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If the router table top is removable, I would just tape over the edges of the slot, turn the top upside-down, and run it over my table saw using a high-tooth-count blade. …

You may be able to build a better router table fence than the one that came with the off-the-shelf router table A router table built into your table saw extension seems like a great space-saving feature … , but it isn't as convenient as a separate router table. …

If your router bit slips, there are several possibilities: The bit is improperly installed. When installing the bit, let it drop in as far as it will go, then lift it about 1/8". … Remember to take small bites with a router. You are not tightening the collet as much as you think you are. …

Another option would be to use a trim router with an angled base, spiral bit, and template and/or jig. …

Since you mentioned wanting to use a router at an angle, you can get tilt bases for most compact/trim routers. … Since you're only talking a few degrees, you could also make a slanted base for a larger router, but if you needed to tilt significantly (e.g., 30 or 45 degrees) the broader base of the larger router would …

If you are in a pinch and your router has a plunge base, you certainly could cut all the way through the plywood with a spiral or straight bit, using a straightedge and cutting in 1/8" deep passes. …

Using a Forstner or brad point bit or router, you can cut the recess before cutting out your circle and slicing it to 5mm thick. …

In addition, as the bit's mass approaches the mass of the router (e.g., a small trim router), it will become more difficult to control. … Requiring a 1/2" shank incidentally also requires you to use a larger router with greater inertia. …

To do this more efficiently I thought I would try a router table... You can use a template with the router table to do the straight lines. … None of this necessarily means the router table is the wrong tool for the job. …

Install the groove cutter bit and line the tongue board up alongside the router bit. Don't plug in the router yet (you did unplug it to change the router bit, right?) … Install the groove cutter bit and line the groove board up roughly alongside the router bit, then raise the bit upward slightly (assuming your router has the bit facing upward at this point). …

Is it okay to use my plunge router on my router table? Is it safe? Yes, it's okay to use a plunge router in a router table, but some work better than others. … router. …

I doubt this could be done with a router table. Moldings such as the one you labeled C can also be purchased intact or made by drilling holes and gluing in round-headed plugs. …

You can create the outer shape by making a template for the back, cutting the workpiece to rough shape with the saw of your choice (probably bandsaw or jigsaw if using power tools), and using a router …

You can break the corners a few times with a block plane set to take a very shallow cut. First make a 45 degree pass to make one facet, then break both corners of that facet, repeat on both corners of …

First, to answer your 3 questions: Yes, you can safely make a 50mm deep cut with a handheld router, but only if you take several passes, only cutting part of the depth at a time. … If you try to make the entire cut in one pass, you'll very likely either damage the bit, stall your router, injure yourself, or some combination of these. …