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| This is a discussion on My first ever Finger (box) joint within the Table-mounted Routing forums, part of the Routers category; Good day If you remember, I made a "Roller sliding table" on my new router ... |
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06-21-2007, 02:37 PM
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Good day If you remember, I made a "Roller sliding table" on my new router table. Today, I made the first test (in my life) of finger joint. It works like a charm...set the stop - push -pull, set the stop -push - pull etc... The bad news are that, when I've shown it to my wife, she said...I don't like such a joint... Regards niki | ||
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06-21-2007, 03:44 PM
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Make a small box, put a nice piece of jewelry in it, and I promise she'll like them then! Neat set-up, and thanks always for sharing | ||
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06-21-2007, 06:25 PM
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Nice fitting box joint Niki. What did you use for a spacer key, a drill bit? When you make actual joints for a box or drawer you will want to lower that bit a little or your going to have a fair amount of sanding or cutting off to do. Corey | ||
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06-21-2007, 08:06 PM
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very very nice. I like that jewelry idea...gets em every time. Joe | ||
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06-21-2007, 11:29 PM
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Thank You Doug How I could forget the "Woman's best friends"  thanks for reminding meCorey I used a 10mm (3/8") straight bit I clamped the 2 boards together but with 10mm spacer so the first cut is cutting only one board. Then, I put a 20mm spacer and clamp a stop (the one with the red spring clamp), move the boards to the stop, clamp to the fence and cut...and again 20mm spacer and so on. Actually, I could clamp all the 4 boards together and finish one side in one "Schnitt" (cut) but that was only an experiment (and probably "Beginners luck")... Joe Not only that "Gets em every time" but also helps sooo much to get new tool...how do you think I got my new router... Regards niki | ||
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06-22-2007, 01:08 AM
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Atta boy Niki, always thinking!
__________________ Dave the "Doctor" In woodworking there is no scrap, only firewood.  Please Please Please edit your profile with a name and location so we can better assist you and make for a friendlier forum.Thank you.  | ||
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06-22-2007, 09:06 AM
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Nice joints Niki, women really don't understand these things. I realise that was only a test, but I make the width of the boards an exact multiple of the cutter, it looks neater.
__________________ Harry The best advice that I can give a newcomer to routing is, learn to use the router mounted, this can be as simple as a board held in a vice, with the router firmly attached and a simple fence held with clamps, and when he/she feels competant and confident in it's use and is familiar with all aspects of safety, THEN, and only then proceed to learn how to use the router hand held. This is MY opinion, and may or may not coincide with that of the forum management, but is based on a lifetime of woodworking. http://members.dodo.com.au/~sharry02/ | ||
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06-22-2007, 10:15 AM
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Thank you so much Dave I'm not "always thinking"...I sleep 5~6 hours a day... Harry I was thinking, maybe, instead of cutting the boards to "super precise" width and/or starting "exactly" on the line, I can cut them a little bit wider and then, trim them on the table saw. I can even connect them one to the other (as on the last picture) and have a row of 4 boards and cut on the table saw to whichever lines I want... Another thought that past through my mind is; I can glue 2 boards and 2 boards with this very thin double face tape, then, glue each couple one to the other with spacer and cut all the 4 boards in one shot...make one finger cut, turn the boards vertically 180° and cut the other side using the same stop setting. Like that, I can finish cutting all the fingers, setting the stop only ones for each pass. Regards niki | ||
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06-22-2007, 10:32 AM
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Hi niki Nice job It's to bad you can't get the Oak-Park box joint jigs from Oak-Park ,I have many box joint /dove tail jigs and the Oak-Park is the best one I have. I can't tell you how GREAT this little jig is, but it is the best jig Oak-Park puts out.... Once you use one I'm sure you would say the same It's so easy and the joints come out right on the button every time... Without any setup to speak about at all... And the price is right http://us.oak-park.com/catalogue.html?list=boxj-- Just a side note ,,,,,maybe if you used the jig below your wife would like the HEART joint most females like this one... http://us.oak-park.com/catalogue.html?list=RTS-LDS- ----------
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06-22-2007, 12:03 PM
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Hi BJ As we were talking ones, I turn Green when I see your prices but, just to bring it to Europe it will increase the price by...too much...and the Imperial/Metric makes it even worse...and it will not justify the money for the 2½ boxes that I'll make in a year. About jigs, for me, part of the woodworking hobby is, the challenge to make them myself and achieve the same results as the bought one (reading through your posts, I have the impression that you are also "Jig Maniac"). For example; Rockler has a Tenon jig that rides on the miter slot but I like the challenge of making it myself and, I made it, riding on the fence on rollers, steady as a rock and moving smooth like a Felder slider... I would like to ask you, can I remove only one of the springs on M8V2 without any side-effects...this router has a "3¼ HP" springs that are heavy on my 63 years old hands...on the other hand, I want the "sprigability". Or, maybe I can cut some, say, 1" of the spring length and see how it works... Thanks niki | ||
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