Poor man's router
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Has anyone made a poor man’s router? I have been wanting to make one since seeing Paul use it on the workbench build. So a couple questions I have.
1. What width chisel? My guess would be 1/2″
2. What angle chisel bevel?
3. Bevel down level or slightly off of level?
Any help would be appreciated, Tim
1. 1/2 sounds good. You can certainly change it, but that seems to be a popular size.
2. 25*, just like your chisels.
3. Slightly off, so that the heel is slightly higher than the cutting edge. That will give you some clearance as you pare.
Remember, really all you’re doing is making a chisel holder.
Hi Tim,
Here are two links to blog posts by Paul that concern the construction of poor man’s routers:
Paul’s Poor Mans Router (large version)
Not so Poor Mans Router (small version)
Regards
Jesper
Located in Jönköping, Sweden.
We just finished a video on the Poor Man’s Router. Here it is:
Feel free to ask questions.
There are a few tips for use on Paul’s blog.
Thanks Joseph, this is a great help. Nice job 🙂
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