Guide strips are used to rout arecess in the top that’seanctly the size of the insert plate, Insert Plate ‘Aber completing the top, the “a ee NSERTRLATE next step is to make the remova- + peu ron ble insert plate. I used a piece of _|——FINGER HOLES: ‘V¢'-thiek phenolie plastic, but 14° Masonite will also work. ‘THE INSERY PLATE. First, cut | ops ano the insert plate (F) toits finished | CounreRsinx size, see Fig. 4. (Ifyou plan touse | Mors a large router, make the plate | Mater about 1" wider than the handles | °V"FEP*°F (on the router, see page 31.) After cutting the plate to size, use the base from your router as, a template to locate and drill ‘mounting holes and the enter hole in the insert. Also drill two finger holesin the plate, see Fig. 4. Next, sand or file a V4" radius on the corners ofthe insert. (This ‘equals the radius of the pattern bit used to rout the recess, later) Finally, chamfer all the edges, see Fig. da LAYOUT OPENING. After the curenEs Saw Sp'FROM OUTLINE Spr insert plate is complete, used it as a template for laying out the ‘opening in the top. Position the the cut lines. Then use a sabre place the plate over the opening plate6" fromthe frontedgeofthe saw to eut out the opening, so it aligns with the outline pre- top so it’s centered side-to-side, THE LIP. The next step is to viously drawn on the top. and trace around it,see Fig.5. rout the lip for the insert plate to Now place guide strips around Now the problem is to rout a sit on, The secret to getting the the insert plate, see Fig, 7. These recess that has a lip around it to outline of the lip to perfectly strips will guide a pattern bit to hold up the plate. ‘match the plate is touse the plate _ rout the lipped recess. So, draw cut lines for the lip itself as a set-up guide for posi- The pattern bit I used has eut- 34" in from the outline, see Fig. 6. tioning the guide strips. ter length of 1". So, to provide a Now, drill a hole ineach corner of GUIDE STRIPS. To do this, surface for the bearing to ride 7) guerre + nea eamprryos ee Eile aan — “roceweR tO Gupe sree BF ROSS SECTION see nwoto? Brimoee 20 ShopNotes No.1 |