paul ashman
06-25-2007, 8:28 PM
Hello,
I usually post on the woodturners site, but I wanted to open this question up to more viewers. I have to do a laege quantity of a small, routed project. I am using pine or poplar, 1/2" by 2" and 8" long. I need to do a decorative edge (simple roman) all the way around. I have a basic router table with a craftsman (again basic) router. I tried an inexpensive bit and was able to do the long sides OK, but the ends are a problem, the piece is so small that I cannot keep it steady enough to make a clean cut. I tried to make a jig by screwing a piece of wood onto the mitre gauge, but it did not work. I do not have much experience with a router, am I doing something fundamentally wrong? Does the quality of the bit on such a simple project make a big difference? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
back to making square things round....
I usually post on the woodturners site, but I wanted to open this question up to more viewers. I have to do a laege quantity of a small, routed project. I am using pine or poplar, 1/2" by 2" and 8" long. I need to do a decorative edge (simple roman) all the way around. I have a basic router table with a craftsman (again basic) router. I tried an inexpensive bit and was able to do the long sides OK, but the ends are a problem, the piece is so small that I cannot keep it steady enough to make a clean cut. I tried to make a jig by screwing a piece of wood onto the mitre gauge, but it did not work. I do not have much experience with a router, am I doing something fundamentally wrong? Does the quality of the bit on such a simple project make a big difference? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
back to making square things round....