Cutting Box Joints On Router Table

The jig s sliding fence holds the workpiece vertically and guides it over the router bit.

Cutting box joints on router table.

Learn how to cut box joints using a router table and this simple jig. Make the base the. How to make finger and box joints with only a router. 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.

Box joint jig for router table. 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. Use a push block to hold the pieces in a vertical position. For 10 off your first purchase go to.

Brought to you by squarespace. Clamp both ends of the base to the router table. Fasten a runner to the jig s sled section fig. Place the first cut over the spacer fence and make the second cut and continue until finished.

This tutorial video shows a simple method on making a jig out of plywood for a hand held router that attaches to the base. Chris marshall demonstrates these techniques on the triton twx7 workcentre module. A sliding router table jig such as the rockler router table box joint jig works with any router table with a miter slot. The runner s fit in the base is crucial so begin slightly.

Making box joints on the table saw requires a dado stack which isn t available in all areas. No table saw necessary. Rout a groove down the length of a piece of plywood to begin making the jig s base fig. Set the depth of cut so that it is slightly more higher than the material thickness.

All right folks i m gonna get jiggy with it. A simple way to cut box joints using a special jig and your router table. Start the router and cut the first box joint.