Matt, that has to be one of the best explanations on the use of those template guides. Really well articulated and demonstrated. Thanks for sharing this.
Matt, thank you for this informative video. As a novice, I had heard of these bushings but have never known how they are used or how versatile they were. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I just found this - it's the most relevant video on template guide bushings, hands down. It's clear, there's lots of supporting video, and the style is easy to follow.
Good instructional video Matt, as always. Just a note: 1/2" acrylic (bullet resistant glass) makes for great templates. . You can get it free from any glass shop that does commercial windows and glazing. They remove it from banks and storefronts etc. when it gets scratched. Normally it gets tossed in the dumpster. My buddy owns a glass shop and he turned me on to using it. It's actually very easy to buff crystal clear using a headlight reconditioner compound and a power buffer. Clear templates are really nice to use and it makes locating the layout lines much easier. It cuts really easy too on a table saw or router using the lower rpm range. Btw, there's no such thing as bullet proof glass, it's only bullet resistant. Don't tell any bank tellers. It will stop pistol bullets but that's it. Not a high velocity rifle round.
Great explanations and examples! As someone EU based I very much appreciate the metric units showing up in the video when you mention imperial dimensions. Keep up the good work!
I just finished building the handrail on my deck th-cam.com/users/postUgkxfQ5_mgwq6PcudJvAH25t-I4D-3cTPz4z and used this great little router to clean up the top rail before the final sanding and stain. It was light weight but packed lots of power. Either size battery didn't seem to make it top heavy and I'm a 64 yr old women so I really appreciated how easy it was to use...................... CORDLESS only way to go !!
Hi, I just stumbled upon your channel today. This is the first video of yours that I have watched. You have instantly become my favorite teacher/woodworking coach. You demonstrated very clearly exactly what I most desired to learn and understand better. I appreciate that - a lot! You have a new subscriber. I just wish I could be your apprentice for one year. God bless. Thank you for what you are doing.
Good explanation. I learned about guide bushings years ago, and never needed them, then over time forgot the details. Now, currently have a project where guide bushings look like the best option.
You see Matt; this is why you will hit 100k viewers by the end of the year. you are instructing viewers that are 5 or 6 years behind you in knowledge and they are finding your way of demonstration extremely useful. I love it! thanks Matt.
Thanks for all the information, Matt. I was a little unclear about all the uses for guide bushings, and now that im reaching for my router more often, your tips will help me out.
I bought a metobo router that came with the bushing. I didn't know the use of them, I was ready to through them away. Watching you video save the bushings.
Matt- so this guide is essentially a quick fix for my router bits that don't have the spinning bearing guide attached to it? Ty for the clear and concise explanation
Great explanation on how to use guide bushings. My wife made these carrying crates for mason jars to transport and store our canned goods. She wants handles routed through the sides of the crates. I have the same Bosch router as you and use it so sparingly it is not even funny so I did not even know guide bushings existed until a few days ago. I run a business that performs commercial and residential repairs so I do not come across the need to use my router very often. Guide bushings are exactly what I need to route the handle holes. Thank you Matt.
Thank you, Matt. This was very helpful. I short time ago I bought the PORTER-CABLE Dovetail Jig with Mini Template Kit (4216), and the Router Template Guide, 9-Piece (42000). These bushings are great and work well. I'm in the process of building a barn door cabinet for our foyer and went out yesterday and bought a 23/32" straight chute router bit and the 1" OD x 25/32" ID Porter Cable guide bushing. I have to make 3 dado cuts in the top and bottom panels for the cabinet dividers and this was recommended as the best option. I'm building a simple router jig that the 1" bushing will fit into and cut perfect 23/32" dadoes. Your video explains how to use the bushings and offsets which is very helpful. Thank you again! You have a new subscriber!
Just "discovered" you on youtube when searching for specific problem..centering cone. Your presentation was great and gave me lots more ideas on how to use router. I am fairly new to woodworking so appreciate seeing (vs reading) tricks/ideas on things that I might need later. The idea of using the router as a drill was a stunner for me; perhaps old hat to some but first time I had been exposed to this concept. Also the simply way to make a mortise template was useful for me. I have subscribed and am overwhelmed buy the volume of your videos. But I will return again and again. Thanks.
Great video. I just got a plunge router to try to rout out a lip for my kreg lift into my MDF workbench. Trying to soak in as much info at possible and this is definitely the best video I've seen yet.
I use guide bushing to make signs from patterns. I found under heavy use they like to work free. A little Teflon tape or locktite does the trick. Awesome video! Thanks.
This video was a pleasure to watch. Informative yet concise. I have used router guides many times, for dovetailing and other, yet somehow it escaped me that you could use them to simply drill a hole by having a template hole the size of the busihng. Nice!
Excellent clear & concise information relating how to use (Bosch's) router template. Having all those tools in the background also helps make one look like an expert!
Same here! A friend gave me a set for my P.C. router.never used them even once. Didn't know what to do with them. That has all changed now. Thanks Matt!
Wow thank you so much!! You have thought me so much in you're 8:00 minutes video then 75% of the videos on TH-cam. Plz keep making them. I am so glad I found you bros!! I can't thank you enough, peace and take care bros.
Matt, just another fantastic video. I wasn’t even sure what guide bushings are for… I see them for sale all the time but I didn’t know who to ask. Thanks again!
You are very good at what you do. I am still learning, and though I'm not as proficient as I would like to be, I appreciate the tips and advice experienced guys like you put out on these videos. Thank you.
Great description and examples. I'm about to cut a bunch of floating mortises and I might just have to use your technique with the guide-bushing since you make it look so easy!
I really like your presentation. Very professional and clear. I can't these whacked out, cocky nuts out there that think they are on a comedy show that try to make these kinds of videos. It doesn't make it for me. Thank you.
D'oh! I used my first guide bushings this weekend in an experiment. I learned a lot but tis video would have knocked off the first hour of learning. :) Thanks and keep it up.
Excellent information, Matt, and very well presented. I'm just getting into the stage where I'm using my router more frequently and am amazed at what you can do with this tool. You've given me even more ideas. Thanks!
There's a better jig you can make for circle cutting with a router. You make a pin base jig to do that. I've made a few of those. It works great. You get perfectly round circles. I've done it to fit speakers into cabinets mostly. It's actually my preferred way of making larger diameter holes in wood though.
Thanks Greg! Yeah I finally got around to putting them all up. Yours is sweet. I thought I had kept your envelop so I would have your address but I can't find it in the stack. Would you mind sending me your address so I can get a set of stickers out to you?
*I just finished building the handrail on my deck **MyBest.Tools** and used this great little router to clean up the top rail before the final sanding and stain. It was light weight but packed lots of power. Either size battery didn't seem to make it top heavy and I'm a 64 yr old women so I really appreciated how easy it was to use...................... CORDLESS only way to go !!*
great vid thanks. Nice to see a vid that doesn't concentrate on showing the viewer all the top range workshop tools and machines that the vid maker owns! This focuses nicely, simply, clearly and informatively on the matter at hand. First class.
Best video on guide bushings I've seen on TH-cam! Amazingly helpful video! So informative and you covered all the issues I had questions on in one video!!
Cool video Matt, I just got a used router and it didn't come with a manual that showed me what these were that came with it. The video explained it well and now I just need to get used to using this new knowledge to come up with some cool new projects using these guide bushings.
Just looking at a way to route letters and numbers in small boards for kids to play with, I will make templates out of plexi I have kicking around then use that with guide bushings to batch them out easily, Thanks for the quick and simple description of use of these tools.
Awesome, pulled down a Porter Cable template kit Id' forgotten on the shelf for my B&D plunge router and now know it will make it easy to do 1/4" dowel holes with a bit and a scrap board as you demonstrated. I have a nice separate guide for end grain holes, but wanted a better way to get accuracy out on a large mating flat. I'll do the end grain ones first, then use dowel center markers to transfer the locations accurately out onto the flat. Easy peasy
Thanks for all the info in the ask Matt series I appreciate the straight forward approach and the honesty about what tools you use unlike others who push products ( in their defense I know they have bills to pay).
What microphone are you using? You have better audio than most of the big boys. Thanks from those of us who have trouble understanding woodworkers who sound like they're in a barrel!
Great video Thanks, Easy to understand and although I am always working with oak I just wanted a quick refresher before using the guide on my router. Good Man
Matt, that has to be one of the best explanations on the use of those template guides. Really well articulated and demonstrated. Thanks for sharing this.
+Bill Macfarlane thanks Bill!
Thank you Matthew for the video. Just started with the router and guide bushings. This should speed up the learning curve considerably.
Clear, concise, with meaningful demonstrations and relevant applications. You are a natural teacher. Thanks and now a subscriber.
Thanks Matthew. I had not used my guide bushings for 10 years and needed a refresher.
Matt, thank you for this informative video. As a novice, I had heard of these bushings but have never known how they are used or how versatile they were. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I just found this - it's the most relevant video on template guide bushings, hands down. It's clear, there's lots of supporting video, and the style is easy to follow.
Good instructional video Matt, as always. Just a note: 1/2" acrylic (bullet resistant glass) makes for great templates. . You can get it free from any glass shop that does commercial windows and glazing. They remove it from banks and storefronts etc. when it gets scratched. Normally it gets tossed in the dumpster. My buddy owns a glass shop and he turned me on to using it. It's actually very easy to buff crystal clear using a headlight reconditioner compound and a power buffer. Clear templates are really nice to use and it makes locating the layout lines much easier. It cuts really easy too on a table saw or router using the lower rpm range.
Btw, there's no such thing as bullet proof glass, it's only bullet resistant. Don't tell any bank tellers. It will stop pistol bullets but that's it. Not a high velocity rifle round.
Awesome tip, Peter! got it. bullet resistant :) haha!
Great explanations and examples! As someone EU based I very much appreciate the metric units showing up in the video when you mention imperial dimensions. Keep up the good work!
I just finished building the handrail on my deck th-cam.com/users/postUgkxfQ5_mgwq6PcudJvAH25t-I4D-3cTPz4z and used this great little router to clean up the top rail before the final sanding and stain. It was light weight but packed lots of power. Either size battery didn't seem to make it top heavy and I'm a 64 yr old women so I really appreciated how easy it was to use...................... CORDLESS only way to go !!
Hi, I just stumbled upon your channel today. This is the first video of yours that I have watched. You have instantly become my favorite teacher/woodworking coach. You demonstrated very clearly exactly what I most desired to learn and understand better. I appreciate that - a lot! You have a new subscriber. I just wish I could be your apprentice for one year. God bless. Thank you for what you are doing.
Good explanation. I learned about guide bushings years ago, and never needed them, then over time forgot the details. Now, currently have a project where guide bushings look like the best option.
You see Matt; this is why you will hit 100k viewers by the end of the year. you are instructing viewers that are 5 or 6 years behind you in knowledge and they are finding your way of demonstration extremely useful. I love it! thanks Matt.
Thank you so much, Oscar! This means a lot to me :)
Very useful Thanks. This shows 'old' videos don''t get old.
6 years later and you helped me. A LOT. ❤️
Thanks for all the information, Matt. I was a little unclear about all the uses for guide bushings, and now that im reaching for my router more often, your tips will help me out.
That's what I like to hear, Scott! Thanks!
I was searching through a lot of videos and in this video I found it. Excellent explanation
My wife bought a set of these for me about 3 years ago. Only now do I know what they are for! Thanks a lot for making this video.
I bought a metobo router that came with the bushing. I didn't know the use of them, I was ready to through them away. Watching you video save the bushings.
Matt- so this guide is essentially a quick fix for my router bits that don't have the spinning bearing guide attached to it? Ty for the clear and concise explanation
Thanks Matt. I love how easy you can make mortises for floating tenons.
Nicely done! Been using bushings for years and I’m not sure I could have done nearly as good as you’ve done.
Best video on template guides I've come across. Well done!
Great explanation on how to use guide bushings. My wife made these carrying crates for mason jars to transport and store our canned goods. She wants handles routed through the sides of the crates. I have the same Bosch router as you and use it so sparingly it is not even funny so I did not even know guide bushings existed until a few days ago. I run a business that performs commercial and residential repairs so I do not come across the need to use my router very often. Guide bushings are exactly what I need to route the handle holes. Thank you Matt.
Perfect use case. Thanks Ted!
Thank you, Matt. This was very helpful. I short time ago I bought the PORTER-CABLE Dovetail Jig with Mini Template Kit (4216), and the Router Template Guide, 9-Piece (42000). These bushings are great and work well. I'm in the process of building a barn door cabinet for our foyer and went out yesterday and bought a 23/32" straight chute router bit and the 1" OD x 25/32" ID Porter Cable guide bushing. I have to make 3 dado cuts in the top and bottom panels for the cabinet dividers and this was recommended as the best option. I'm building a simple router jig that the 1" bushing will fit into and cut perfect 23/32" dadoes. Your video explains how to use the bushings and offsets which is very helpful. Thank you again! You have a new subscriber!
This is the best tutorial about this issue. Very clear and instructive. Thank you so much.
Simple and direct. Great lesson, a little fast for me on the math, but hey that is what rewind is for😎. Thanks for taking the time to do this.
finally the only video on TH-cam which shows how these guides work. thx
Just "discovered" you on youtube when searching for specific problem..centering cone. Your presentation was great and gave me lots more ideas on how to use router. I am fairly new to woodworking so appreciate seeing (vs reading) tricks/ideas on things that I might need later. The idea of using the router as a drill was a stunner for me; perhaps old hat to some but first time I had been exposed to this concept. Also the simply way to make a mortise template was useful for me. I have subscribed and am overwhelmed buy the volume of your videos. But I will return again and again. Thanks.
+Craig Roberts thank you so much Craig! Glad you found it helpful :)
Great video. I just got a plunge router to try to rout out a lip for my kreg lift into my MDF workbench. Trying to soak in as much info at possible and this is definitely the best video I've seen yet.
Awesome; thanks!
I use guide bushing to make signs from patterns. I found under heavy use they like to work free. A little Teflon tape or locktite does the trick. Awesome video! Thanks.
Jonathan Mutchler
LOL! I had one come loose and the bit chewed the hell out of the threads. Still works but...
One of the best presentations I have seen. Well spoken and to the point! Thank you.
Thanks!
This video was a pleasure to watch. Informative yet concise. I have used router guides many times, for dovetailing and other, yet somehow it escaped me that you could use them to simply drill a hole by having a template hole the size of the busihng. Nice!
Thanks! Yeah that one caught me by surprise when I first saw it. Seems so obvious now lol
Excellent clear & concise information relating how to use (Bosch's) router template. Having all those tools in the background also helps make one look like an expert!
That is great info. I have a set of guide bushings and never really had a use for them. That is gonna change now. Thanks Matt!
Scott
Awesome!! Thanks Scott!
Same here! A friend gave me a set for my P.C. router.never used them even once. Didn't know what to do with them. That has all changed now. Thanks Matt!
Bro, your videos are awesome. Just a regular dude sharing your knowledge. Thanks man.
Thank you!
Thanks for making sense of how these bushings work. The offset always gets me stumped.
Wow thank you so much!! You have thought me so much in you're 8:00 minutes video then 75% of the videos on TH-cam. Plz keep making them. I am so glad I found you bros!! I can't thank you enough, peace and take care bros.
Matt, just another fantastic video. I wasn’t even sure what guide bushings are for… I see them for sale all the time but I didn’t know who to ask. Thanks again!
Very helpful! Thanks, Matt! All the best, Rob in Switzerland
Thank you, starting first use with router guides. The measurements you demonstrate make my attempt much easier. Again thank you
You are very good at what you do. I am still learning, and though I'm not as proficient as I would like to be, I appreciate the tips and advice experienced guys like you put out on these videos. Thank you.
thanks!
Thanks Matt, I never new how to use Guide Bushings. You made it so simple, now I want to go out and try.
Great description and examples. I'm about to cut a bunch of floating mortises and I might just have to use your technique with the guide-bushing since you make it look so easy!
It's stupid how easy it is lol thanks Jeremy!
Very thorough video. I've always wondered about guide bushings but I haven't looked anything up and this is quite a bit of information. Thanks!
Thanks!!
I really like your presentation. Very professional and clear. I can't these whacked out, cocky nuts out there that think they are on a comedy show that try to make these kinds of videos. It doesn't make it for me. Thank you.
D'oh!
I used my first guide bushings this weekend in an experiment. I learned a lot but tis video would have knocked off the first hour of learning. :) Thanks and keep it up.
:) Gotta love timing haha! Thanks Howard!
The explanation was awesome. Learnt a lot about GB. Very well put. Ta😊
I learned something new today, making holes with the bushing and bit! Great info as usual....thanks Matt.
I expect to see you drilling holes in everything in your shop now :)
Great video! Easy to understand with no fluff! Awesome!
Excellent information, Matt, and very well presented. I'm just getting into the stage where I'm using my router more frequently and am amazed at what you can do with this tool. You've given me even more ideas. Thanks!
You are gold! The knowledge you share is greatly appreciated!
so clear and simply explained. thanks matt! haven't used a guide bushing yet in my router usages. excited to make more use of it.
Thanks Seth! Have fun :)
Got given a router and learning how to use it. Thanx for info, plan to make a simple template for cutting a cicle, this has been v. useful, Barry.
There's a better jig you can make for circle cutting with a router. You make a pin base jig to do that. I've made a few of those. It works great. You get perfectly round circles. I've done it to fit speakers into cabinets mostly. It's actually my preferred way of making larger diameter holes in wood though.
Awesome! I haven't seen the centering cone and I never thought of drilling holes with a guide bit. Learning lots from you Matt! Thanks.
+Greg's Garage Oh... And you put all the stickers up!!! Cool to see all my YT buddies on the cabinet behind you!
Thanks Greg! Yeah I finally got around to putting them all up. Yours is sweet. I thought I had kept your envelop so I would have your address but I can't find it in the stack. Would you mind sending me your address so I can get a set of stickers out to you?
Great video man! That's definitely going to make joinery much easier!
Also what marking knife was that?
Thanks for this tutorial on the little discussed use of guide bushings
*I just finished building the handrail on my deck **MyBest.Tools** and used this great little router to clean up the top rail before the final sanding and stain. It was light weight but packed lots of power. Either size battery didn't seem to make it top heavy and I'm a 64 yr old women so I really appreciated how easy it was to use...................... CORDLESS only way to go !!*
As a router “nubee”, this is the kind of info I can use. Thanks. You just made my router a more valuable tool in my workshop.
awesome to hear!
I'm in the market. Perfect timing! Great stuff Matt.
awesome!
Thanks Matt. Always enjoy your Ask Matt series. Cleared a few things up for that I was wondering about guide bushings.
Awesome! Thank you!
The absolute best explanation I’ve even seen. Btw. Love your logo/ initials on the router with the dovetails on them.😊
Thank you!
Thanks very much Matt for this video on guide bushings. It is very informational.
great vid thanks. Nice to see a vid that doesn't concentrate on showing the viewer all the top range workshop tools and machines that the vid maker owns! This focuses nicely, simply, clearly and informatively on the matter at hand. First class.
50,000 subscribers. Congratulations, Matt.
Thank you!!!
Best video on guide bushings I've seen on TH-cam! Amazingly helpful video! So informative and you covered all the issues I had questions on in one video!!
awesome to hear! thanks!
Cool video Matt, I just got a used router and it didn't come with a manual that showed me what these were that came with it. The video explained it well and now I just need to get used to using this new knowledge to come up with some cool new projects using these guide bushings.
Excellent instructional video. Very descriptive & easy to understand. thanx
Thank you!
Great video, perfectly explained, succinct and knowledgeable.
Thanks!
Thanks Matt, I really appreciate your commentary on bushings.
Well Matt, you hit another one out of the park! Great info and demonstration.
Thanks Neil!
Great explanation about how to use guide bushings, been looking for instructions on how to use them and this is the best I've seen, thanks
This so cool. Just what the doctor ordered. THANKS SO MUCH.
Cheers Matt, the mystery of that 'funny' attachment in the box solved
Just looking at a way to route letters and numbers in small boards for kids to play with, I will make templates out of plexi I have kicking around then use that with guide bushings to batch them out easily, Thanks for the quick and simple description of use of these tools.
Excellent job on this Matt!
Jim
Thanks Jim!
Very helpful and informative. Many thanks.
Awesome, pulled down a Porter Cable template kit Id' forgotten on the shelf for my B&D plunge router and now know it will make it easy to do 1/4" dowel holes with a bit and a scrap board as you demonstrated. I have a nice separate guide for end grain holes, but wanted a better way to get accuracy out on a large mating flat. I'll do the end grain ones first, then use dowel center markers to transfer the locations accurately out onto the flat. Easy peasy
Nicely done Matt, I've used them for sign making but you've shown uses I never thought of, I'm off to but a set now!!!
You are a wonderful teacher and very inspirational I’m a tit bit less nervous because of you so thanks
thank you. Clear and simple explanation and demo of this router feature.
Very clear and detailed explaination. Thanks & Cheers!!
Thanks for all the info in the ask Matt series I appreciate the straight forward approach and the honesty about what tools you use unlike others who push products ( in their defense I know they have bills to pay).
What microphone are you using? You have better audio than most of the big boys. Thanks from those of us who have trouble understanding woodworkers who sound like they're in a barrel!
Excellent demonstration/explanation, as always.
Great info Matt. I used my guide bushings for the first time last week. I also love the new logo.
Thanks Jared!
Thanks Matt. Always something new to learn.
Great video Thanks, Easy to understand and although I am always working with oak I just wanted a quick refresher before using the guide on my router. Good Man
Excellent. The ask Matt videos are very high quality. Well done Matt.
Thank you Douglas!
Learned something new in 2021! Thanks!
Well done Matthew. Great presentation. Informative.
Thank you!
The first proper explanation i could find. Thank you!
Great informational video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Thanks for that very informative video. This is going to help me a lot in my next project 😊
Great review Matt! I was wondering how to use those guide bushings. Thanks!
Thanks Edison! Happy to hear it was helpful :)
Good breakdown Matt. Thanks.
Okay mind is officially blown....going back again....awesome
brain explosion :)
Thanks for sharing your knowledge Matt, super useful !
Thanks Matt. Was always wondering about how to use guide bushings.
You are unique person which explain this adapter. And thank you very much, Man
Very good tutorial Matt.
Thanks for sharing it with us.
Thank you!
I ve just bought a set of bushings, and like your video.