Ep 2: Router Table Fundamentals- Adjustments
In this episode, Bob demonstrates tips and tricks to get your fence and bit set exactly where you need it
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Videos in the Series
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Ep 1: Router Table Fundamentals – Intro and Safety
September 4, 2018
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Ep 2: Router Table Fundamentals- Adjustments
September 11, 2018
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Ep 3: Router Table Fundamentals – Edge Profiles and Rabbets
September 17, 2018
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Ep 4: Router Table Fundamentals – Mortises
September 24, 2018
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Ep 5: Router Table Fundamentals – Tenons
October 1, 2018
Comments
Really enjoying this series. I wonder if Bob even realizes he's moistening his fingertip just before pushing something? That looks to be an unconscious habit that I plan to steal. :-)
I noticed that too! I've started working it into my subconscious as well.
I do that all the time, too.
The last technique - run it all the way through, flip it and run half way to see what is up risks a climb cut. If you intentionally start too far away, probably not. But if you start with the fence too close to the bit the second cut (after flipping) will be a climb cut.
So many great tips in this video! I just used the tip about not changing the bit height, but adding a spacer board to the table surface. Saved me a lot of time with my mortise and tenon project.
Thanks.
What is his table top made out of?
What kind of 1/4" router bit is Bob using? Spiral uncut bit?
This series is great example of why I like Bob's teaching so much. So many real life practical tips, based on his years of working things out, always leaning in the direction of getting away from the latest greatest commercial products and methods, and towards simple and practical (his progression from fancy commercial router table fences to simple wooden ones in Episode 2, for example). Another characteristic of Bob's teaching is that he makes mistakes on camera, just like most of us are going to do, but rather than doing a retake, he includes them as part of his lesson. Much appreciated, and many of his teachings end up in my work.
I'm glad to see Bob doing the same things I've learned over the years. It's an experiment to get the cuts just right, and I always always use scrap wood first to check my router depth and location against the fence. Fun to watch.
really informative
How come Bob still has all his fingers? Even Garrett Hack can’t claim that!
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