Router Tip - End User Class

peter halle

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There are times when it is desirable to create a stopped router cut, whether for a mortise, a dado, or a decorative cut.  A Festool router with the rail and accessories can offer precise placement and precise ends.  I often build fireplace mantels and customers love fluted pilasters.  So here is an example of a tip we learned.  It may have covered elsewhere, but we have many new faces here so...

Determine where you want your grooves to be.  Mark the center lines and the ends.  This example was laid out with 3 grooves and 2 different ending points.

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I will be using a one inch diameter core box bit - 25.4 mm

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Set up your router to ride on the rail and align on the centerline of the cut you want to make by using the cast in places lines on your router base.  I darkened mine with a pencil so as to see it better.  Adjust the little black support to level out the router base.  Notice the scale on it.  Slide your router to the line marking the end of that cut.  Adjust the position until the scale indicates the radius of your bit.  In my case I used 13 mm.

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Attach a limit stop to the rail and slide it until it touches the Guide Stop.  Tighten the nob.  Repeat on the other end of the groove if necessary.

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Make your cut.  Check it out for accuracy.  The accuracy will only be as good as your eyesight when setting the stop using the scale.

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Repeat as required.  I just did one more for fun.

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Just thought you might find this interesting.  The majority of the class did.

Peter
 
I Posted this on Talk Festool http://www.talkfestool.com/vb/creative-solutions/1827-add-rules-stops-guide-rails.htmlabout 6 months ago

Add Incra or Starett metal rules to the top slot
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This picture shows how i have it indexed to another table but you can add an index stop (so your work piece butts to 0) to the bottom slot.
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This setup would help you dial in the stops much easier.
I think i will reconfigure one of my 1400 rails to index with my crosscut guide.

Thanks Craig
 
also the nub on your router rail piece has a mark in it that matches the center of the mandrel so just add to the begining stop  and subtract from the end the radius of the cutter to make the right dimensions
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 Note the Router scar my rail carries :o

craig
 
Alex,

The material in the photos is cellular PVC.  It wasn't for a project just for illustration - thought that pencil lines would show up better.  It is not a product that you would want to use as part of a mantle project but is used primarily for exterior projects.

Peter
 
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