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Will the doors already have a center panel installed before routering ?
Paul

masonsailor2 wrote:Will the doors already have a center panel installed before routering ?
Paul

I may be going "outside of the box" on this LOL, but one instance is yes the center panels will be installed and then I also have "visions" of a paneless lap or tenoned "frame" with voids where the "panels" would go. (I will reveal all in time if peeps want me to ).

So to answer the question: Both ways ....

The reason I ask is that although the jig will not change the router bit will. If the panel is installed you will need to grind off the bearing post on the bit to allow the bit to be lowered enough to produce the profile. Easily done but necessary. I will be home later and send you pics of the jig.
Paul

masonsailor2 wrote:The reason I ask is that although the jig will not change the router bit will. If the panel is installed you will need to grind off the bearing post on the bit to allow the bit to be lowered enough to produce the profile. Easily done but necessary. I will be home later and send you pics of the jig.
Paul

Great Paul, thanks. My bits have removable posts (supposedly, haven't done it), so I should be good.

rjent wrote: Dennis, I don't quite understand how that machine is any better than what the Shopsmith provides, you still have a post in the way .... So maybe you should enlighten me as well

Well heck, first of all that machine is a Shopsmith. Not a Mark 5/V, of course.

Yes, I am way in arrears in finishing my review of it. I did at least get the pics from various devices organized last weekend, so more to come. It has an undertable router like a conventional router table, but the overarm router adds a whole 'nother set of interesting capabilities.

Meanwhile, I'm still fuzzy on exactly what operation you are planning, but it sounds like Paul understands. I'll watch with interest, and hopefully learn something.

BuckeyeDennis wrote:

rjent wrote: Dennis, I don't quite understand how that machine is any better than what the Shopsmith provides, you still have a post in the way .... So maybe you should enlighten me as well

Well heck, first of all that machine is a Shopsmith. Not a Mark 5/V, of course.

Yes, I am way in arrears in finishing my review of it. I did at least get the pics from various devices organized last weekend, so more to come. It has an undertable router like a conventional router table, but the overarm router adds a whole 'nother set of interesting capabilities.

Meanwhile, I'm still fuzzy on exactly what operation you are planning, but it sounds like Paul understands. I'll watch with interest, and hopefully learn something.

Oh, OK, so it does under table as well and I assume without the post in the way. That would be nice ....