Re: Which Tools?

[Keith <keith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Phillip

The table is important.  I used an old formica kitchen counter and  
cut the router head mounting into the middle of the surface.  That  
gave me a good sliding surface.

I ripped a piece of the counter off for the fence and mounted it with  
screws in slots so I could adjust the position.  For downward  
pressure I used half a cabinet closer--the ones with the rollers that  
the diamond shape metal piece snaps into.  For feathering boards I  
got soft fiber door sweeps and screwed them with sliding slotted  
screws, too.  It was a very simple set up and allowed me to run stuff  
in a very consistent manner.  I didn't have the bells and whistles of  
Greg's, but I also banged it together in a couple hours.

You can find old kitchen counters at any re-cycling yard.

Good luck

K
On Mar 20, 2007, at 3:12 PM, Greg Ryan wrote:

> Hi Phillip,
> You will need the bead and cove router bit for 1/4 inch strips.  
> Search Catzooks archive for the catalog numbers and you will be  
> able to find a description. It helps to make a fence for your  
> router table that will hold the strips down exactly in place on the  
> router bit so that the bead and cove are centered on the edge of  
> the strip. You probably will need a couple of feather boards to  
> hold the strip.
> Look here http://oneoceankayaks.com/Wshophtm/Shop1a.htm
>
> It is important to have an infeed and an outfeed table to catch the  
> strips as you mill them. I bundled them by the board that the  
> strips were cut from, with fiberglass reinforced sticky tape, so  
> that I could color match (Book Match) them later when buildng the  
> boat.
>
> Regards Greg
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Philip Gaßner
> To: swiftsolo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 5:49 PM
> Subject: Which Tools?
>
> Hi. Which tool are you using, besides a router to male the bead and  
> cove, to mill your strips?
> Philip
>
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