I have now completed construction of my workbench top -- 2 sheets of 3/4"
mdf laminated together and edge banded.
I now need to flush trim the edge banding using my flush trim bit in a
hand held router. The top measures 96" by 32" and I can trim the long
sides with the work top stood on its side on the floor. But how do I
handle the short sides which would be 8 feet above the floor when stood on
end. I'm tall, but not that tall.
I know I could hand plane the short sides but I am practising with the
router and assorted bits.
Many thanks.
Malcolm Webb
"CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Somebody is going to raise hell about this being unsafe but screw 'em.
Stand
> on a ladder.
>
I'm gonna keep an eye out for more of your posts.
--
-Mike-
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In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> I have now completed construction of my workbench top -- 2 sheets of 3/4"
> mdf laminated together and edge banded.
>
> I now need to flush trim the edge banding using my flush trim bit in a
> hand held router. The top measures 96" by 32" and I can trim the long
> sides with the work top stood on its side on the floor. But how do I
> handle the short sides which would be 8 feet above the floor when stood on
> end. I'm tall, but not that tall.
>
> I know I could hand plane the short sides but I am practising with the
> router and assorted bits.
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Malcolm Webb
>
Hold the top with one hand and run the router with the other while
standing on bench stool. Have someone take pictures while you do this so
they can post them in abpw later.
Somebody is going to raise hell about this being unsafe but screw 'em. Stand
on a ladder.
"Malcolm Webb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I have now completed construction of my workbench top -- 2 sheets of 3/4"
> mdf laminated together and edge banded.
>
> I now need to flush trim the edge banding using my flush trim bit in a
> hand held router. The top measures 96" by 32" and I can trim the long
> sides with the work top stood on its side on the floor. But how do I
> handle the short sides which would be 8 feet above the floor when stood on
> end. I'm tall, but not that tall.
>
> I know I could hand plane the short sides but I am practising with the
> router and assorted bits.
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Malcolm Webb
>
>
> Somebody is going to raise hell about this being unsafe but screw 'em.
> Stand on a ladder.
There was an article in the UK papers here not many weeks ago about a guy
standing on a ladder using a chain saw. His wife was holding the ladder.
He reached too far, slipped, and dropped the chain saw. I won't go into
the gory details -- but the article made reference to the wife's funeral.
I don't stand on ladders with power tools. But I do have a mobile tower
scaffold for cutting my hedges. Now there's a thought!!
Malcolm Webb
On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 18:09:18 GMT, "Mike Marlow"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Malcolm Webb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> I have now completed construction of my workbench top -- 2 sheets of 3/4"
>> mdf laminated together and edge banded.
>>
>> I now need to flush trim the edge banding using my flush trim bit in a
>> hand held router. The top measures 96" by 32" and I can trim the long
>> sides with the work top stood on its side on the floor. But how do I
>> handle the short sides which would be 8 feet above the floor when stood on
>> end. I'm tall, but not that tall.
>>
>
>Why couldn't you just lay it on some sawhorses the way it would normally go,
>and run the router sideways along it?
yup... that would be my question, too.. *g*
"Malcolm Webb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I have now completed construction of my workbench top -- 2 sheets of 3/4"
> mdf laminated together and edge banded.
>
> I now need to flush trim the edge banding using my flush trim bit in a
> hand held router. The top measures 96" by 32" and I can trim the long
> sides with the work top stood on its side on the floor. But how do I
> handle the short sides which would be 8 feet above the floor when stood on
> end. I'm tall, but not that tall.
>
Why couldn't you just lay it on some sawhorses the way it would normally go,
and run the router sideways along it?
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
"Malcolm Webb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> > Why couldn't you just lay it on some sawhorses the way it would normally
> > go, and run the router sideways along it?
>
> I thought of that, but has anyone done it and is it safe?
>
Sure. Just secure the piece with a couple of clamps so that it's stable.
--
-Mike-
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In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> > Why couldn't you just lay it on some sawhorses the way it would normally
> > go, and run the router sideways along it?
>
> I thought of that, but has anyone done it and is it safe?
>
> Malcolm Webb
>
Excuse the earlier post.
Anyway, I've done it the way that was described above. Depending on the
thickness of the edge banding material you may see a wavy appearance due
to the router being balanced on the 1 1/2" edge, which is hard to hold
steady. The way I prefer to do it is with a home-made jig such as the
one found here: http://www.patwarner.com/vertical_trim_subbase.html
Hope that helped.
Yes and yes.
"Malcolm Webb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> > Why couldn't you just lay it on some sawhorses the way it would normally
> > go, and run the router sideways along it?
>
> I thought of that, but has anyone done it and is it safe?
>
> Malcolm Webb
>
>
Have you been to Target today? LOL --dave
(see wtf post above)
"KS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] says...
>> I have now completed construction of my workbench top -- 2 sheets of 3/4"
>> mdf laminated together and edge banded.
>>
>> I now need to flush trim the edge banding using my flush trim bit in a
>> hand held router. The top measures 96" by 32" and I can trim the long
>> sides with the work top stood on its side on the floor. But how do I
>> handle the short sides which would be 8 feet above the floor when stood
>> on
>> end. I'm tall, but not that tall.
>>
>> I know I could hand plane the short sides but I am practising with the
>> router and assorted bits.
>>
>> Many thanks.
>>
>> Malcolm Webb
>>
> Hold the top with one hand and run the router with the other while
> standing on bench stool. Have someone take pictures while you do this so
> they can post them in abpw later.
Enjoy yourself.
"Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Somebody is going to raise hell about this being unsafe but screw 'em.
> Stand
> > on a ladder.
> >
>
> I'm gonna keep an eye out for more of your posts.
> --
>
> -Mike-
> [email protected]
>
>
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 02:45:58 GMT, "Mike Marlow"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Somebody is going to raise hell about this being unsafe but screw 'em.
>Stand
>> on a ladder.
>>
>
>I'm gonna keep an eye out for more of your posts.
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On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 17:38 +0000 (GMT Standard Time), [email protected]
(Malcolm Webb) wrote:
>I now need to flush trim the edge banding using my flush trim bit in a
>hand held router. The top measures 96" by 32" and I can trim the long
>sides with the work top stood on its side on the floor. But how do I
Clamp a 2x4 or a couple of layers of 3/4 material flush with the edge
banding. This will double the width of the surface that your router
will lay on. That should give you enough stability to hold the router
on it's side.
Mike