Rolling Mortise jig for router table

[niki]

Good day

It was running in my head for long time and now that I made the new router table, I made it.

I did not make any project yet just a test that you can see on the last 2 pics but it's working nice.

The setting might look very long (on the pics) but actually it's very short. The "Fence stops" are set only one time and the "Roller unit stops", two times (one for left and one for right) but it takes seconds.

On the test, I cranked the router up in increments of 3~4 mm but I felt that I could lift more for each pass.

Regards
niki

[siliconbauhaus]

I'm going to refer to you as the jigmeister now mate....very nice

[Black wallnut]

Another interesting jig. I can see a few ideas that I may use at some point. Your skill at both presenting a picture essay and jig making is remarkable. I think your use of spacer blocks instead of measuring each time leads to much more uniform results.

[final_t]

And to me, the amazing thing, this is all built on what appears to be a Harbor Freight cheap-and-flimsy folding workmate table.
"Router lift would be nice" - why? You've got an AWSOME home-built one going there. Just impressive as ****.

[gwyneth]

Your skill at both presenting a picture essay and jig making is remarkable.

Absolutely. Making a jig; breaking down the instructions for others; and explaining/illustrating them are three different skills that are not so common in combination.

Moreover, it's a lot easier to be a genius with $1000 of parts than $10 worth. Remarkable work--have you ever thought of compiling the jig/table projects into a book?

[niki]

Thank you so much for your compliments

Black wallnut
You are correct, I made the spacer blocks some 5 years ago and they are very useful to set stops on the fence and for doweling on the router table.
Sometimes, I'm using a few of them to create bigger that 8 cm (3¼") spacer.

Final t
It's not so cheap workmate, I bought it in Japan and it cost around $50 but, I can lift (fold) the top without any effect on the legs (the pic below is my old router table).

Gwyneth
No books as long as I can walk to the garage without walking stick ...much more interesting...

Thanks again
niki

[cwsmith]

Niki,

I've been doing technical literature for almost forty years and I must tell you that your presentation and instruction abilities rank right up there with the best. Very nice work! (Oh yeah, I love your jig design too!!!)

CWS

[ragswl4]

One more phenomenal piece of engineering and documentation. You must have the patience of a Saint.

[niki]

Thank you so much

CWS
I'll tell you a secret from my "Black past"... For 3 years I was a ground instructor for Aircraft mechanics, electricians and pilots...so, maybe something remained...

RAGS
When I was young, I was not patient at all but, the older I get, the more patient I get...63 this month...

Regards
niki

[lcm1947]

Just awesome Niki. It's unbelievable the ideas you come up with. I so enjoy your posts although they are way more then a regular old posts. This one was something else. Man, impressive!