Category Archive: MDF

Apr 17 2012

Fixing The Bow In My Table Saw Fence

Categories:

MDF, Router Table, T-Slot Bit, Table Saw Tuneup

April 17, 2012

For a while I’ve noticed that when I rip a clean edge on my table saw and put it up against my fence, there’s a gap between the board and the fence. I’ll take a square to the edge and find out it’s perfectly square, shrug my shoulders, and continue what I …

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Apr 04 2012

Finishing Turntable

Categories:

Drill Press, MDF, Oscillating Sander, Scroll Saw

by benjamen

April 4, 2012

In a recent issue of the Highland Woodturner, Curtis Turner (what are the odds?) showed how to make a simple spray painting turntable out of MDF and some dowels. I thought, “hmm, that would beat the heck out of some nails pounded into a board that I usually end …

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Mar 08 2012

Magnetic Saw Guide

Categories:

Drill Press, Magnets, MDF, Miter Saw

by benjamen

March 8, 2012

Last month, I watched an excellent video by David Barron called “Hand cut dovetails made easy.” His whole technique was excellent and it was easily the best demonstration for cutting dovetails I’ve seen yet — it made me feel like a hack for posting my dovetail …

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Aug 17 2011

A Jig For Routing Round Objects

Categories:

Baltic Birch Plywood, Drill Press, Finish Nailer, MDF, Pin Nailer, Router Table, Table Saw

by benjamen

August 17, 2011

I’d left off writing about my yo-yo project, when I ruined the sides trying to rebalance them. To re-true the yo-yo sides I needed to create a jig that would hold one of the sides a set distance away from a router bit and allow me to slowly rotate it into …

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Apr 26 2011

Putting The Router Table Top Together

Categories:

Dado Stack, Jig Saw, MDF, Router Table Build, T-Track, Table Saw

by benjamen

April 26, 2011

When I left off last time, I had finished cutting the holes for the router plate. In this installment I’ll round the corners of the table, mount the T-track, and screw the two halves of the router table top together. Rounding the Corners I chose to round the …

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Apr 20 2011

Cutting The Opening For The Router Plate.

Categories:

Jig Saw, MDF, Router Table Build

by benjamen

April 20, 2011

After cutting the two sheets of MDF to 36″by 24″, I found the best surface and made that the top. Then I made a registration mark in the lower left hand corner of each sheet so that I started measuring from the same point on both sheets and hopefully the cuts I …

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Apr 07 2011

Planning A New Router Table

Categories:

Bench Dog, MDF, Rockler, Router Table Build

by benjamen

April 7, 2011

My cheap Wolfcraft router table has served me well, but it’s time to upgrade to something a little larger that can accommodate my new Rockler Router Lift FX. Rather than buy one of the pre-made router table tops, I decided that I would build a new router table …

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