Popular Post collinb Posted December 27, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 Like Dr. Who this is the first iteration. The router (DW611) is fixed with a 1/4" gap under the bed. Two fences to allow precise sizing. And removable when I wish to go in from either side with a wider piece. Plus plexiglass when my marks are out of sight. This way I can just work from the router side and pull the wood into the bit and use the marks and/or fence without either being blind to the mark's positions or having to wrap the marks around the piece. The bed is long enough (20") to accommodate long boards and avoid flex issues. Router is easily removed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 From the pictures I cannot tell how do you set the stops of the mortise. Do you know you can use the fixed base on the 611 for securing the router to jigs like yours? You just remove the acrylic sub base (4 screws) and attach the base to a piece of plywood or a material of your choice. The base has plenty of holes for more screws. I used that method to make my first router table. And once you've set it up that way, you can still use it to adjust or micro adjust the depth of cut. Worked great for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted December 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Immortan D said: From the pictures I cannot tell how do you set the stops of the mortise. Do you know you can use the fixed base on the 611 for securing the router to jigs like yours? You just remove the acrylic sub base (4 screws) and attach the base to a piece of plywood or a material of your choice. The base has plenty of holes for more screws. I used that method to make my first router table. And once you've set it up that way, you can still use it to adjust or micro adjust the depth of cut. Worked great for me. This came about for one reason. The length of the router would have required a heftier mounting platform -- and that mean larger dimensions -- lest it bounce. I wanted it to be more compact. The right and left fences are stops for the wood. The router remains stationary. I can always loosen the bolts to re-position the router or adjust the bit position as needed. I've stayed with a fixed depth for general use. *** My initial plan was to put it on a sliding & pivoting platform and have one of those quasi-Domino thingies. But I wasn't able to get the acrylic to be a stable enough base for the router. Will be switching it out for plywood in the Spring. Or just buying a Domino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 Quite impressive jig ! Didn't you once post about using twine on a tablesaw ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 LOL.. Nice job Collinb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jussi Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 Nice!! Looks very well made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post collinb Posted December 27, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 Thanks , all. Or should I say, most all? It's nothing special construction-wise. Just two boxes and a hole in a piece of plexiglass. But it is doing its job. 2 hours ago, wdwerker said: Quite impressive jig ! Didn't you once post about using twine on a tablesaw ? Perhaps I should post more to another forum and share my adaptive actions for others to never forget. Yes, I had a piece of twine hold an outfeed table leg in place. No, it was not permanent. Yes, people thought I was nuts. No, they weren't necessarily wrong. Yes, I still own a big ball of twine. No, it doesn't play a functional role very often. Yes, I think of y'all whenever I pick it up. No, not very fondly. Not at all. :-) 4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 It's something like this that probably sparked Matthias's imagination to build the pantorouter. There is probably at least 1 thing in everyone's shop that would make some other person on this forum think they are nuts.This is just one big nut bin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 I have done my share of questionable patches & shortcuts . Sorry to bring up an irritating issue. But we have been entertained .... Such a well thought out jig is good evidence of your skills . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 Good job there Collin. Neat idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmotjr Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 If you're anything like me, this will be version 1 of 6 or 8, as I would keep finding features I'd want. "Well that worked, but next time I'd really like it to...." And then you rebuild it. and again. and again. And then not only will it do perfect tenons and mortises, but will make an acceptable cup of cappuccino while you wait. Then you decide to add an arduino and some servos to hands free batch produce M&T's, and then it becomes sentient, and forms the nexus of the AI singularity. I for one, fully support home made shop tools, scary or not. Well done sir. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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