How To Use A Router On Small Pieces Of Wood
My table-mounted router seemed ideal for shaping 34 stock into knobs for a box I was building but the small blanksonly 1 12 squarewould make the job hazardous to my hands.
How to use a router on small pieces of wood. Originally routers were used for their decorative uses. If you approach a loose piece of wood with a router cutter spinning at 20000 rpm or more the risk of an accident goes way up. Yeah using a router table if you have one would be the easiest way to run the pieces instead of trying to run the router over these narrow pieces.
The larger piece will also protect the table should there by an oops. Safety Tips When Using a Router as a Jointer. Joined Mar 13 2009.
If youre into cabinetry or decorations this tool is definitely for you. Make sure the. So I built the jig shown to hold onto the blanks.
I have a healthy respect that borders on fear when it comes to routing really small objects on a router table. Cutting a clean and smooth edge on a narrow piece of wood can be tricky but a router can produce a nicely finished edge every time. It is great for wide or thick pieces of wood or cross-sections from a tree trunk that are tricky to surface with other machinery.
Jig makes it safe to rout small pieces. If the cut is being made along the grain it should be effortless and smooth. Even it happens the amount of teartout will be way less and you should be able to sand it off easily.
Align the two pieces to see if they produce a seamless joint. Router bits that have bearings are called pilot bits. Is there any way of doing this safely - ie hold the wood in a much bigger jig.