cutting a square with a router

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

guide and clamps = no screw holes.

 

[Nut Hair Trick 10+ year member]

Umm, why not just use a circular saw?

yup i was about to say, plunge cut with circular saw, stop short at the corners, do all 4 sides and finish the corners off with the jig

 

[bizzy07 10+ year member]

I have some scrap ill try a few different things out.

 

[psych0ticnemes1 5,000+ posts]

It's a square....Line the guide up, plunge the blade, cut straight. Very easy and fast.

Nice, never though of that.

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

Nice, never though of that.

only works for square subs though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[BassMechkanic 10+ year member]

they make a jig for that

http://www.mobilesolutions-usa.com/smartparts/RA-FKRT-RouterTool.htm

 

[mmouse57 10+ year member]

a good jigsaw like a bosh will do it perfectly

if using a router use a top ball baring flush bit

its like a lamanete bit where the ball baring is at the bottom but its at the top so you cut 4 peices of wood as a guide use 2 dads of suberglue on eachstrait peice of wood or clamp them if oyu can and cut the square

tons of ways to do it take your time and do it right or use a non caffinie hand and jigsaw it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

hell make a frame with 4 peices of wood so you can jsut clamp the entire frame to the top of the box then sue the top ball baring trim bit //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

its called a template bit btw and homedepot has them for $22

 

[jpexpc 10+ year member]

I just tried it but it's not sharp enough. Routers FTL. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[mobeious 10+ year member]

y does it need to be exact.. its a L7

 

[BassMechkanic 10+ year member]

i rough trim it with a jig saw with in 1/8 inch, then use a router to get exact with a jig and flush bit.

 

[tr10av 10+ year member]

I don't know if I trust myself free hand with a router yet. Seems like things go wrong quickly at 25,000 RPM

Yea, don't mess with that. I was using a router in 6th grade and wasn't holding the board steady and it started chattering and flew off the router and my pinky went through instead. It ended up alright though just a little damage to my finger but nothing groteque.

 

[406er 10+ year member]

flush trim bit as posted above, some scrap strips of MDF 2" wide or so. mark out where ya want the hole and brad nail the MDF strips down to act as a guide for the flush bit. and then get your router ON

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Rough out using a jigsaw. Then later draw out your lines for the router use and use a nice MDF straight edge then use C-clamps for the MDF edge. This will guide your router on its edge and you'll get nice clean cuts everytime.

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

they make a jig for that
http://www.mobilesolutions-usa.com/smartparts/RA-FKRT-RouterTool.htm

Not sure if he's got several 100 bux to spend. Dam that expensive...

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

By the time you get done waiting for the perfect answer, then go out and setup guides for the router. I would have cut multiple cutouts with the jigsaw and starting on the beer. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif