On Sunday, January 14, 2018 at 1:34:32 AM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 7:38:29 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
On 1/13/2018 5:37 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 5:55:47 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On 1/13/2018 4:10 PM, 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 not joined on a router, but frequently use the router to create
profiles on picture frames. I have found that I get the best results
using feather boards on the in fed and out feed ends of the router.
This then keeps the piece firmly against the fence on both sides to the
bit for the length of the piece. With the fence I only have to keep the
piece flat against the table, which I fine easier that trying to keep it
against the fence and the table. Without the feather board I find the I
tend to get waves in the route.

The router table is a Sears router table to which I attache a standard
router. The fence is only about 18". I use a one piece fence with an
opening for the bit. I have had good results using this technique with
frames as long as 40 inches.

I suspect that the same technique may work when joining.


Just FYI...It's jointing, not joining.

I think it is joining.

I'm pretty sure it's jointing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jointer
http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/pag...?cat=1&p=41801



No, it us a little confusing. A jointer is a machine, what Lee Valley is
selling. The apparatus. To prepaid and join., is joining. :-)

By "prepaid", I assume you mean "prepare". If that's the case, I have to
respectfully disagree.

Maybe we aren't talking about the same thing or using the words in the
same context. I was responding to Keith's comments, which involve the
preparation step only.

First he said: "I have not joined on a router"

Then, after discusses his use of feathers boards on the in-feed and out-feed
side he said "I suspect that the same technique may work when joining."

Therefore he is talking about the preparation of the edges only. As far as
I can tell from everything I've read, the preparation step is called jointing.

From the same Veritas page:

"One of the great advantages of the Veritas router table fence is that it makes jointing easy." Jointing, as in the process, not the apparatus.

From (if you trust wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edge_jointing

Here they discuss both the preparation process (jointing), the apparatus
(jointer) and the subsequent operation of putting the components together
(joining).

"Edge jointing or just jointing is the process of making the edge of a wooden
board straight and true in preparation for subsequent operations, often
ultimately leading to joining two or more components together. Traditionally,
jointing was performed using a jointer plane. Modern techniques include the
use of a jointer machine, a hand held router and straight edge, or a table-
mounted router. Although the process derives its name from the primary task of
straightening an edge prior to joining, the term jointing is used whenever
this process is performed, regardless of the application."

From: http://www.finewoodworking.com/2014/...panel-glue-ups

The title of article and video is "Jointing Boards for Dead-Flat Panel
Glue-Ups"

I could go on. Everything I can find refers to the process of prepping the
board as jointing. Then you join them, creating a joint.

I am certainly willing to admit being wrong, but then so must be all the
sources that use the term jointing for the preparation process.