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12th January 2019, 02:49 AM #1
Routing hand sawn half-blind pin dovetail sockets
There was a recent thread on choosing an inexpensive trim (or palm) router, which I now cannot find. I recommended a trim router that is priced to be one of the great bargains. I came across it first on the UK wood forum, where the UK eBay sells them badged as "Katsu". On our local eBay they appear nameless. Here is a link (I have no financial association): https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Variable...8AAOSwdSNZ3w8B
Variable speed, 1 hp, soft start, 1/4" and 3/8" or 8mm shafts. Dust control and fences. Aluminium body. This just does not feel like a cheap trim router.
The work from the UK forum is that they come out of the same factory as Makita. I have an old Makita, and parts are interchangeable:
This is the new one ...
It sports a base I built for it, which is to provide extra registration when clearing the waste from the dovetails.
These are the standard fittings that come with it. There is also a version with a plunge router base (which I do not need, as I have a small Elu plunge router) ...
None of those fences work for me with dovetails, and I made this one ...
Here it is on the router ..
The fence is to prevent the router bit cutting beyond the boundary at the top of the sockets.
Set up the depth of cut ...
Extra registration comes from the clamp around the pin board ..
The router bit is 1/8" carbide. With such a small diameter, it is possible to get very close to the side walls ...
I have come up with a simple modification for the standard fence. I've not tried it out yet, but I am sure it will work. Next time ...
Regards from Perth
DerekVisit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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12th January 2019, 08:38 AM #2
Nicely done, and very cunning. I like the use of the wooden clamp faces as a reference surface for the router base to run on
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Good idea, Derek.
So am I understanding correctly that this method requires no sawing at all?
Was this just something you decided to try out of curiosity? I'm interested to know how much time it actually saves for someone with a competent set of sawing and chiseling skills. I could see it being valuable for a large batch of drawers but for one or two is there a point of diminished return?
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13th January 2019, 01:50 AM #4
Ha! Luke, better read the title again
The router is simply to remove the waste between the pins. This is a huge chore with hardwoods, such as Jarrah.
Regards from Perth
DerekVisit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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