Router Depth Setter

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Router Depth Setter

Pop Wood Editors December 2019 #250, Marking and Measuring, Router Basics, Tricks of the Trade, Workshop Tips

This jig makes it easy to set up the bit for routing flutes and dadoes. I simply drop the appropriate depth gauge into the channel, set my router on top and lower the bit until it touches the gauge. The …
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11 Great Tips for Marking and Measuring

Tom Caspar February 2021 #257, Layout And Design, Layout Tools, Marking and Measuring, measuring tools, Techniques, Tricks of the Trade, Workshop Tips

Check out these 11 methods to make layout easier. Write With Chalk Lay out “cut here” marks on rough lumber with chalk. Chalk marks are easy to read, even on the scruffiest surface. Unlike ink, pencil or crayon, chalk marks …
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Lee Valley Small Double Square

Pop Wood Editors February 2017 #230, Lee Valley, Marking and Measuring, Square, Tool Review, Tool Test

Tool: Small Double Square Shop Now Manufacturer: Lee Valley MSRP: $49.50 A diemakers’ square with a narrow blade is an excellent tool for determining minute problems with your joinery, allowing you to get in between narrow dovetail pins, for &#82…

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Precision Height Gauge

American Woodworker Editors AW159, AWE, Gauge, Marking and Measuring, Precision Instruments, Projects, Router, Techniques, Tricks of the Trade, Woodworking Tips, Workshop Tips

Precision Height Gauge To set the height of a router bit—within .001″, if necessary—I made this simple stand for my caliper. It works on a router table or a hand-held router. Two screws with washers secure the caliper. When …
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