Jigs and Tools
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VIDEO: How to Install a Router Lift
Rob Robillard walks you through the process of creating a router plate template and installing a router lift in your table. The Router Lift that he’s using the Rockler Pro Lift Router Lift.
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How to Rout Aluminum
You may think of your router as a tool only for woodworking, but Chris Marshall explains how you can use it for metal pieces as well. He shows the jig he used to set up the cut and explains the bit and router setup to make the cuts.
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GYRO Air G700 Dust Processor Preview
This next-generation dust collector offers quieter operation, efficiency that beats European standards and an energy-saving motor and control design.
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Six Circle-Cutting Techniques
A round up of some obvious (and not so obvious) techniques for cutting a circle in a woodworking shop.
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Five Box Joint Jig Reviews
Jigs to make joinery easier: an overview of manufactured box joint jigs.
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PROJECT: Making a Plunge Router Jig
This plunge router jig clamps in a bench vise and automatically centers mortises on 3/4″-thick stock. It can be used with 1/4″, 5/16″ or 3/8″ straight or spiral bits.
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VIDEO: Cutting Dado Slots with a Plunge Router
Learn how to make a simple router jig for cutting dado slots. This simple jig makes it easy to cut accurate dadoes with a router.
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PROJECT: Cylindrical and Round Object Drilling Jig
A jig to steady round objects, and let you successfully drill holes in them.
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VIDEO: Strong and Simple Dowel Joints with Triton Doweling Joiner
You can use a drill/driver to make dowel joints, but the Triton Doweling Joiner makes this task even easier. We take a closer look at this tool and show you how it works.
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Bench Chisel Basics
These must-have woodworking tools are a common feature in woodworking shops — those of professional and home shop woodworkers alike. Here’s some background on these shop stalwarts, and advice for a starter set.
