Routing a groove length of a 2x4
 

Seems to me that this is job for a router table.

Need to put a groove down the length of a small (less than 3 feet)
2x4. Was thinking I could do this by hand. It's a small groove. Not
more than 3/8 of a inch or so and only about 1/2 deep.

Thoughts, recommendations?

MJ

Routing a groove length of a 2x4
 

wrote:
Seems to me that this is job for a router table.

Need to put a groove down the length of a small (less than 3 feet)
2x4. Was thinking I could do this by hand. It's a small groove. Not
more than 3/8 of a inch or so and only about 1/2 deep.

Thoughts, recommendations?

MJ

Either a router table with a fence, or a dado stack in the table saw ...
depends on what you have.

Personally, I would go for the dado stack on the TS, but I'm set up to
do that quicker, but either will work.

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Routing a groove length of a 2x4
 

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:

Seems to me that this is job for a router table.

Need to put a groove down the length of a small (less than 3 feet)
2x4. Was thinking I could do this by hand. It's a small groove. Not
more than 3/8 of a inch or so and only about 1/2 deep.

Thoughts, recommendations?

MJ

Multiple passes on the table saw would get the job done more quickly than
setting up a router or dado, if it's a one-shot job.

Scott

Routing a groove length of a 2x4
 

On Oct 5, 8:21*pm, "
wrote:
Seems to me that this is job for a router table.

Need to put a groove down the length of a small (less than 3 feet)
2x4. Was thinking I could do this by hand. It's a small groove. Not
more than 3/8 of a inch or so and only about 1/2 deep.

Thoughts, recommendations?

You could do it with a circular saw and a sawboard. With the right
blade you can get excellent results and it pretty much eliminates
splintering. You'd just have to take a couple of passes and move the
sawboard a bit for the second cut.

http://www.rochesterwoodworkers.org/...r/Sawboard.pdf

R

Routing a groove length of a 2x4
 

Swingman wrote in
:

wrote:
Seems to me that this is job for a router table.

Need to put a groove down the length of a small (less than 3 feet)
2x4. Was thinking I could do this by hand. It's a small groove. Not
more than 3/8 of a inch or so and only about 1/2 deep.

Thoughts, recommendations?

MJ

Either a router table with a fence, or a dado stack in the table saw
... depends on what you have.

Personally, I would go for the dado stack on the TS, but I'm set up to
do that quicker, but either will work.


3/8" wide would only be 3-4 passes with a standard blade. No dado stack
needed.

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Routing a groove length of a 2x4
 

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Swingman wrote in
:

wrote:
Seems to me that this is job for a router table.

Need to put a groove down the length of a small (less than 3 feet)
2x4. Was thinking I could do this by hand. It's a small groove. Not
more than 3/8 of a inch or so and only about 1/2 deep.

Thoughts, recommendations?

MJ

Either a router table with a fence, or a dado stack in the table saw
... depends on what you have.

Personally, I would go for the dado stack on the TS, but I'm set up to
do that quicker, but either will work.


3/8" wide would only be 3-4 passes with a standard blade. No dado stack
needed.

Puckdropper
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Either router table or table saw (no dado).

Routing a groove length of a 2x4
 

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wrote:
Seems to me that this is job for a router table.

Need to put a groove down the length of a small (less than 3 feet)
2x4. Was thinking I could do this by hand. It's a small groove. Not
more than 3/8 of a inch or so and only about 1/2 deep.

Thoughts, recommendations?

MJ

If this is a one-time job, I could make 3 or 4 passes on my table saw and be
done with it in less time than it takes to get out the router, put in a
bit and adjust it, and plug it in. YMMV.



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Routing a groove length of a 2x4
 

On Mon, 5 Oct 2009 17:21:36 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

Seems to me that this is job for a router table.

Need to put a groove down the length of a small (less than 3 feet)
2x4. Was thinking I could do this by hand. It's a small groove. Not
more than 3/8 of a inch or so and only about 1/2 deep.

Thoughts, recommendations?

MJ


Tablesaw. Probably I would not bother with a dado blade, a few
passes and you're done. To perfectly center the groove, flip the
board.