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Thank you. I'll give it a god on some teak and merbau offcuts this weekend. Can't wait.

I'm really interested in this topic too. My son wants to try my tools, but I always find myself telling him their too dangerous.

I guess we really need a project to work on together. He could help...

Genius! I like the white plastic track too, looks like it would produce a smoother surface for the plane.

Cheers, Nicholas. It does the job better than I expected.

Thanks William. The 45 degree piece is actually planed to a slight wedge. It just pushes into a snug fit. Dowels would have been a much simpler solution!

You're spot on about the screw on the rear...

I'm just sharing because the wife doesn't care a jot, and I'm feeling accomplished :D

So I finally got my first hand plane to see what all the fuss is about. A No.4 Faithfull for about £25 / $34....

Thanks Curt.

Yeah, I've used my overhanging "router table" a couple of times now and I think I'd rather make the cabinet style you describe.

I'm amazed by the dust created when routing. It's a...

Thanks Brian. That's a great photo for dust collection. I'll have to make that too.

Last week I had a conversation about using a plunge router on small elements. Everyone offered great advice, from building jigs to making a router table.

I decided to make a cheap, overhanging...

For anyone still following this thread, I wanted to post my solution to this problem.

I decided to make an overhanging router table!

Sure, it needs to be raised manually with the plunge and...

Thanks Charley! That will save my fingers one day, so I'll pick up or make something similar.

Thanks Curt, that's really going beyond to help someone new. I appreciate it.

Unfortunately, that button is the thumb safety that needs to be pressed before the trigger works. It pops back out...

Lidl Parkside POF 1200 ... it has a depth lock, but not a constant power switch.

Thanks Curt.

I have a cheap Lidl Parkside router. It's a solid bit of kit, but doesn't have all the extras so it won't fit the Router Raizer.

However, I can just plunge it to the correct depth...

That video is great, thank you for sharing!

My router requires the power trigger to be held to operate, so I need to rig some kind of zip-tie plus another switch on the power cable for safety......

Thank you to everyone here!

I think it might be worth my time to eventually build an adjustable jig to hold small pieces, with a raised edge to guide the router.

Building a table router is also...

Hi everyone.

I recently got a new plunge router with an edge guide, but I'm not sure how to safely mill a groove in small dimensions of plywood.

I'd like to make a small tray, so I need to put...

Thanks for the welcome, Fred. Yes, I found the Neanderthal section - there's a ton of great information and skill there. One day I'd love to have a permanent workshop with a huge bench, but for now I...

Thanks @Lee @Julie,

I hope to learn a lot here at SMC.

Hello!

My name is David and I'm just starting out with woodworking.

I live in an apartment, so my projects are greatly limited by noise, space and dust collection. This means I mainly use hand...