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« on: January 16, 2010, 04:42 PM »
In theory it should be easy to cut tenons on the MFT with a router on the guide rail...

Put your piece of timber against the fence and under the guide rail, then slide the router over a few times and bingo a perfect tenon without having to use a router table! Great for pieces to long to do on a router table.

However I find this method has a few shortfalls. I find that because the router is hanging over the edge of the guide rail instead of sitting directly on it the router tries to tip over because of its weight. Consequently it is diffucult to have perfect control over the height of the router cutter. I get round this by getting a piece of stock the same thickness as the stuff I'm tenoning and putting it parrallel and to the right of the guide rail. I then let the router rest on this aswell and so it is then fully supported.

Is there an easier set up for doing tenons on the MFT with a router

Best regards, Andrew
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« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2010, 05:59 PM »
use two rails and scrap of the same thickness to support the second rail.   You could then suspend the router between the two rails with the rail stop made for the router and the two rods that come with the of1400.  It comes in two pieces and each will slide on a rail.  once you have it set up it should be easy to do and repeatable. 
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« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2010, 08:13 PM »
If I understand you correctly, your router is tipping because it's partially sitting on the guide rail?

That's one of the uses of this foot that goes on the side of the router. It's adjustable vertically.


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