Once the slab is acclimated and to rough size it is time to build a planing sled.
Router planing sled plans. This planer is a centerpiece of my workshop. Woodworking is the same. Start with your wood slabs. Clamp the two rails to your work surface.
I made the plans after i made the jig which is sort of backwards but i just wanted to have them on the site for other people to check out. It is a variation of several plans i ve seen for router planers i went through several iterations of design before settling on this one as the best of the lot i had come up with. Figure out the maximum thickness of the slab. How to build and use a router planer duration.
Most of the planers i. When picking a crib woodworking plan make certain that the plan comprises detailed instructions and not only basic. I ve got a ton of oak slabs from a tree i milled and i need a good jig to flatten them. Plane your wood slabs with a planing sled that you build step 1.
In this video i make super fast and simple router flattening sled for a combo build with mike montgomery from modern builds. Slab leveling router jig planing sled. Then slide the sled to the other side making your rails parallel to one another. Using your plunge router and a dado bit pic 1 plunge your router into your sled to begin routing a groove pic 2.
Now set the sled on the rails to get the spacing set correctly. Arranging a woodworking project is necessary once you are making furniture. My thickness planer wasn t going to cut it so it was time to upgrade. The details in the magazine article.
A planing sled is basically a set of rails that are co planer and a bridge that holds a router so that the bit in the router can cut a flat surface without following the highs and lows of the slab. Making a simple and cheap router sled for flattening boards and slabs. Measure your router and router bit. You re able to locate some plans for circular or triangular pergolas although they re quite uncommon.
Once you have made multiple passes and cut all of the way through you should end up with a groove pic 3 that you can now pass your dado bit through and surface any piece of wood etc. That you place under the sled. I used my table saw because its the flattest work surface in my shop. Measure your wood slabs maximum width and length.
Router planing sled plans.