Joined
·
504 Posts
I had been shopping for a planer, due to a few reasons I have opted to put together a planer router sled instead. Since this will be instead of a planer and not in addition to one I'm thinking of putting something together a little more versatile, sturdy, easy to set up and easy use than most of the wood sleds I've seen. I was thinking of something like this:
http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/30532/router-jig-to-flattten-large-slabs
I have prices parts and am at a total of about $70. I will have a table in my shop dedicated to this setup since I will be using it on a regular basis. I am left with a few questions though. The bearing guides I'm looking at are 16mm, and for price reasons the rods I'm looking at are 5/8". The rod will be about 0.004" smaller than the opening in the bearing guide. Will that 0.004" of play be an issue considering the weight of the router will probably help with that some.
My other question is will a solid steel rod 5/8" thick support my router without flexing? Here's the router I will be using:
http://www.sears.com/craftsman-12.0...1x000001&kpid=00927669000&kispla=00927669000P
http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/30532/router-jig-to-flattten-large-slabs
I have prices parts and am at a total of about $70. I will have a table in my shop dedicated to this setup since I will be using it on a regular basis. I am left with a few questions though. The bearing guides I'm looking at are 16mm, and for price reasons the rods I'm looking at are 5/8". The rod will be about 0.004" smaller than the opening in the bearing guide. Will that 0.004" of play be an issue considering the weight of the router will probably help with that some.
My other question is will a solid steel rod 5/8" thick support my router without flexing? Here's the router I will be using:
http://www.sears.com/craftsman-12.0...1x000001&kpid=00927669000&kispla=00927669000P