Thread: Gizmozilla!

I look forward to future posts on it being used in your next project.

Did my missus tell you to say that??

I have now confirmed the usefulness of the jig by making a kerfmaker, as here:
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I would not have been comfortable doing this with a table mounted router, and indeed achieving the necessary accuracy would have been extremely difficult. However, two learnings emerged. One is that the Triton router is difficult to use in the upright position, because of its clear plastic dust/chip guard. This obscures a good view of the bit tip, and makes lining it up for accurate cuts quite a chore - its roundness distorts the vision. i hadn't thought about it before, but it seems to be the only router with this feature - all others have unobscured vision. There is in fact a Youtube video where a tradie points this out.
Secondly, I don't need the jig to be anywhere near as long - another jig design turned up that not only deals better with router mortises and flutes in furniture leg-sized pieces, but also largely overcomes the visual problem.
So, I will almost certainly be cutting Gizmozilla down to size!
Chris

Here's the alternative jig I mentioned. It just slides along the workpiece, with adjustable width. (Courtesy of a Woodsmith email)
One advantage is that you can mark it with the centreline of the bit, and use that to line up on your workpiece. If the mortise was near the end you'd need to add another piece in the vice to make up the length and stop the jig running off the end.
It ain't pretty but it works.
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Originally Posted by Chrism3

Here's the alternative jig I mentioned. It just slides along the workpiece, with adjustable width. (Courtesy of a Woodsmith email)
One advantage is that you can mark it with the centreline of the bit, and use that to line up on your workpiece. If the mortise was near the end you'd need to add another piece in the vice to make up the length and stop the jig running off the end.
It ain't pretty but it works.
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Nice!

one of the reasons I bought the plate and fence was to do a similar thing using the actual router base and both fences.

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Yes, that will work if you mark a centreline. My wooden one has runners in slots to keep it square - there's a bit of slop in the Triton fence.