Cutting Box Joints On Router Table
Fasten a runner to the jig s sled section fig.
Cutting box joints on router table. Set the depth of cut so that it is slightly more higher than the material thickness. Start the router and cut the first box joint. The jig s sliding fence holds the workpiece vertically and guides it over the router bit. Use a push block to hold the pieces in a vertical position.
How to make finger and box joints with only a router. Brought to you by squarespace. Rout a groove down the length of a piece of plywood to begin making the jig s base fig. Clamp both ends of the base to the router table.
The next best method is at the router table but not everyone has the space for a dedicated router table. For 10 off your first purchase go to. Make the base the. A sliding router table jig such as the rockler router table box joint jig works with any router table with a miter slot.
A simple way to cut box joints using a special jig and your router table. No i m not going to dance and leap around until the end if this turns out successfully. This tutorial video shows a simple method on making a jig out of plywood for a hand held router that attaches to the base. The runner s fit in the base is crucial so begin slightly.
Chris marshall demonstrates these techniques on the triton twx7 workcentre module. The easiest methods include using a sliding jig and a table saw a portable router and a template style joinery jig or a router table and sliding fence jig or dedicated box joint router bit. While you could cut box and finger joints by hand both joints are most quickly and efficiently cut with power tools in either solid wood or plywood. A jig is a device that holds a piece of work and guides the tools operating on it this is going to be a box j.
Place the first cut over the spacer fence and make the second cut and continue until finished. No table saw necessary. Learn how to cut box joints using a router table and this simple jig.