Ron's Hints and Tips




		"Hello, I'm Ron Fox and I will be adding hints and tips on routing to this section of the website on a regular basis. I have been using Wealden cutters for about 25 years and they form the largest proportion of my cutter armoury. Cutter manufacturers will tell you, with good reason, that the router owes its versatility to the enormous range of cutters available for it. I think that there is a second very important reason for this versatility: the ability to make numerous very simple work aids, used in conjunction with specific cutters, to get the most out of your router. I shall be including details of my favourite work aids, along with a number of hints and tips in future additions to this site." More information on Ron's background and Routing Courses.

1	Router collets	Information on all aspects of collets, one of the most important parts of the router.
2	Simple housing jig	A simple jig for cutting housing joints.
3	What to look for in a router	This article sets out the various factors to take into account when choosing a router.
4	Cutting circles with the router	Two simple attachments to enable various size circles to be cut easily with a router.
5	Guide bush jig	A basic jig for cutting housings and counter-slots with a guide bush fitted to the router.
6	Router cutter care	Tips on cleaning, sharpening and storage of router cutters.
7	Router cutter use	Tips on use of cutters including speed, depth setting, fitting cutters and plunge types.
8	Router false base	Make a template for your router base and use to produce false bases in perspex.
9	Anti-tilt router base	Make an anti-tilt base extension for your router.
10	Router Fence	A simple low cost fence for operations requiring two fences.
11	Setting pieces	Produce setting pieces to speed up re-setting when using difficult cutters.
12	Fine height adjusters	Simple and cheap fine height adjuster for setting the depth of cut precisely.
13	Guide bush/cutter offsets	Working with guide bushes and cutters involves allowing for the offset when making your own jigs.
14	Making rectangular templates	Simple method of producing rectangular or square templates using the router.
15	Surfacing & thickessing	The router used with a simple thicknessing table will enable surfacing & thicknessing of small sections and difficult timbers.
16	What to look for in a router table - 1	Issues to be considered when buying or making a table. Price, size, construction, materials and accessories are considered in part one.
17	What to look for in a router table - 2	Part two looks at routing machines for use in tables, insert plates and fine height adjusters.
18	Building a router table - part 1	Building the MDF top.
19	Building a router table - part 2	Laminating the MDF.
20	Building a router table - part 3	Installing the insert plate: the perimeter cut.
21	Building a router table - part 4	Installing the insert plate: the centre aperture.
22	Building a router table - part 5	Installing the insert plate: fitting the adjusters.
23	Building a router table - part 6	Fitting the router to the insert plate.
24	Building a router table - part 7	Constructing the fence.
25	Building a router table - part 8	Guards and hold-downs.
26	Building a router table - part 9	Assembling the table.
27	Guide bushes - part 1	Introduction to guide bush work.
28	Guide bushes - part 2	Commercial jigs and templates - an introduction.
29	Guide bushes - part 3	Commercial jigs.
30	Guide bushes - part 4	Commercial templates.




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