rmwarren
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So here is another classic example of making the thing I need to make the thing I want to make... :
I need to make some Bubinga cabinet pulls to finish our kitchen, about 40 of them, and decided to clamp the material and move the router rather that make a router table. I am space constrained so I don't want to have a router table in the way, and I also want the jigs to use for other stuff. This particular gadget needed two 8" by 2" by 1/4" plates with slots for screws, so I needed a way to fasten the AL plate and then run the router back-and-forth.
I used my first 40MM router guide with the 40MM guide ring. The problem with this guide is that it is rather bulky and fixed at 40MM, I wanted an adjustable version.
This video shows the setup in use (be kind, it is my first attempt at editing a video...).
Routing Aluminum Plate
The end result is this adjustable router jig that I can use for the next round of cutting stuff. I can set the width with calipers and use guide rings or piloted bits.
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Here it is in use, testing my setup to make a 40MM dado:
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Now to figger out how to hold the Bubinga at an angle... ???
More to follow as this project develops.
RMW

I need to make some Bubinga cabinet pulls to finish our kitchen, about 40 of them, and decided to clamp the material and move the router rather that make a router table. I am space constrained so I don't want to have a router table in the way, and I also want the jigs to use for other stuff. This particular gadget needed two 8" by 2" by 1/4" plates with slots for screws, so I needed a way to fasten the AL plate and then run the router back-and-forth.
I used my first 40MM router guide with the 40MM guide ring. The problem with this guide is that it is rather bulky and fixed at 40MM, I wanted an adjustable version.
This video shows the setup in use (be kind, it is my first attempt at editing a video...).
Routing Aluminum Plate
The end result is this adjustable router jig that I can use for the next round of cutting stuff. I can set the width with calipers and use guide rings or piloted bits.
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Here it is in use, testing my setup to make a 40MM dado:
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Now to figger out how to hold the Bubinga at an angle... ???
More to follow as this project develops.
RMW