How To Use Your Router Table As A Jointer

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How to use your router table as a jointer. Rockler offers a set of Router Table Jointing Shims that make setting up to use your router as a joiner quick and painless. Use something like a straight edge or ruler to check that they are precisely aligned. Sure but youll need to know the steps to get the fit right.

Position the router table fence so that the front of the bearing on the bit and the fence face are in line with one another. 1 Insert your straight cut bit into the router and a guide-bushing in the router base plate. Your jointing ability is limited to the length of the fence on your router table.

Edge jointing with a router like edge jointing with a table saw is another common method for making jointable edges without a jointer check out our 8 jointer comparison if youre considering the purchase. - we recommend a bit with a wide diameter for the smoothest cut. Make your router think its a jointer.

Its a simple procedure - heres all thats involved. 2 Lay the board to be jointed work piece on your bench with none of the bench directly underneath the actual edge getting jointed. Take note of the spacing between the edge of the bit and the outer edge of the bushing.

Set the fence so the out feed half is even with the cutting edge of the bit. By using a router table fence thats equipped with an offset fence youll be able to dial in the thickness of cut by adjusting the position of your infeed fence in relation to the outfeed side. Clamp the fence in place such that the blade relief in the fence is slightly behind the saw blade.

Make multiple passes cutting on the left side of the bit until the edge is jointed. This will ensure that the finger profiles that are cut are accurate so that the joint. The trick is to use your router table like you would a jointer as shown in Figure 1.