My next task is to
drill the holes for attaching the insert plate to the router. I want the plunge lock lever
facing front, and I want the RouterRaizer crank forward of the fence. With these two
criteria met, I am lucky to be able to orient the plate that way.
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I use the router's base
plate to center the unit at the hole.
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Having taped the base plate
in position, I drill a screw hole slightly larger than the one in the base plate.
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I then carefully drill
a countersink hole just deep enough to hide the heads of the 5/16" bolts.
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I have placed
the gasket material in the sandwich of router and insert plate.
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I keep a Japanese kitchen
knife in my toolbox for cutting thick foam and insulation bats, and it seem perfect for
this task. I am trimming the inner circle of the gasket material right flush with the
inner router casting. This difficult to cut material is trimmed easily this way.
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Finally, on the outside
circumference, I use the utility knife and many cuts eventually the material
gave up.
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A day passes and Beth is
here to continue working on the panel door. She gives the panel a final sanding before
shaping the edges.
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She brings the new router
insert from the "garage."
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And places it into the
router table's opening. I have previously set the bit height based on the door we did last
week.
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The CMT fence can be used
with inserts or by just sliding the individual fences. Since this bit will be used often
and the shape lends itself to making a special fence insert, Beth sketches around the
shape of the bit.
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She has used a saber saw to
shape the profile and now manually rotates the bit to ensure that there is sufficient
clearance. It is fine, and she is ready to shape the raised panel.
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