Hi Shadrac
Here's a cheap/simple box-joint jig you can make in about 30 mins.
You can also make one for the dovetail joints if you want with a dovetail key insert or just use a 3/8" wide slot key.
All it takes is a 3/4" brass guide in the router table or in your router base plate..
I made one along time ago and they work great...
I did rework the one I made into to a push block for the Oak-Park box jigs..if you take a look at that one you will see part of the 3/4" wide slot in the base plate on the jig..
OR
This one if you want to go the extra step..
http://www.routerforums.com/jigs-fix...ush-block.html
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Originally Posted by Shadrac OK..I know zero about dovetail/boxjoint jigs.
What I DO know is that I can't buy $$$ worth of equipment.
Is there any reason why one couldn't use just a template(for boxjoints in my case), clamp it at the end of the board to be routed...and rout out the slots/pins?
I guess Im just confused as to why you would need these $$$ jigs when a fastened template would seem to accomplish the same thing...minus the space adustability...which I do not need. I just need even spaced boxjoint slots/pins...in the 1/4" to 1/2" range.
Also,,,I'm not sure about 'bearings' as opposed to 'bushings'. Do 'bushings' attach to the router base ...non-moving...while 'bearings' are found on the bit itself?
Do bushings come with routers generally speaking...and how do I know what size bushing or bearing-bit to use with a given template(assuming that I can rig it to work without a jig)?
I was told that THIS was the place to post these naive type questions...so please bear with me. I need to be set straight on this  |