Cutting Box Joints On Router Table

A sliding router table jig such as the rockler router table box joint jig works with any router table with a miter slot.

Cutting box joints on router table.

Set the depth of cut so that it is slightly more higher than the material thickness. 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. Rout a groove down the length of a piece of plywood to begin making the jig s base fig. No table saw necessary.

A jig is a device that holds a piece of work and guides the tools operating on it this is going to be a box j. Making box joints on the table saw requires a dado stack which isn t available in all areas. Fasten a runner to the jig s sled section fig. Make the base the.

No i m not going to dance and leap around until the end if this turns out successfully. While you could cut box and finger joints by hand both joints are most quickly and efficiently cut with power tools in either solid wood or plywood. The runner s fit in the base is crucial so begin slightly. Chris marshall demonstrates these techniques on the triton twx7 workcentre module.

The jig s sliding fence holds the workpiece vertically and guides it over the router bit. For 10 off your first purchase go to. Clamp both ends of the base to the router table. The next best method is at the router table but not everyone has the space for a dedicated router table.

A simple way to cut box joints using a special jig and your router table. All right folks i m gonna get jiggy with it. Box joint jig for router table. How to make finger and box joints with only a router.

Place the first cut over the spacer fence and make the second cut and continue until finished. Brought to you by squarespace. Start the router and cut the first box joint.