Flattening A Table Top With A Router

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Flattening a table top with a router. Its time to rev up the router and start flattening. The rails can be. Below are pictures of the process. The router base was 5 34 so i made the inside width of the sled 5 78 the router will fit into this with an offset of 18.

This worked amazingly well. Then place the router carrier onto the carrier supports so its slot centers over the low spot. He had seen my river table check it out here and wanted some help with the process and i was pumped to lend a hand. I am flattening a 32 x 72 x1 14 thick table top.

To adjust your routers straight bit for the correct cutting depth use a straightedge and tape measure as shown in photo c to find the lowest spot on the bench. I used a 1 strait bit and a 30mm template guide with my of 1400 router. In this video i go over the process i use to make a diy router sled aka. So i showed mike a super simple 10 minute router flattening jig to make out lives a ton simpler.

He purchased some resin and some amazing olive wood cookies and we knew it would need a special jig to get it flat. Hope this helps out. Toolsproducts used in. A router is placed inside a sled that rides along two parallel rails that are attached to the sides of the bench.

The router sled is very easy to make from scrap 34 plywood. I dont have a confirmed flat surface to lay it so im wondering how i can apply this technique to flatten the top. One has to take shallow cuts and it makes a mess but worked very well. There isnt much to try to clamp rails to and if the top is twisted asti surely will be im not sure it will work.

Ive always wanted to try the festool mfs routing slide and recently i got a commission to build a vanity desk using a myrtle slab top.