The Joint Maker -- Popular Woodworking
Saw this Horizontal Router Table/Jig in the February 2004 issue of Popular Woodworking and thought I would put some more cabinet shop cut-offs to work.
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Sliding tops work pretty slick, just need to make some of the clamps mentioned in the article and I'll be able to put it to work.
Only thing I don't like is the way the router bit 'arcs' so badly. Whole table has to be offset to the right in order to center the bit -- the higher the bit, the farther to the right the top has to go. I'll probably try making my own backing plate with slides/clamp-bolts on both sides and an allthread riser in the bottom center for raising/lowering the plate.
Long story short -- I'm getting a bit closer to trying some M&T joints.
Sliding tops work pretty slick, just need to make some of the clamps mentioned in the article and I'll be able to put it to work.
Only thing I don't like is the way the router bit 'arcs' so badly. Whole table has to be offset to the right in order to center the bit -- the higher the bit, the farther to the right the top has to go. I'll probably try making my own backing plate with slides/clamp-bolts on both sides and an allthread riser in the bottom center for raising/lowering the plate.
Long story short -- I'm getting a bit closer to trying some M&T joints.
