Blame Bj

**harrysin** · 07-01-2009, 09:08 AM

for suggesting a few days ago that I mount a small router onto skis. This little Bosch router looked perfect for going skiing and I had everything needed in stock, including a length of 8mm mild steel rod salvaged many years ago from a piece of long forgotten equipment.

Twill57 · 07-01-2009, 09:20 AM

Thanks for the photo tutorial. Now, can you point me to a source of information on the use of skis? I have seen a few of the posts here, but I am still not clear on the need/use.

Noob · 07-01-2009, 10:09 AM

Thanks for the tute. By the way, does that router have a built-in light or is there an add-on you can buy somewhere?

**Mike** · 07-01-2009, 10:11 AM

Tom, you open a new world of control when using skis. The skis support the weight of the router and prevent tipping which is a major cause of routing projects gone bad. You can prove this by simple edge routing; a simple tilt of the router at the wrong time and your beautiful ogee edge has a divot. You can support the router with a second piece of material to prevent this, but it is a real pain moving the support all the time and with materials of varied thickness. The skis handle all of this with a simple height adjustment. Enough good reasons?

**bobj3** · 07-01-2009, 10:13 AM

HI Harry

I approve 110 % ,you always do nice work but this one is over the top of your normal mark...

Now you got me going to copy yours...now if I can just find a plunge router like that..how about a hint about model number ?

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Quote:

Originally Posted by harrysin

for suggesting a few days ago that I mount a small router onto skis. This little Bosch router looked perfect for going skiing and I had everything needed in stock, including a length of 8mm mild steel rod salvaged many years ago from a piece of long forgotten equipment.

**harrysin** · 07-01-2009, 11:05 AM

Talk like that Bob is starting to make me blush, thanks anyway. That ancient Bosch router is a POF52 bought around 1982. I now have to get a 1/4" to 1/8" sleeve before taking it for a test drive using a Dremel cutter.

**bobj3** · 07-01-2009, 11:16 AM

Hi Harry

Thanks for the part number ,looks like it was made for the UK market place only (240 volt only)

But I will keep on digging to find one

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westend · 07-01-2009, 11:18 AM

Harry,
The ski's are very cool. You've put a few things on my wish list: ski's, LED's on power tools, small plunge router, milling machine, another 20 years of experience in order to build tools with that kind of precision.
Very nice work! Thanks for your efforts regarding the titled pictures

Gene Howe · 07-01-2009, 11:27 AM

That's pretty slick, Harry. From "Cross Country" to "Little Boy's" skis. You have it covered.
Can't wait to see what comes of the "Little Boy's" use.
Gene

**harrysin** · 07-01-2009, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Noob

Thanks for the tute. By the way, does that router have a built-in light or is there an add-on you can buy somewhere?

No, neither the Makita or Bosch have built in lights. The one that I fitted to the Makita is a clip on LED light with three button batteries inside. They cost $A4.00 here but identical ones in the US are only $2.00. This shot shows how I fitted one to my other Makita, with double sided tape. The one on the skis I drilled a hole and used the threaded hole used for a dust deflection plate. Believe me, they make a world of difference especially if the router has a large opening and if using a large template guide, if you dig deeply into past threads you'll find lots of mention of the 40mm guide, being metric here that happens to be a convenient size for calculating offsets and is big enough for the chuck to pass through allowing deeper cuts, but it isn't a size that MUST be used, a 1.5" has all the same advantages.

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