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Step 3Routing the slots
Put the baseplate back on the router, and install a 3/4" bit (or whatever size your washer is). A plunge router is preferable for this, but not neccesary. I already had the fixed base router that will be used in this jig out, and didn't feel like taking my plunge router out of my router table. Unplugging the router anytime you install or change bits is a good safety habit to practice.
Set the depth (or plunge depth) to the thickness of your nut, plus the washer, plus another 1/16". For my parts, this ended up being about 3/8".
Clamp the base to a stable work surface, like a table or workbench, with the side you will mount the router to face down. Then clamp a straight edge (scrap of plywood in this case) to the base to act as a fence, or guide. Line up the straight edge with the outside edge where you marked the baseplate, and parallel to the length of the base. This will ensure that the slot will be centered in the base.
Using the straight edge as a guide, route a slot between the mark 1" from the baseplate, and the mark 1" from the other end of the base. If as you look at it, the fence is to the left of the router, start at the end closest to you. If the fence is to the right of the router, start on the end furthest from you. This will pull the router into the fence, which not only makes it easier to make a perfect slot, but is also safer.
With the router unplugged, replace the 3/4" bit with the 1/4" bit, and set the depth to go all the way through the base.
With the fence still in place, rout the smaller slot the in the same way as the first one.
Set the depth (or plunge depth) to the thickness of your nut, plus the washer, plus another 1/16". For my parts, this ended up being about 3/8".
Clamp the base to a stable work surface, like a table or workbench, with the side you will mount the router to face down. Then clamp a straight edge (scrap of plywood in this case) to the base to act as a fence, or guide. Line up the straight edge with the outside edge where you marked the baseplate, and parallel to the length of the base. This will ensure that the slot will be centered in the base.
Using the straight edge as a guide, route a slot between the mark 1" from the baseplate, and the mark 1" from the other end of the base. If as you look at it, the fence is to the left of the router, start at the end closest to you. If the fence is to the right of the router, start on the end furthest from you. This will pull the router into the fence, which not only makes it easier to make a perfect slot, but is also safer.
With the router unplugged, replace the 3/4" bit with the 1/4" bit, and set the depth to go all the way through the base.
With the fence still in place, rout the smaller slot the in the same way as the first one.
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