Hi Scott, If you search the net there are a lot of plans to build your own router table. I have seen ready made tables that go on the side of your table saw but I think they were fairly expensive. I do think that the 1/2" is too light for the table. If you could glue up two pieces it would be much better. I purchased my table from the company as a bump and dent table. there was a very small nick in the surface where the router plate goes. I think I put more nicks in it since I had it. That little nick saved me a lot of money.
Lenny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 3:09 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] question on holding stock while using a router You know you guys are way smarter than me. I never thought of the double-sided tape and Dan you are correct, the piece is longer than what I need which I forgot. So, in fact it would be quite possible to if not clamp, surely tape. I really like the idea of the temporary router table and I'm going to have to check into this a bit more. I could very easily take my table saw which has a piece of the table that expands and leaves this nice large opening I could easily fit a piece into for making a table. Matter of fact I even have the perfect piece here already which is pretty heavy. THanks all for the ideas and also if anyone has any suggestions on how to make the piece that I'd mount the router too in my table, I'd appreciate it. I may be wrong not having seen a table with the router installed, but I assume there are holes in the router base plate that you'd drive screws which hold the router in place. This I assume puts the base of the router slightly lower than the mounting plate and table surface. Is that correct? I have a pretty thick piece, don't know, but perhaps a half inch piece of malimeen that would work perfectly for the table surface. WOw, you guys are really awesome. tnx On Jul 22, 2008, at 7:33 AM, Dale Leavens wrote: > 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] > > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links __________ NOD32 3288 (20080722) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
