Getting more from your router

Here is a list od videos I have submitted on the use of the template guides that may be of interest to others

You TUBE Videos

http://youtu.be/spD-sW0aDko Routing Hallway Table

http://youtu.be/XSF9yq3DkMY Pedestal top

http://youtu.be/2PToAlFNfN0 Tenon on a mitre

http://youtu.be/Vj_4cVdpkDU New Circle cutting Jig

http://youtu.be/8SBkhkWtZEo Circle cutting Jigs 4 methods

http://youtu.be/ovWZRD2h-RU Elliptical Boxes

http://youtu.be/L00sQ7650PY Small cabinet door

http://youtu.be/wLYVh0-0kTY Routing Mortices

http://youtu.be/F2qoId6kHbQ Tenons Floating

http://youtu.be/o2zyIMStFpU Dining Room chairs PT 1

http://youtu.be/wrqyHIeVIyg Routing Inlays

http://youtu.be/M80IsCijW-4 Rectangular Picture Frame

http://youtu.be/LQ6ClCCx8Ho Rectangular Picture Frame Pt1

http://youtu.be/4s-AUbvrF9I Elliptical Boxes The Lid

http://youtu.be/Ei7iRhMsmTE Hexagonal Column

http://youtu.be/TRVl7ch5fP8 12 Sided clock Pt 2

http://youtu.be/Couy2OQ2yuI Balloon Clock

http://youtu.be/kx6a5uXD-KM Simple Template making

http://youtu.be/3XAkbSra8zY Working with Template Guides sample projects

http://youtu.be/uDS8D_rCpgQ Routing Small Boxes square

http://youtu.be/_JPsZIC3RO0 Super Jig 1 Dove tails

http://youtu.be/IxWqq8eWZAk Finger Joints

http://youtu.be/UMXhzehU_Zk Bridle Joint

http://youtu.be/0_7NkDVn8Bs Raised Panel

http://youtu.be/V9JV4qddMNA Routing Tenons

http://youtu.be/JTgnAjm4ZOY Cabinet Doors

http://youtu.be/PL0-7GUSRdE Heart Shaped Boxes

http://youtu.be/6JOBO9Bryfs completed Jig

http://youtu.be/SiZMl3_SoVM super jig joints

http://youtu.be/BcvTN7NF8TQ Sliding Dovetails

http://youtu.be/YsI-vGRfGxM Inlay Material

http://youtu.be/wrqyHIeVIyg inlay material 1

http://youtu.be/eQJr8M-Pk2g Mortice and tenon part 1

http://youtu.be/_wDq1_1l6_E Small Table Leg 12th Jan 2012

 

Thanks for sharing.

-Don

 

Just as a matter of interest do you use the guides and if so in what way are they used? Do you ever use the large guides?
Tom

 

Tom, router guides are used for pattern routing! I have personally only used them a few times over the years, however guide bushings add a lot of capability to the router. A good example is the Porter Cable 4212 dovetail jig - it uses a simple dovetail router bit with guide bushings. Router bits with ball bearing pilot bearings (both top or bottom bearings) eliminate the need of the guide bushing, however they are more expensive than a simple router bit.

-Don

 

Cutters with bearings limit what really can be done with a router , once you take up the challenge and invest in a set of template guides then you will be able to produce a greater number of projects. There is a need to select large guides such as the 40mm / 1-1/2" to give you access to greater number of projects that can be achieved. Take time to watch the videos I have posted on youtube