I wish I'd made these 2 Router jigs when I started out!
I wish I'd made these 2 Router jigs when I started out!
Two edge guides you can easily make yourself which will make your dados and grooves a lot easier!
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Also if the baseplate has a flat don’t use it, use the rounded part , it always will ride at a single point, the flat can push it out if you don’t ride smooth.
Informative as always. I’ve honestly learned so much from this channel.
Great information 👍🏻
So, I’m a little confused. Modern plywood is undersized? In which direction? And why do we need undersized bit to compensate?
I finally built the first jig. I don’t use it a lot, but boy, am I glad to have it when I do! It make things quick, accurate and easy. Thanks James!
Thanks for sharing
I love how you called a metric thickness plywood an "undersized" thickness. 23/32" is actually 18mm – pretty standard thickness value across Europe 🙂
Whether I use an edge jig or my table depends on the size of the work, it’s not very big so doesn’t get used as much as the jigs, lol
One of the best DIY router improvements is a plexiglass or Lexan base with at least one straight edge. With a straight edge it’s much easier to follow a straight guide. If you make one with one or more flat edges you do have to install it in the same orientation every time or the distance to center may be different. I made square ones for my palm and standard router. Fiddly to get all four sides equidistant from the bit centers but the results are well worh the effort.
I don’t quite understand the full purpose of the piano style hinge.
It look like you don’t really need one.
Another fabulous and very useful video… Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and helpful tips with us! Ten thumbs up!
Why aren’t there over 1 million subscribers? Your channel is gold James.
A couple of really smart jigs, but that last one was money.
Can you point me to where I can see how you made those display cases behind you? Specifically the ones that are slightly pointed toward the camera. An easy and good looking way to do that is something I am looking for with my tools. Or maybe a good next video?
I got one of those cones and I had no idea what it was for. Thank you
you also could chuck a 1/4 or 1/2 inch rod in your router depending on your router collet and measure to edge then add the radius of .125 or .250 to your measurement from the edge of the router and you have the center.
As always,a great video.
great video
Great lesson. Thanks James.
Looking for a design to make a carpenter’s tool caddy. My grandson is starting as a carpenter apprentice and I want to make him a tool caddy. Can you do a video?
Can I cut through wood to make this a ripsaw since no table saw?
Hmmmm. Mount the bit holder to the fence so you never have to hunt the proper bit and they don’t get mixed up with the others.
As soon as I saw the thumbnail photo I knew exactly what I was seeing. The simplicity of it is brilliant. It’s something I’m going to add to my shop as soon as the weather warms up.
Another great vid. Thanks!
James, I’ve used a 4’ drywall T-square for your second jig for over forty years. They are aluminum, fairly light, but stiff and will not warp or loose square.
How about taking your first flip-up jig and adding a T-square head to it? Attach the head with glue and screws to the underside of the wider fixed part of the jig. That would eliminate having to make the special base for different width bits, and you could just run the router down the centerline, as before.
Great jigs. Thanks a lot.
The second jig is clever as hell.
Why do we allow these companies to sell us 3/4" thick plywood that isn’t 3/4" thick. This is false marketing in my opinion and they are doing this to save money , while at the same time charging more for it.
Genius! One of my new favorite videos!
Really appreciate all rhe tips and knowledge you share. It’s also worth mentioning your ease of tone in your voice and your calm demeanor make it enjoyable to listen to. Thank you for all you do for us. ScottyD
You are a wood working master. Thanks for all the great tips and tricks.
I love your videos! I wish you had better less click baity titles.
Excellent jig at the end! Thanks bro!
Cool idea, but I rarely cut a dado with a router bit. Only on geometricley difficult situations for the saw. Mostly with a dado stack. Then a dado clean-out router bit.
Great jigs, looking forward to doing more router work in the near future and these will definitely be on my short list.
I’ve used a version of the hinged jig for a while now. The difference is that I made it double sided and specific to bit size. One side is for a 1/2” bit, the other for a 3/4”.
Good idea. Remember if you sharpen the router bit it changes the width of the bit
I like your hinged router jig, and it seems to me, that the same type of jig could work for a circular saw or a saber saw.
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James, this is a game changer for me. Thanks for the tip appreciated. Billy from Scotland UK.
Thanks for sharing ✌
I don’t even *LIKE* woodworking, and I enjoy your channel. Kudos.
Amazing tips, I might actually use my router again 😉 thanks 😊
you are an incredible clever guy!!
Thank goodness we use metric in Britain. I was taught Imperial at primary school – I even know my thirteen times table, but what a pain to have to use twelve as a base
Mr Thickie here, I haven’t uderstood at all what either of these jigs would be used for. Am I the only one?
Excellent video. I love the efficiency in your vocabulary.
This is going to be a BIG time saver for some projects I have coming up.
What commercially made router guide do you use?
Great set of jigs, James. I’ve been using a less sophisticated version of the second one for years… but I think the mod you showed us makes it even that much more flexible. Thanaks, as always, for sharing it with us.
One tip I’d recommend for increasing the longevity of such jigs, is to simply apply CA ("crazy glue") to their edges. This will make them that much more durable.