Planing with a Router | Router Forums
2006年4月6日 · The router can do many things but using for a thickness planing maybe a hard one. You may want to look around for plans for a belt sander (16" wide belt) I was going to make one and found all the parts I needed like the parts from a use conveyor belt (made to move boxes up 3ft high lift) from a scrap yard for 25.oo bucks.
DIY Router Planing Sled
2013年2月23日 · In use the router is positioned along the rods and locked. the whole assembly is moved by holding the ski ends, this gives a great deal of mechanical advantage and for jobs like routing signs with or without raised letters the assembly can be "inched" where necessary.
Surface planing with router - Router Forums
2016年12月1日 · The blocks are stops to bear on against router base and provide hand protection if piece comes free during cutting. The dark wood piece on sled is held with double side adhesive tape. After each pass the router is moved along the rails to make another overlapping cut. The router is a 1.1hp T4 and the bit is a 1"dia 2 flute.
Router Planing Jig
2017年4月12日 · It was a breeze to move the router across the sled and/or move the sled along the rails. Waxing everything was a good decision on my part. Even with the heavy router in the sled, it was still easy to move. Before starting the planing process, I put the board on the work bench and jammed it in place using bench dogs and plywood shims.
What bit to use for planing a slab - Router Forums
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2010年1月26日 · Seriously though, the router + skis or a box jig works fine. It does take a while. And it is noisy and dusty. You might consider a combination of the router + hand planes. Think of the work the router is doing as what you might do with a scrub plane and the first few passes of a jack plane. The router is doing all the grunt work.
Router recommendations for flattening Slabs
2021年2月12日 · An excellent alternative would be the Makita RP 2301FC 3-1/4 HP plunge router with variable speed. I like the straight sided base. Of course, a straight base could be made for a round stock base as on the PC 7518.
Planing with a router
2013年5月27日 · I use a piece of 1/4" Baltic Birch plywood for the router base. It's made twice the length of the sled's width so that it will contact the rails when the router is at it's extreme right or left relative to the sled. To stiffen the 1/4" plywood, glue and/or screw a 3/4X3/4" stick to top, or router side, of the base on either side of the router.
Planing Wood with a Router | Router Forums
2013年9月13日 · The larger diameter of bit you use for planing, the more noticable any misalignment will be. Magnate I get best results using the 1 1/2inch diameter bit, the 2" removes stock in fewer passes, but leaves a ridge on one edge of the cut if alignment isn't perfect. the 1-1/2 and 1-1/4 are my favorite planing bits.
Planing Jig (SLED) | Router Forums
2010年10月4日 · Just a sidenote- That is the type I've use on pieces as small as 1/4" x 1" x 1' to as large as 4" x 36" x 30'... And the router pops in and out in an instant to use as a free hand router. I have skis. For me, ski's work great for small to medium work to a limited width. Too wide and I get too much flex in the cross-supports.