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.
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 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.
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 !!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Love your videos, I just ordered a Bosch 1617 evs router with plunge base and jessum router lift. I need instructions on how to use what I have to make bow ties inlays on a live edge slab
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!
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!
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?
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!
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
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.
*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 !!*
Matt, thank you for this video. About 40 years ago I bought a new Sears router and right away almost severed an arm off (no blood, but scared me very much). So I put it away and never used it again. Recently I purchased a dovetail jig and now I have a use for this unused 40-year-old router. But I didn't understand the guide bushing instructions in the jig instructions. After watching your video, I think I'm getting close. I have not been able to locate bushings that will fit this old router, but time will tell. I will not give up. Your video is good, clear and understandable. If you have advice on how to adopt a bushing for various size plates, that would be helpful.
Great info. and easy to understand! Good job! I just bought a set of guide bushings at harbor freight $15. they fit the standard 1 3/16 base insert. Now I have some new uses for them! Thanks
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!!
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
Good job mentioning and showing the centering mandrel. Most base plates on most routers can be calibrated for centering. I've learned the hard way that the Uncle Festool OF1400 has no such adjustability. If they don't fix it I'm stuck with an expensive router that cannot be used with guide bushings.
@@mski349 I sent it to Festool and they didn't fix it. Not only that they either just threw it in the systainer sideways or they didn't lock the plunge mechanism and the box was dropped and banged around by UPS. There is good news, I found a way to get it centered. I had to hack away at the guide bushing plate to access the set screws. It's now perfectly centered but between the router and my kapex, (that I sold), I'm rather soured on Festool. Their tools have a lot of nice features but their service totally blows chunks.
Is there an issue with collection of cut wood in the cut out. You video didn't show a lot of shavings coming out of the router. Great series, have subscribed....
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).
How about using a french cleat on a Mantle shelf...tight to the bottom of the shelf so you can put a couple screws in it to lock it in..great Job Matt.
Do you normally use a bushing/bit combination requiring an offset i.e. leaving plenty of room between bushing and bit? Asking because my Harbor Frieght plunge router is off center, the base is non-normal so does not allow way to center a plate ... and because of this I chewed up a 5/16 bushing using a 1/4 bit. Seems that using larger bushing and leaving plenty of room would be the answer to not doing that again. Loved the video ... infinite thumbs up.
It would be a good time for you to make your base plate so you can center it properly. They sell 1/4" thick acrylic sheets on Amazon or many other places. Just take your base plate off and mark the screw locations and diameter and make your own plate.
Matt not sure if you will see this or not but .. Can you do inlays without the bushings? And if you can how? Thanks for a great lesson. You really are a good instructor.
Matt there is a cabinet door you show around 6:46. Routed in the door is a rectangle with the slight arc at the top of the door. Do you have tips on creating that arc with the router? I'm trying to replicate cabinet doors of mine with a similar design.
Interesting about the guide bushings, nice video! Could you provide a video regarding planer snipe? I’m build my first workbench with a 4” thick hard maple top that will be 6’ long without the end cap. All is made out of 8/4 h. maple. Also I am using a DeWalt DW735 planer. I value your comments very much! Thanks!!!
Great video. Does the size of the bit impact the size bushing needed? I’m other words, if you have a 1/2 vs 1/4 shank bit in the same guide bushing, would the mortise size be the same? All else equal.
thanks man. never used a router before and I didn't immediately understand how they were installed. suspected the correct way and confirmed by your vid.
Thank you for such a clear instructional video, now I know how to cut a channel for wiring into a piece of oak countertop that I'm going to use for my home office desktop.
Hi Matt: Your woodworking skills are extremely impressive! I use guide bushings a lot and I noticed that one of the comments mentioned the guide ring nut coming off. I have had problems with this also until I stumbled on some spring lock washers online. They are available from Peachtree Woodworking and they are extremely effective. Part #2903 - Guide Bushing Spring Lock Washers - 2 Pack $5.99. John Jensen from British Columbia, BC
Thanks, Matt! I always forget about guide bushings, and your video is a great reminder! By the way - you do a great job teaching various techniques - it is much appreciated! Keep up the wonderful content!!
Hello Matt, thank you for this video. I'm looking for setup to carve a template into a piece of wood 1/8 of an inch deep. The problem I'm having is most bits that are designed for pattern cutting have a depth that is at least an inch deep before bearing comes in contact with a pattern. I need a bit that allows the bearing to slide down the cutting length and only allow the last 1/8 of cutting surface to cut into the wood under the template. Any help is appreciated.
See that Dema, it is not only a marking knife and pen, but a pointer too. What a versatile tool! Hey what was that weird tool you had there, a dovetail jig? Fancy doorstop. I still shudder watching that table inlay. Nice work, but wow what a stressful rout. ;) Keep up the amazing work PDMC!!
Hey Matt, I've been looking for a video on bushings that was pretty much idiot proof,thanks very much mate you solved a lot of answers for me...3 thumbs up...
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.
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 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.
Thanks Matthew. I had not used my guide bushings for 10 years and needed a refresher.
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 !!
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.
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.
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 :)
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.
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.
Thanks Matt. I love how easy you can make mortises for floating tenons.
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!
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!
Very useful Thanks. This shows 'old' videos don''t get old.
finally the only video on TH-cam which shows how these guides work. thx
Nicely done! Been using bushings for years and I’m not sure I could have done nearly as good as you’ve done.
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 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!
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 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
6 years later and you helped me. A LOT. ❤️
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!
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 :)
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...
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.
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.
Thanks!
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!
I was searching through a lot of videos and in this video I found it. Excellent explanation
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!
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.
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.
This is the best tutorial about this issue. Very clear and instructive. Thank you so much.
Thanks for making sense of how these bushings work. The offset always gets me stumped.
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!
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.
One of the best presentations I have seen. Well spoken and to the point! Thank you.
Thanks!
Excellent video Matt. I was wondering if you know of a chart that contains all the bushing diameters and what bits will be compatible with them.
Love your videos, I just ordered a Bosch 1617 evs router with plunge base and jessum router lift. I need instructions on how to use what I have to make bow ties inlays on a live edge slab
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!
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!
Best video on template guides I've come across. Well done!
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.
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!
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?
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!
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!
Thank you, starting first use with router guides. The measurements you demonstrate make my attempt much easier. Again thank you
Bro, your videos are awesome. Just a regular dude sharing your knowledge. Thanks man.
Thank you!
Thanks Matt, I never new how to use Guide Bushings. You made it so simple, now I want to go out and try.
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 :)
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
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.
*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 !!*
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 :)
Thanks, Matt - Maybe you could do something on inlaying using guide bushings to get a perfect fit?
Matt, thank you for this video. About 40 years ago I bought a new Sears router and right away almost severed an arm off (no blood, but scared me very much). So I put it away and never used it again. Recently I purchased a dovetail jig and now I have a use for this unused 40-year-old router. But I didn't understand the guide bushing instructions in the jig instructions. After watching your video, I think I'm getting close. I have not been able to locate bushings that will fit this old router, but time will tell. I will not give up. Your video is good, clear and understandable. If you have advice on how to adopt a bushing for various size plates, that would be helpful.
Thanks Ken! You may be able to find an aftermarket base for your router that accepts bushings.
Great info. and easy to understand! Good job! I just bought a set of guide bushings at harbor freight $15. they fit the standard 1 3/16 base insert. Now I have some new uses for them! Thanks
Awesome! Thanks Douglas!
You are gold! The knowledge you share is greatly appreciated!
Nice video. Quick question, have a bowl bit wider than my guide bushing, thoughts on templates when bit is wider than bushing?
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!
I'm in the market. Perfect timing! Great stuff Matt.
awesome!
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
Good job mentioning and showing the centering mandrel. Most base plates on most routers can be calibrated for centering. I've learned the hard way that the Uncle Festool OF1400 has no such adjustability. If they don't fix it I'm stuck with an expensive router that cannot be used with guide bushings.
$600 for a router it should be centered straight out of the systainer, at least mine is. Take it back and have em fix/replace it.
@@mski349
I sent it to Festool and they didn't fix it. Not only that they either just threw it in the systainer sideways or they didn't lock the plunge mechanism and the box was dropped and banged around by UPS.
There is good news, I found a way to get it centered. I had to hack away at the guide bushing plate to access the set screws. It's now perfectly centered but between the router and my kapex, (that I sold), I'm rather soured on Festool. Their tools have a lot of nice features but their service totally blows chunks.
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!!
Thanks Matt. Always enjoy your Ask Matt series. Cleared a few things up for that I was wondering about guide bushings.
Awesome! Thank you!
Is there an issue with collection of cut wood in the cut out. You video didn't show a lot of shavings coming out of the router. Great series, have subscribed....
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).
You are unique person which explain this adapter. And thank you very much, Man
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!!!
This so cool. Just what the doctor ordered. THANKS SO MUCH.
How about using a french cleat on a Mantle shelf...tight to the bottom of the shelf so you can put a couple screws in it to lock it in..great Job Matt.
Loved your explanations, how about mortise and tenon gigs for routers?
Do you normally use a bushing/bit combination requiring an offset i.e. leaving plenty of room between bushing and bit? Asking because my Harbor Frieght plunge router is off center, the base is non-normal so does not allow way to center a plate ... and because of this I chewed up a 5/16 bushing using a 1/4 bit. Seems that using larger bushing and leaving plenty of room would be the answer to not doing that again.
Loved the video ... infinite thumbs up.
It would be a good time for you to make your base plate so you can center it properly. They sell 1/4" thick acrylic sheets on Amazon or many other places. Just take your base plate off and mark the screw locations and diameter and make your own plate.
The explanation was awesome. Learnt a lot about GB. Very well put. Ta😊
Matt not sure if you will see this or not but .. Can you do inlays without the bushings? And if you can how?
Thanks for a great lesson. You really are a good instructor.
You can do free hand inlays but if you want to do something template based, you'd need either the bushings or the correct size pattern bit.
Matthew Cremona Thank you very much Matt. I really appreciate the response.
Keep the sawdust flying,
Tim
The absolute best explanation I’ve even seen. Btw. Love your logo/ initials on the router with the dovetails on them.😊
Thank you!
Matt there is a cabinet door you show around 6:46. Routed in the door is a rectangle with the slight arc at the top of the door. Do you have tips on creating that arc with the router?
I'm trying to replicate cabinet doors of mine with a similar design.
Very helpful! Thanks, Matt! All the best, Rob in Switzerland
Interesting about the guide bushings, nice video! Could you provide a video regarding planer snipe? I’m build my first workbench with a 4” thick hard maple top that will be 6’ long without the end cap. All is made out of 8/4 h. maple. Also I am using a DeWalt DW735 planer. I value your comments very much! Thanks!!!
Great video. Does the size of the bit impact the size bushing needed? I’m other words, if you have a 1/2 vs 1/4 shank bit in the same guide bushing, would the mortise size be the same? All else equal.
thanks man. never used a router before and I didn't immediately understand how they were installed. suspected the correct way and confirmed by your vid.
Awesome!
Thank you for such a clear instructional video, now I know how to cut a channel for wiring into a piece of oak countertop that I'm going to use for my home office desktop.
Great video! Easy to understand with no fluff! Awesome!
Great! Thank you! I can figure all kinds of things out on my own, but guide bushings never clicked for some reason. Great video
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
Thanks for this tutorial on the little discussed use of guide bushings
Hi Matt: Your woodworking skills are extremely impressive! I use guide bushings a lot and I noticed that one of the comments mentioned the guide ring nut coming off. I have had problems with this also until I stumbled on some spring lock washers online. They are available from Peachtree Woodworking and they are extremely effective. Part #2903 - Guide Bushing Spring Lock Washers - 2 Pack $5.99. John Jensen from British Columbia, BC
Great tip!
Thanks, Matt! I always forget about guide bushings, and your video is a great reminder! By the way - you do a great job teaching various techniques - it is much appreciated! Keep up the wonderful content!!
Thank you so much!!
Hello Matt, thank you for this video. I'm looking for setup to carve a template into a piece of wood 1/8 of an inch deep. The problem I'm having is most bits that are designed for pattern cutting have a depth that is at least an inch deep before bearing comes in contact with a pattern. I need a bit that allows the bearing to slide down the cutting length and only allow the last 1/8 of cutting surface to cut into the wood under the template. Any help is appreciated.
Look for a short bit like this: amzn.to/3i1Czs2 You can also make your pattern thicker or raise it up to use up more of the cutting length
See that Dema, it is not only a marking knife and pen, but a pointer too. What a versatile tool! Hey what was that weird tool you had there, a dovetail jig? Fancy doorstop. I still shudder watching that table inlay. Nice work, but wow what a stressful rout. ;) Keep up the amazing work PDMC!!
Thanks Matt, I really appreciate your commentary on bushings.
Thanks very much Matt for this video on guide bushings. It is very informational.
I didn't realize that they were used for so much. Do you have a preference? Either the brass/aluminum/plastic?
This is just the beginning. I haven't used a plastic guide. I really have no preference. They all work the same.
Great video man! That's definitely going to make joinery much easier!
Also what marking knife was that?
Hey Matt, I've been looking for a video on bushings that was pretty much idiot proof,thanks very much mate you solved a lot of answers for me...3 thumbs up...
Thanks for the great info. Now I know. BTW, what kind of marking knife is that?
You are a wonderful teacher and very inspirational I’m a tit bit less nervous because of you so thanks