On Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 7:04:56 PM UTC-5, Michael wrote:
On Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 5:42:02 PM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 6:07:52 PM UTC-5, Michael wrote:
On Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 3:10:56 PM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
I'm trying to joint some 1 x 8 poplar on my router table so I can glue up
a panel. Each piece is 36" long. I have the out-feed fence 1/16" proud of
the in-feed fence.
I understand that you are supposed to keep pressure on the out-feed fence
but I can't seem to keep even pressure as I move the board along. At 36"
long I have to move my hands and when I do, I get a bump in the jointed
edge. I tried to clamp 2 feather boards to the table on the out-feed side,
but I'm still getting 2-3 bumps on the jointed edge because of hand
movement.
Neither fence nor the table is long enough to use push paddles for the
entire 36". Is that part of the problem?
Is there any way to get rid of the bumps so I can do a gap free glue-up?
I have had good results clamping an aluminum straight edge to the top of the board and running a router along the side with a longish bit. I don't think I'd want to try using the router table for this purpose.
Best of luck.
That is an option and may be my next step. However, jointing on a router
table is fairly common. I suspect my long boards relative to the fence
may be the issue. I'm fine most of the time, but all it takes is a just
a little less pressure on out-feed fence to cause the bump.
https://derbydad03.imgur.com/all/
See here for one of many vids on jointing with a router table.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6nql7mlSOo
I am curious. Are you not able to glue from the table saw rips?
It is my understanding that the best glue-ups come via this process:
1 - Joint one edge to make it perfect straight and square
2 - Rip the board parallel on the TS with the jointed edge against the fence
3 - Very lightly joint the ripped edge to remove any saw marks.
My table saw leaves a very clean edge, but my router table leaves a edge
that is buttery smooth.