Rounding edges on round corners with Triton Router Table

**woodPixel** · 28th February 2017, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by Bob38S

Climb cutting is easily done and safe if you take small cuts and lots of them to get you to the required depth. When working with small bits of timber, consider using jigs to hold small bits or push blocks/pads which are like a trowel with rubber gripping material to grip the timber. Often you can use bigger bits of timber which are later cut to the correct sizes. When doing small bits of timber, double sided tape can often be used to stick a handle onto the small bit your need to rout, just make sure you use a quality double sided tape and not the stuff from the $2 store.

Jigs are 100% excellent to make too! Attached is a photo of some I use.

Personally, I use Grrippers for both TS and RT. GRR-RIPPER® - MICROJIG - Work Smarter

As I do a lot of fiddly work, my trick is very easy and 100% excellent, plus its very thin. Use masking tape and CA glue. A piece of tape on the jig, another on the workpiece, squiggle a small line of CA on the back of one and slap them together. It will hold like a rock but will still let you pull them apart later without damage.

Cant remember how I know this (perhaps a CNC guy told me?), but here is the trick used by a luthier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub6PsY4cgwg

Originally Posted by Bob38S

When working on a router table the only real No No I can think of to tell you is to Never try to run timber between the cutter and your fence, if this is done...

DEATH!!!

**BladeRunner** · 28th February 2017, 07:09 PM

Thanks to all your excellent advice, everything went very well today. I started with the largest piece - about 1300 x 150 x 19 - and lowered the bit until it was just cutting and then incrementally raised it. Given the size of the workpiece, I was happy to attempt one pass in the reverse direction - no issues.

Originally Posted by Bob38S

Never try to run timber between the cutter and your fence.

People actually attempt this? I can only guess that they might be attempting to make a poor person's thicknesser.

Originally Posted by Bob38S

launch the piece of timber like a missile.

Or imagine a (perhaps unintentionally) tapered piece being dragged between the fence and the bit. You could only hope that the fence wasn't tightened down properly. Doesn't bear thinking about.

Now I find that I need to re-radius the corners on two pieces 1300 x 50 x 19. I've made the radius too large and need to bring them down to about 23mm radius. Seems like a good excuse to make a template out of MDF rather then fiddling with the jigsaw. Since the piece will not be visible, I might just attach the template with a couple of small nails.

Originally Posted by woodPixel

Personally, I use Grrippers for both TS and RT.

Did you buy them locally, woodPixel? Bit expensive for occasional use, though.

**woodPixel** · 1st March 2017, 12:05 AM

Originally Posted by BladeRunner

Did you buy them locally, woodPixel? Bit expensive for occasional use, though.

Amazon, but that was before they were offered here. I'd just use google now to find the cheapest regardless of vendor or location. I've not used all the fancy doohickeys that come with them, but I do use my two for everything.

They add total control and great surety to dangerous jobs.

Mine are a bit sad now. The undersides need replacement (it's an order-able part) but in their defence they have seen extraordinary quantities of work. I'll look around tonight and find a good price and post it. Maybe do a small group buy

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