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John Johnson 2
02-08-2013, 11:40 AM
I lasercut a lot of parts that need to fit together like square boxes, hex or octo boxes. We can't cut the joint to the correct angle on the laser of course, so the next bext thing is to mount a router into a box and design it so the the router can be tilted to an appropriate angle. When the router is perfectly upright with a straight tool it will be great to trim off the draft caused by the laser beam. Changing the router angle would allow me to shave off the edge to get those boxes to butt at the appropriate angle.

The question is thus: has anybody built such a box or does anybody have plans for such a box. It is esentially a router mounted upside down in a box that has a fence. The router mount should be adjustable so that the cut angle can be set accurately.

Doug Griffith
02-08-2013, 1:02 PM
The pivot point would have to be the centerline of the bit and the fence. It seems much easier to change to a bit that corresponds to the correct angle you need.

Ronald Erickson
02-08-2013, 1:11 PM
I couldn't find much out there in the way of plans, but you have a few possibilities. One is to tilt the router, as exampled here in this youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WD8VdX4LRw&playnext=1&list=PL0CFBF09C2948FDF2&feature=results_main. It's a bit complicated to make if you are looking for a quick solution.

Another example of a way to tilt the router can be found here (a much more simple design): http://www.woodcraft.com/Articles/Articles.aspx?articleid=403 . The key thing would be to make sure that the piece you are trimming is exactly perpendicular to the plane of the tilt. You would probably need a miter sled to guide the piece.

A third possibility is to use a standard router table and build a tilting sled: http://www.finewoodworking.com/workshop/video/essential-router-table-jigs-miter-angle-sled.aspx. This might be the most simple method. Some type of hold down clamp would be a good add to this design if the pieces are standard sized.

If the parts are small, a table saw tenoning jig might be able to be adopted if you had a horizontal router table setup with a t-slot in the table. This would work similiar to a tilting fence on a jointer.

Doug Griffith
02-08-2013, 1:14 PM
Here ya go:
http://www.woodhaven.com/Woodhaven-1470-Angle-Ease/dp/B001P954HY

Scott Snyder
02-08-2013, 3:12 PM
woodgears.ca - Wandel has plans for a tilting router - and other inventive stuff.

John Johnson 2
02-08-2013, 3:17 PM
Scott - Magnificent....just what I need.

Ronald Erickson
02-08-2013, 3:59 PM
woodgears.ca - Wandel has plans for a tilting router - and other inventive stuff.

This is the same one that I linked to in the youtube video above so you can see it in action.