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Callmakers Corner => General Woodworking => Topic started by: firedup on December 22, 2013, 10:45:12 AM
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The post on bandsawing a paddle got me thinking you folks mite find this interesting. Works with a router table. I found a 1 1/2" round over bit. Installed in the router table it runs upside down if you follow me. You can cut each side of the radius in 1 pass. It also requires a feather board or similar on the outside. By adjusting up and down you can dial it in pretty close. I normally left a little ridge down the middle which easily sands off. The rest of the radius is done. I don't make many calls so don't really use this method much anymore but it works great if you want to get a bunch of paddle blanks made up quickly. As you can see, the bit was cheap so very minimum investment here.
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that's a another idea,,, but you really need to put a saftey guard over that router bit. i'm a cabinetmaker for over 25 years and that does not seem safe to me,, not picking on anybody but be very careful around woodworking tools,,,,,,,,,,,chris
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You are spot on Chris. Safety in the shop is always a concern. We should all strive to leave this world with all the little parts we came into it with.... ;)
I use BIG homemade push blocks which keep fingers and such away from cutters. Additional safety features could be installed fairly easily if desired.
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After being out of construction for the last 12 years, I'm a little apprehensive about power tools such as routers and table saws. I got two fingers hung in a table saw about 25 years ago. I still have them but one is kinda dead on the end, no feeling. It didn't bother me to go right back to work using that saw. I did use a push block after that. But, being away from it for so long, I'm a little leary of buying a table saw. I can't begin to tell you the how many times my boss got his fingers caught in a shaper.