Making box joints on the table saw requires a dado stack which isn t available in all areas.
Cutting box joints on router table.
A simple way to cut box joints using a special jig and your router table.
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Set the depth of cut so that it is slightly more higher than the material thickness.
No i m not going to dance and leap around until the end if this turns out successfully.
Use a push block to hold the pieces in a vertical position.
The next best method is at the router table but not everyone has the space for a dedicated router table.
While you could cut box and finger joints by hand both joints are most quickly and efficiently cut with power tools in either solid wood or plywood.
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.
How to make finger and box joints with only a router.
All right folks i m gonna get jiggy with it.
The runner s fit in the base is crucial so begin slightly.
Box joint jig for router table.
Chris marshall demonstrates these techniques on the triton twx7 workcentre module.
No table saw necessary.
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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.
Make the base the.
Start the router and cut the first box joint.
Learn how to cut box joints using a router table and this simple jig.
Rout a groove down the length of a piece of plywood to begin making the jig s base fig.
Clamp both ends of the base to the router table.
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.