Hello, The usual way to do this without a router table is to lay the narrow board along with another on a work bench or table to widen the surface. They should be the same thickness. You then stick them down with double sided tape or if the parallel board is wide enough you can also clamp it down. Then using a round over bit or what ever profile you wish, preferably with a pilot bit you run the router along the edge to be routed.
A two inch board is pretty narrow to guide a router along without more support for the base. It will tend to rock and spoil your cut. I also have a fairly large piece of particle board with a round hole which includes a shoulder to hold a router and clamp an temporary fence to it and clamp it to the edge of my work table. This has formed a large temporary router table. While I don't use it any more I can't bring myself to throw it away. ----- Original Message ----- From: Scott Howell To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 5:21 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] question on holding stock while using a router Hey folks, I was thinking about this little project and ran into a small problem. I have a piece of one by two that I want to take a router and make a rounded edge. So, I got to thinking that I don't have a table so just cant run the piece through, but of course in order to do it free-hand I'd have to hold the piece still. So, not having used a router enough to really know how this would work, I was wondering what would be the best way to hold the piece still? I thought of putting it in a vice and leaving enough room for the bit to do its job and that might be the best option, but I thought I'd ask and see if others had any better ideas. I didn't want to screw it down to any thing if I could avoid it. The plan in the end is to round off the edge, make some plugs to hide the screws, stain it, and mount it to the front edge of my wife's desk. I think it'll look nice once I've got it finished. tnx Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.5.2/1562 - Release Date: 7/19/2008 2:01 PM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
