How To Use Bosch Router Table As A Jointer

The router bit leaves a vertical surface that makes it simple to make a right seam when you are gluing wood which means edging to plywood.

How to use bosch router table as a jointer. Make sure the insert plate holding the router tool is properly attached and sits in flush with a router table surface. C-clamp the infeed side of your fence and you are ready to rout. The glue edge is just as good as using a jointer.

With individual bits available it takes only a few moments to make a router table a working jointer. The important thing is to make sure that the in-feed and the out-feed side of the fence are parallel and that the out-feedside of the fence is lined up with top dead center of the cut radius of the bit. The maximum length of the board that you mill using the jointer should not exceed 2x the infeed tables length.

I used threaded brass inserts to secure the legs to the base and I also put inserts in the bottom of the table top so the legs can be fastened just inside the drawers as shown in the first photo above. By clamping a piece of plastic laminate on the left-hand outfeed end of the fence you can add an edge-jointing function to your router table fence. Using Router tables as a jointer.

The Bosch RA1181 Benchtop Router Table provides a premium large work surface for woodworking and routing. The Bosch fixed base can be used as a lift in a table. Make sure your infeed and outfeed guides are long enough and rigid enough then you can set it up like a jointer layed on its side.

Designed to fit a variety of routers and able to mount on any workbench this router table is a versatile piece of equipment that will serve as an indispensable part of any woodworking shop. I planned on using this to edge joint boards. In this short video furniture maker and Fine Woodworking contributing author Gregory Paolini demonstrates his technique for jointing wood on the router table.

The books on routers and other topics are really useful for understanding some of the arcane woodworking terms associated with this must-have tool. This is an excellent technique to master especially if you dont have a jointer. Place your laminate piece at the left-hand edge of the bit-clearance notch in the router table fence.