Recently there was a discussion about using a plunge router along with
a home made jig to make a mortise.
Jig is simple enough; however, proper set up could be a little touchy
since there are no centerlines, scales, etc to assist.
Tonight I'm scrounging thru a desk drawer and find some 8x8 grid paper
used for graphic arts layouts.
BINGO.
Tape a piece of the 8x8 to the bottom plate with double back tape,
then overcoat with a sheet of clear contact paper used to protect
books, shelves, etc.
Now you have a reference grid to use for any set up that is protected
which reduces accurate set up to a minimum.
Even a blind hog finds an acorn if he keeps rooting around long enough.
Lew
On Apr 14, 1:21 am, Lew Hodgett <[email protected]> wrote:
> Recently there was a discussion about using a plunge router along with
> a home made jig to make a mortise.
>
> Jig is simple enough; however, proper set up could be a little touchy
> since there are no centerlines, scales, etc to assist.
>
> Tonight I'm scrounging thru a desk drawer and find some 8x8 grid paper
> used for graphic arts layouts.
>
> BINGO.
>
> Tape a piece of the 8x8 to the bottom plate with double back tape,
> then overcoat with a sheet of clear contact paper used to protect
> books, shelves, etc.
>
> Now you have a reference grid to use for any set up that is protected
> which reduces accurate set up to a minimum.
>
> Even a blind hog finds an acorn if he keeps rooting around long enough.
>
> Lew
Lew,
To save you rooting around in drawers looking for graph paper, there
is a web site called something like " make your own graph paper." You
can probably Google it up. Its quite flexible for all your graph paper
needs.
Joe G
On Apr 14, 10:47 am, "GROVER" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Apr 14, 1:21 am, Lew Hodgett <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Recently there was a discussion about using a plunge router along with
> > a home made jig to make a mortise.
>
> > Jig is simple enough; however, proper set up could be a little touchy
> > since there are no centerlines, scales, etc to assist.
>
> > Tonight I'm scrounging thru a desk drawer and find some 8x8 grid paper
> > used for graphic arts layouts.
>
> > BINGO.
>
> > Tape a piece of the 8x8 to the bottom plate with double back tape,
> > then overcoat with a sheet of clear contact paper used to protect
> > books, shelves, etc.
>
> > Now you have a reference grid to use for any set up that is protected
> > which reduces accurate set up to a minimum.
>
> > Even a blind hog finds an acorn if he keeps rooting around long enough.
>
> > Lew
>
> Lew,
> To save you rooting around in drawers looking for graph paper, there
> is a web site called something like " make your own graph paper." You
> can probably Google it up. Its quite flexible for all your graph paper
> needs.
> Joe G- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -
http://incompetech.com/beta/plainGraphPaper/
On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:21:06 GMT, Lew Hodgett
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Now you have a reference grid to use for any set up that is protected
>which reduces accurate set up to a minimum.
Excellent idea.
>Even a blind hog finds an acorn if he keeps rooting around long enough.
Or "routs" around? <G>
On any cuts like this, I use the router itself to line up. Lay out the cut,
put a pointed rod in the router collet, align the router to the layout
lines, adjust stops.
"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Recently there was a discussion about using a plunge router along with
> a home made jig to make a mortise.
>
> Jig is simple enough; however, proper set up could be a little touchy
> since there are no centerlines, scales, etc to assist.
>
> Tonight I'm scrounging thru a desk drawer and find some 8x8 grid paper
> used for graphic arts layouts.
>
> BINGO.
>
> Tape a piece of the 8x8 to the bottom plate with double back tape,
> then overcoat with a sheet of clear contact paper used to protect
> books, shelves, etc.
>
> Now you have a reference grid to use for any set up that is protected
> which reduces accurate set up to a minimum.
>
> Even a blind hog finds an acorn if he keeps rooting around long enough.
>
> Lew
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Recently there was a discussion about using a plunge router along with
a home made jig to make a mortise.
Jig is simple enough; however, proper set up could be a little touchy
since there are no centerlines, scales, etc to assist.
Tonight I'm scrounging thru a desk drawer and find some 8x8 grid paper
used for graphic arts layouts.
BINGO.
Tape a piece of the 8x8 to the bottom plate with double back tape,
then overcoat with a sheet of clear contact paper used to protect
books, shelves, etc.
Now you have a reference grid to use for any set up that is protected
which reduces accurate set up to a minimum.
Even a blind hog finds an acorn if he keeps rooting around long =
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Lew
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