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   Elcoholic | Dec 30, 2003 07:31pm | #1

   Need more info.  Flat or edgewise routing? 

   John O'Connell - JKO Handcrafted Woodworking

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   Sancho | Dec 30, 2003 07:45pm | #2

   have you considered a molding head for your ts. 

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   EdJW | Dec 30, 2003 08:14pm | #4

   John, the router would have to ride on the edge if the 1x stock.  The reason that I wanted to go this way is because I won't have enough room for feeding the stock in then back out of a router table or table saw.  Thanks.  -Ed

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   Elcoholic | Dec 30, 2003 11:30pm | #5

   That was my guess.  I think a trough would work.

   John O'Connell - JKO Handcrafted Woodworking

   Life is tough.  It's tougher if you're stupid - John Wayne

   
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   DougF | Dec 31, 2003 12:58am | #6

   A solution I have successfully used involves two parallel and opposing right angle fences attached to a large router base plate.  You can make the plate out of any flat stock although I use 3/8" plexiglass.  Centering the router on the plate is not really critical since you set the cutter relative to the stock and then adjust the fences to form a proper fit on both sides of the stock.  This assumes that each fence is mounted to the router plate with bolts and the router plate is slotted to accommodate fence movement.   Thus, the entire jig is adjustable to your stock.  To get the desired stability, I would make the face of each fence at least 3" in height and about 10" in length.  If the cutter is not centered on the top of the stock and overlaps an edge, I use a split fence on the cutter side to allow for the overlapping cutter.  I also use a variation of this jig for all of my mortising.   Think of it as an inverted mini-router table with two fences.

   I hope I haven't been totally confusing.

   Doug

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   EdJW | Dec 31, 2003 06:21am | #8

   Doug,

   I was thinking of something like that.  I have a router fence that mounts on my Porter Cable with 2 steel rods.  I was going to get longer rods and mount another fence on the other side of the router.  I came across a web site that sold something like you described.  It had a square base plate with a guide fence on each side.  Thanks.  Ed

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   Steinmetz | Dec 31, 2003 05:05pm | #9

   EDJW, My 5 Stanley routers have bases that permit using two edge guides and I've used them hundreds of times for purposes like yours. 

    You may fabricate your own extra edge guide to fit the opposite end of longer rods from hard wood very easily . The only tricky part is to bore two holes for the rods 5/16"?? at the right spacing and the right elevation. I make the holes in an over sized block FIRST,then try for sliding fit, then trim the block to size.

    Drill and tap for two 1/4-20 thumb screws.Stein

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   EdJW | Dec 31, 2003 11:54pm | #10

   Stein, thanks for the post.  I'm going to give it a try.  Thanks to everyone else as well for the help.  -Ed

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   jackplane | Dec 30, 2003 07:56pm | #3

   If you have an extension wing on your tablesaw,mount your router there,upside-down.

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   Sphere | Dec 31, 2003 01:15am | #7

   clamp or brad your stock to a wider "beam"..a few 2x4's ought to do for window trim and base..