usually more economical to buy a multipiece set. Guide bushings are useful for routing curved, irregular shapes, but also for precisely cutting hinges and mortises. Be sure to keep the guide bushing pressed tightly against the edge of the template. Otherwise the bit will transfer any imperfections to the workpiece.Ĭlamp the template in place, then advance the router into the workpiece. Also, be sure to sand the template edges perfectly smooth. When making a template, take into account the offset between the outside edge of the bushing and the cutting edge of the bit a distance that's usually about 3/16 in. Start by cutting a template to the desired shape out of plywood, MDF or hardboard.
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Here's a brief description of how to use a guide bushing: The tube is guided along the edge of a template, allowing you to quickly cut boards to virtually any size or shape. Protruding from the collar is a short steel tube through which the bit extends. A guide bushing (aka template guide) is simply a steel collar that mounts onto the router's base. Once you've mastered basic routing techniques, create a precise milling machine by equipping your router with a guide bushing and straight-cutting bit. Nearly all edge-shaping and trimming bits are available with ball-bearing pilots, including rounding-over, Roman ogee, chamfer, rabbeting, and flush-trimming. The bearing alone will ensure the bit cuts to the proper width. There's no need to attach an edge guide to the router or straightedge fence to the work. Simply set the depth of cut and you're ready to rout. The bearing rides along the edge of the workpiece, effectively keeping the bit on course and in control.
One of the best and safest ways to begin routing is to use router bits fitted with ball-bearing pilots. In that position, the router is moving right to left, but it's correctly cutting against the rotation of the bit. That's because the workpiece-not the router-is now in the middle. But, when routing the opposite edge, the one farthest away, you'd advance the router from right to left. For example, if you were routing the edges of a board, you'd move the router from left to right across the edge closest to you.
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