Adjustable Router Jig for Dadoes
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ธ.ค. 2024
- I have made dadoes on a table saw and a radial arm saw for a long time. In the last year or two I started making dadoes with a router but unless you have a bit which is the EXACT thickness of the wood this can get a little tricky. That is what this jig simplifies. I'll be able to easily and quickly make dadoes anywhere from 3/8 of an inch wide all the way up to over and inch and a half.
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I'd like to congratulate you on your presentation style!
Unlike too many American video creators, you managed to avoid adding cheesy music and gratuitous footage of a table-saw in use, which makes a very welcome change.
You also, quite rightly, didn't include footage of the preparation of the components. Thank you, American video makers, but I already know that a pillar drill can make holes in wood!
Your video was short, succinct and too the point. I wish more were like this!
Thank you Clive! That is high praise, but I have to admit to doing the very thing you despise on plenty of my other videos. I've been thinking about the editing of my videos lately, being unhappy with the end product, and this may be the change I need. I appreciate the feedback!
I have to agree Clive. I hate it when people throw in music (usually loud and annoying).
I love the fact that you demonstrated its actual use after you built it. Other videos don't. I will make one for myself. Saves me $$$ from buying an expensive dado blade. Thanks and more power to your channel!
Thank you for the comment! And thanks for watching.
Good job sir. I just need a dado jig exactly as yours. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from El Salvador. Centro America.
Thank you Jose! And thanks for watching.
- Saw this jig done by several wonders but they never used the jig at the end of their video. Thanx for that. It helped to see how the jig actually worked. Thanx 4 sharing.
Thanks for watching! And your kind comment!
Nice jig and presentation. Hope you don’t hurt your eyes. 👁️
Thanks! I'd like to think my presentation has gotten better since then, and thank you for your concern, my eyes came through unscathed.
A simple and sweet jig. Great demo!!!
Thanks for watching!
Nice and simple. Good design. Might i suggest eye protection??
Thank you! And thank you for your concern.
That intro was cool. Steve from Blues Clues? Just kidding, all in good fun. These type of jigs are great to have in the shop. Thanks.
I would totally host a blues clues woodworking show! Haha! Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment!
For your better camera angle on the drill press, try attaching camera to the wall to the left of the drill press, below the wood chisels.
Thanks for the suggestion Kevin! I’ve seen some wall mounts for cameras on other channels. I like the idea!
Would have liked 2 have seen the bottom after u ran the 2nd table router pass 4 the bolts. What size and kind of bolts did u use? T bolts?
I used toilet bolts (cheaper t bolts) I think they were 2 1/2 inches long. Thanks for watching!
When you trim the laminate do you trim both
When he trimmed the laminate does he trim both pieces
Yep! Thanks for watching Art.
Conclusion, when the two pieces of laminate rested together, the space between the two allows the router base to fit inside. Yes i like it.
Kevin, Great job! Would like to have seen a little more detail in your video construction. For instance. How wide are the final sizes for the large pieces for guiding the router? What is the final size of the guide pieces to which the darker guide pieces are glued? Also, are you using a guide bushing on the Router? Or does the bit itself have a bushing? Do you have a set of plans that describe this? Can I download them? Are they for sale (the plans) ?
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Thank you for watching Donald! I'm sorry I don't have any plans. There isn't a bushing involved in this design. The idea is almost like a track saw for your router. The set up becomes specific not only to a single router but even to a single bit being used in that router. The width of the darker pieces ends up being exactly the distance from the edge of the router base plate to the edge of the bit. I think I cut the lighter pieces of plywood about 2 inches wide but that is not an important dimension. I hope this helps a bit and I appreciate your feedback!
hi, do you think its better to add say a piece of paper with the wood into to also , to give a little space for the glue, otherwise its too tight? Or you think it does not make any difference
Christopher Claudio Skierka the first time I really squeezed the guide rails together and the dado came out too tight, but now I just loosely slide the guide rail up to the wood and it works great. I would say that accomplishes the same thing as using a piece of paper so yeah you could do that. Thanks for watching!
Good morning ! Do you always use the same cutter diameter?
Yes! I think I even wrote the bit size on the jig so I won't mess it up. Thanks for watching!
@@MakingSawdust Ha I haven't seen you could give me the diameter in mm?
thanks in advance
@@thierryallain280 The size isn't too important as long as you always stick with that same size. I think I use a 3/8 inch straight bit so in metric something around 10 mm should be good.
@@MakingSawdust merci 👍👍
@@thierryallain280 De rien!
Nice jig. Please wear some eye protection as a safe model for your viewers.
Thanks for watching. Eye protection is definitely the thing I don't usually think about.
So basically a home made version of the woodpecker jig.
Apparently! I hadn't seen a commercially available version before. Looks like mine is a bit less adjustable. Might make a new one some day. Thanks for watching Dean!
Making Sawdust Think I’ll make a similar one myself but for the edge guide I’m going to use the same material that’s used for the splinter guard on a track saw rail.
That should work nicely! Where do you pick up something like that?
Making Sawdust Amazon. Festool product code is 495209 and for the non-slip cushion it’s 485724
Thanks for the info Dean!
Do you have a pdf of the plans for the dado jig?
Sorry Mike. I don't think I have any drawings for it.
Did you use I bit with a bearing
No, the edge of the router faceplate rides against the plywood. The edge of the laminate shows you exactly where the bit will go.
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No safety glasses?
Thank you for watching Jim! I could definitely do better. The router does like to fling some wood chips.
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Thank you Mostafa!
Out the camera on the left side and use a hold-down so you don't need your left arm in the shot.
Thanks for the tip Scott!
You wear ear protection but not eye protection using your router??
dodgerfn2 eye protection is definitely the weak point in my safety. Thanks for watching!
Did you male
Did you make your own router table insert plate?
Yes. I just replaced the face plate of the router with a square of plywood. Its not perfectly flat but it was quick and simple. It does mean I adjust the height from underneath and I have to take the router out to change bits. Thanks for watching!
Can’t see what you are doing. Give board dimensions at beginning. I tuned you out very quickly.
Thanks for the feedback. Dimensions are either arbitrary or specific to your router, but I get what you're saying.
You really should be wearing safety glasses, not to go all safety police on ya.
You're absolutely right. Thanks for watching!
Gotta do something about that shouting.
You might have your volume too loud. Thanks for watching!
@@MakingSawdust Actually, my volume is set rather low, low enough that I sometimes have to bump up the sound level. The room is otherwise silent and the rest of the house is asleep during most of my TH-cam hours.
@@markkoons7488 perhaps the exuberance of my channel is not the right fit for your TH-cam viewing in the wee hours of the morning. My Apologies.
Where is he shouting?! Lol man trolls these days