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**bobj3** · 07-27-2007, 01:55 PM

Hi Harry

Here are some snapshots I thought you would get a kick out of

Or anyone that wants to make a jig for the Tom's/Harry Template way of using the Plunge Router...

NOTE*** I'm still waiting for the Acme Threaded rod to use in the jig..about a week or so b/4 I get them, But the 3/8-24 NF all thread will work just fine.

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Tom ▼
http://www.routerforums.com/guide-bu...te-guides.html

Harry ▼
http://www.routerforums.com/guide-bu...ff-router.html

Offset rings ▼
http://www.routerforums.com/49128-post1.html

NOTE***** If you find the 3/8" slot a bit to tight for the 3/8" threaded rod chuck up a 3/8" router bit in your battery drill and rem the slot out just a bit so the rods just sides in easy....it only takes 3 or 4 times up and down the slot to get it done...then put a slot in a 3/8" dowel rod ( 4" long rod ,band saw a slot in one end to hold the sand paper in place) and rap it with a bit of sand paper (100 grit) to clean it up..,,,,.spin it with your drill....

http://www.routerforums.com/jigs-fix...ates-more.html

Bj

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**challagan** · 07-27-2007, 02:15 PM

Ha ha .... going to make Harry happy. So I take it that the Acme stuff you got isn't all thread, just threaded on the end? So you think that will work ok then in place of the acme and did you get it locally at a hardware store?

Corey

Doyle · 07-27-2007, 02:18 PM

Hi BJ, Doyle here.
I have been following with great interest - the Jig and Acme Threaded Rods with the adaptation of wing-nuts on acme nuts.
Thanks for the photos and all the information I have been gleaning from your posts.
I do have an unrelated question; I need to purchase some good quality Forstner Bit, where should I buy them?
Keep posting and I'll keep reading and learning.
Thanks again, Doyle

**challagan** · 07-27-2007, 02:26 PM

Well, if you need a set and need them now... MLCS has some good ones. If you want a great set.... go Freud... their carbide forsteners are awesome and I used them to do clock fit ups with. They last for a long long time. I am still using a 1 3/8 one that i bought for fit ups and now I use it on the lathe as well. They are expensive but worth it! If you don't need a big set and just a couple I would look at freud. I also use a 3/8 Freud that I have had for a long time to do screw holes and plugs.

Corey

**bobj3** · 07-27-2007, 02:27 PM

Hi Corey

I still want to use the Acme All thread rod but I thought I would try and make Harry happy this weekend

I should be Sunday or Monday when he reads this..

I got the 3/8-24 NF all thread from A & I Bolt in Denver,,same place that's making the Acme all thread, They dropped it off today,,, I did try and damage the threads but it was OK because it was fine thread and I didn't crank it down all the way....(the 2 wing screws on the router base)

I should NOTE****the 3/8-24 x 3ft. all thread I got was full of plating so I did need to run the die down it so the nut would go on one of the rods ( see snapshot) but that's the norm for plated all thread, so to say if you are going to get some from HD/ACE/Lowes take a nut with you and check it b/4 you buy it, can save you a hour or so running die down it...
I did chuck up the rod in a drill and clamped the die handle in the vise and got the job done quick....then cut it to size after...

Bj

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Originally Posted by challagan

Ha ha .... going to make Harry happy. So I take it that the Acme stuff you got isn't all thread, just threaded on the end? So you think that will work ok then in place of the acme and did you get it locally at a hardware store?

Corey

**bobj3** · 07-27-2007, 02:37 PM

Hi Doyle

Thanks
"Forstner Bits" = you can get them from eBay,Grizzly,MLCS, etc. BUT like most cutting tools you get what you pay for....I buy 2 sets at a time from eBay because I know I will cook them,,,

they are cheap about 12.oo set 1/4" to 2 1/4" and I also have the big set from 2 1/2" to 4" they are a bit better or to say I don't use them all the time like the small set...

Once you heat the bit up that's it ,,,,tent stake,,,,,and I do it all the time...I use alot of MDF and it's hell Forstner Bits.....

Bj

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doyle

Hi BJ, Doyle here.
I have been following with great interest - the Jig and Acme Threaded Rods with the adaptation of wing-nuts on acme nuts.
Thanks for the photos and all the information I have been gleaning from your posts.
I do have an unrelated question; I need to purchase some good quality Forstner Bit, where should I buy them?
Keep posting and I'll keep reading and learning.
Thanks again, Doyle

**Bob** · 07-27-2007, 08:34 PM

Bj,

Great job and I really appreciate your sharing this with us. I have a lot of interest in this method of routing and want to give it a shot after I finish absorbing my learning curve in the various areas I am already involved in. I have bookmarked this thread for future study and look forward to making the jig you have pictured when the time comes.

Thanks for establishing a jig we can all make and use on our side of the planet. Now... if I can just get the metric system figured out

**bobj3** · 07-27-2007, 09:00 PM

Hi Bob

Thanks,,,,,and you'er welcome, enjoy,,,,I think I got it figured out ( metric system ) just take your shoes off and use your ten toes and ten fingers and don't count the gaps between them....

something like they have been doing down south ( in GA.) for a long time

but just didn't know they had it down along time ago..

Bj

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob N

Bj,

Great job and I really appreciate your sharing this with us. I have a lot of interest in this method of routing and want to give it a shot after I finish absorbing my learning curve in the various areas I am already involved in. I have bookmarked this thread for future study and look forward to making the jig you have pictured when the time comes.

Thanks for establishing a jig we can all make and use on our side of the planet. Now... if I can just get the metric system figured out

**challagan** · 07-27-2007, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobj3

Hi Bob

Thanks,,,,,and you'er welcome, enjoy,,,,I think I got it figured out ( metric system ) just take your shoes off and use your ten toes and ten fingers and don't count the gaps between them....

something like they have been doing down south ( in GA.) for a long time

but just didn't know they had it down along time ago..

Bj

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Ha hhaaaa ... good one Bob.

I expect he's a grumblin now..... Damn Yankees!! he he he

Corey

**Mike** · 07-27-2007, 10:16 PM

BJ, a super job. I know Harry will be surprised and I think Tom would sh.. er, um, defecate a canary.

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bobj3 Forum Contributer Supreme Forum King Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Littleton,Colorado U.S.A. Posts: 8,256 View bobj3's Gallery	Report This Post! For HarrySin Hi Harry Here are some snapshots I thought you would get a kick out of Or anyone that wants to make a jig for the Tom's/Harry Template way of using the Plunge Router... NOTE* I'm still waiting for the Acme Threaded rod to use in the jig..about a week or so b/4 I get them, But the 3/8-24 NF all thread will work just fine. ======= Tom ▼ http://www.routerforums.com/guide-bu...te-guides.html Harry ▼ http://www.routerforums.com/guide-bu...ff-router.html Offset rings ▼ http://www.routerforums.com/49128-post1.html NOTE*** If you find the 3/8" slot a bit to tight for the 3/8" threaded rod chuck up a 3/8" router bit in your battery drill and rem the slot out just a bit so the rods just sides in easy....it only takes 3 or 4 times up and down the slot to get it done...then put a slot in a 3/8" dowel rod ( 4" long rod ,band saw a slot in one end to hold the sand paper in place) and rap it with a bit of sand paper (100 grit) to clean it up..,,,,.spin it with your drill.... http://www.routerforums.com/jigs-fix...ates-more.html Bj ========= Attached Thumbnails __________________ PodCast videos RWS on YouTube http://www.routerforums.com/86898-post1.html Besure and click on the Up Arrow key ▲ on the Youtube video, you can select other youtube videos on router tables http://www.woodworkingonline.com/?s=dovetail Machine Cut ▼ http://www.woodworkingonline.com/200...cut-dovetails/ http://www.woodworkingonline.com/woo...podcast-store/ http://www.woodshopdemos.com/menu2.htm Bob J. Last edited by bobj3; 03-02-2008 at 11:07 AM.
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challagan Retired Moderator Supreme Forum King Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Iowa Posts: 4,002 View challagan's Gallery	Report This Post! Ha ha .... going to make Harry happy. So I take it that the Acme stuff you got isn't all thread, just threaded on the end? So you think that will work ok then in place of the acme and did you get it locally at a hardware store? Corey __________________ My Carving Website: The Iowa Woodcarver http://iowacarver.tripod.com/ My Shop Website - Woodshop 51503 http://woodshop51503.tripod.com/
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Doyle Registered User Forum Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mariposa California USA Posts: 195 View Doyle's Gallery	Report This Post! Hi BJ, Doyle here. I have been following with great interest - the Jig and Acme Threaded Rods with the adaptation of wing-nuts on acme nuts. Thanks for the photos and all the information I have been gleaning from your posts. I do have an unrelated question; I need to purchase some good quality Forstner Bit, where should I buy them? Keep posting and I'll keep reading and learning. Thanks again, Doyle __________________ Our tools and machines never take prisoners!
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challagan Retired Moderator Supreme Forum King Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Iowa Posts: 4,002 View challagan's Gallery	Report This Post! Well, if you need a set and need them now... MLCS has some good ones. If you want a great set.... go Freud... their carbide forsteners are awesome and I used them to do clock fit ups with. They last for a long long time. I am still using a 1 3/8 one that i bought for fit ups and now I use it on the lathe as well. They are expensive but worth it! If you don't need a big set and just a couple I would look at freud. I also use a 3/8 Freud that I have had for a long time to do screw holes and plugs. Corey __________________ My Carving Website: The Iowa Woodcarver http://iowacarver.tripod.com/ My Shop Website - Woodshop 51503 http://woodshop51503.tripod.com/
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Bob Forum Moderator Supreme Forum King Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Georgia USA Posts: 2,538 View Bob's Gallery	Report This Post! Bj, Great job and I really appreciate your sharing this with us. I have a lot of interest in this method of routing and want to give it a shot after I finish absorbing my learning curve in the various areas I am already involved in. I have bookmarked this thread for future study and look forward to making the jig you have pictured when the time comes. Thanks for establishing a jig we can all make and use on our side of the planet. Now... if I can just get the metric system figured out __________________ Cheers, Bob
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