Cutting Box Joints On Router Table

This tutorial video shows a simple method on making a jig out of plywood for a hand held router that attaches to the base.

Cutting box joints on router table.

All right folks i m gonna get jiggy with it. Brought to you by squarespace. The jig s sliding fence holds the workpiece vertically and guides it over the router bit. Learn how to cut box joints using a router table and this simple jig.

How to make finger and box joints with only a router. Make the base the. The runner s fit in the base is crucial so begin slightly. Rout a groove down the length of a piece of plywood to begin making the jig s base fig.

Use a push block to hold the pieces in a vertical position. Making box joints on the table saw requires a dado stack which isn t available in all areas. The next best method is at the router table but not everyone has the space for a dedicated router table. No table saw necessary.

A sliding router table jig such as the rockler router table box joint jig works with any router table with a miter slot. Place the first cut over the spacer fence and make the second cut and continue until finished. Start the router and cut the first box joint. Set the depth of cut so that it is slightly more higher than the material thickness.

Chris marshall demonstrates these techniques on the triton twx7 workcentre module. A simple way to cut box joints using a special jig and your router table. Box joint jig for router table. Fasten a runner to the jig s sled section fig.

For 10 off your first purchase go to. 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. No i m not going to dance and leap around until the end if this turns out successfully.