Mill two 1” square cleats from hardwood about 2” longer than the bed and chamfer the two bottom edges. Shown are the completed V-grooved arced slots. Using the same process, make test cuts to find the appropriate depth for the chamfered arced slots so the head of the flat bolt clears the router table top. Now chuck a V-groove bit in your router and flip the bed over. Sit the trammel on your work, insert the 1/4” pivot bolt and from the 1” hole, rout the first arc from one start/stop point to the other. Clamp the bed, making sure the router bit won’t damage anything. Raise your work so the router bit won’t damage your bench top. These arcs will be the stop/start point of the arced slots about 2” from the main center slot. Repeat the process on the other side to draw the opposite arc. Starting at 45°, draw an arc in the 1” hole of the trammel down to the line between the pivot holes. Insert a 1/4” bolt into the right pivot hole and the trammel.
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A close look at the previous picture shows 8 1/2” x 2 = 17” and 17”– 2” = 15”, meaning I drilled the 1/4” hole at 15” from the center of the 1” hole.Ĭhuck a 1/4” plunging bit and install a 1” guide bushing on your plunge router. From the center of this latter hole, drill a 1/4” hole at the opposite end according to the radius you get from the distance from the nearest pivot point to the centerline, times 2, minus 2”. About 3” from one end, drill a 1” hole for a 1” guide bushing. Use a piece of 1/4” plywood, MDF or hardboard about 5” by 24” (I used an HDF floorboard) to make a trammel. This line will be the start/stop point of the arced slots. On the opposite side of the centerline, mark a mirror image of the previously marked pivot point, which will later be a second pivot point.ĭrill the two pivot points using a 1/4” drill bit and connect them with a straight line across from one hole to the other. In the lower corner of the narrower side, mark 1/2” from the side and 1 1/2” from the end. If you’re using a pattern bit, which has a bearing at the bottom, the template must be on top, as shown. If you’re using a trimming bit that has the bearing at the top, the shown template and bed must be flipped over so the bearing will ride against the template. Chuck up a 1/2” pattern bit or a flush trim bit to rout the router path slot in the bed following the template. Note that this is a great way to make any size of template to mill slots with the router.Īfter the glue has set, clamp the template on the bed over riser blocks, ensuring the router bit will protrude between those risers.įinally, drill a 3/4” hole in the bed at one end of the template slot. Glue the four pieces together making sure the center slot is equivalent to the rectangular router path drawing. From the same stock, cut two 1” wide spacers about 3” long. Use two pieces of MDF or plywood about the same length as the bed and about 6” wide. To make the cut-out for the router bit path, make this simple template. This will provide a rectangular pathway for the router bit. Between these two lines, draw a line on each side 1/2” from the centerline. As shown, leave a 1” overhang from the closest table-top edge, measure to the center of the router bit and draw a centerline from the router bit parallel to this edge.ģ” from each end of the centerline, draw 1” long perpendicular lines. Place the bed on your router table and loosely chuck up a 1/4” bit for alignment purposes. Using 3/8” or 1/2” plywood or MDF, cut a piece to that measurement for the bed of your sled.
Measure the width of your router table top and add 2” for the two 1” cleats that will be installed later. If your table top is irregular, you will need to temporarily clamp two parallel cleats to your table-top edges or rip one side parallel to the opposite one. This sled is designed to ride between two cleats along the two parallel sides of your router table top.
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Woodworker Serge Duclos explains how to build a router table sled that can be used for milling standard and angled cross dadoes, sliding dovetails, stub tenons and more. Print SHOP-MADE VERSATILE ROUTER TABLE SLED Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share via Email
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