I used my router table

2/28/21, 2:43 AM #1

Joe
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I used my router table

Joe in a Cleveland suburb

and had zero problems. Only took a couple minutes.

Ordered the 1/2" bit on Amazon yesterday afternoon and it showed up early today.

It was so nice out today I was able to take the parts outside and sand them and get ready for glue up tomorrow. I hope to anyway.

Once glued up I'll square up the corners.

I'm sure this would have been ok on the TS but it just didn't feel safe to me. The router bit was worth it.

Thanks.

Re: I used my router table

2/28/21, 4:53 AM #2

Henry (Raleigh NC)
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Excellent! Glad that worked

Re: I used my router table

2/28/21, 1:30 PM #3

Bill Tindall, E.TN.
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an advantage of the router ....

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....is there is less to chisel. A disadvantage, in my hands, is the unexpected appearance of some grain structure that results in a ragged cut (tear-out) on the edge where it shows.

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2/28/21, 5:09 PM #4

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Re: an advantage of the router ....

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If I am working with some complex grain that may split at the edge, I will cut the panel an inch or so wide, then trim off the entry point with the table saw.

Re: I used my router table

3/1/21, 1:27 AM #5

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Re: an advantage of the router ....

Joe in a Cleveland suburb

I worried a bit about tear out.

I used a brand new bit that was presumably sharp and I also put blue tape on all the areas to be routed.

I had zero tear out.

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3/1/21, 10:50 AM #6

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That's It

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Bill would probably get cleaner cuts using blue tape instead of green

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I live in Mechanicsville, VA (not far from Richmond) and I've been building furniture and cabinetry for well over 20 years now. It all started with my frustration of not being able to cut a straight line with a hand saw. About this same time, a guy named Norm appeared on my local PBS station. The more I watched, the more I learned. I also started thinking, "Hey, I can do that"! And so, I began with small projects and soon found myself moving up to increasingly advanced work. Word of mouth started the ball rolling and before I knew it, I was building all kinds of things for people. While this is not what I do to pay the bills, it has provided me with a means of equipping my shop over the years. The main downside to all of this is when my wife looks at a finished project and says, "I want one of those" and I know I don't have the time to make that happen right then. I take advantage of any slack time between commissions to work on things we want and this seems to keep her "on my side". She even surprised me one day with a new Tormek sharpening system. Sometimes it pays to leave that tool catalog lying around open! For me, woodworking is a type of therapy. I can go out to the shop and totally forget about the world outside. There have been days when I get out there early and before I know it, it's dark outside and I have no idea where the time went! I also enjoy challenging my skills and learning new things. Most of the time, since the majority of my work tends to be custom pieces, I'm working on projects I�ve never built before. While this takes me longer than if I were doing production work, I find it more appealing because there's always something new to learn. I haven't had any formal training in woodworking. My teachers have been experience, the many books and magazines I've read, WoodCentral, and of course, a guy named Norm.

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3/1/21, 12:34 PM #7

Bill Tindall, E.TN.
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Another blow to green tape

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On a serious note, it would not have occurred to me to tape before routing. Apparently it works? My misguided thought would have predicted the tape would gum up the bit and lead to burning. Not the case. So, the tape cuts clean at the edge?

Maybe only a concern with green tape

Re: I used my router table

3/1/21, 1:20 PM #8

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Re: Another blow to green tape

Joe in a Cleveland suburb

I don't know, but I tend to put tape on edges where I'm afraid I won't get a clean cut or tear out.

When I routed the DT's on the edges of the shelfs, I put tape on and it did gum up the DT bit a little. And I got a fuzzy cut, maybe because it's an old bit and maybe not so sharp anymore. So instead, I wet the edges with mineral spirits to see if that would produce a clean cut and it did.

I used my router table

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