PerranOak
Established Member
So, I now have a router table - scary!
I made what I thouhgt would be a useful jig to rout end grain which was simply a board with a piece underneath to slide in the groove on the table.
All made-up, nice and square, firm in the groove, held the pice firmly against it and, hey presto!, it went bonkers!
What happens it that as the bit hits the piece, it pushes it away giving a very non-square end! I can't seem to hold the piece firmly enough.
I realise thatthis is too simple a jig but I wonder if I make something that the work piece rests on - so I could clamp it down - then the piece will no longer rest on the table surface. also, if the base it rests on is too thick, there will not be enough of the bit left above this to cut the piece.
Darn this complex stuff! Any comments welcome, please.
I made what I thouhgt would be a useful jig to rout end grain which was simply a board with a piece underneath to slide in the groove on the table.
All made-up, nice and square, firm in the groove, held the pice firmly against it and, hey presto!, it went bonkers!
What happens it that as the bit hits the piece, it pushes it away giving a very non-square end! I can't seem to hold the piece firmly enough.
I realise thatthis is too simple a jig but I wonder if I make something that the work piece rests on - so I could clamp it down - then the piece will no longer rest on the table surface. also, if the base it rests on is too thick, there will not be enough of the bit left above this to cut the piece.
Darn this complex stuff! Any comments welcome, please.