Posted by lon [ 209.103.193.158 ] on May 27, 2004 at 01:25:27:

In Reply to: Re: Porter Cable 690 and some HUEVOS! posted by Bill Epstein on May 26, 2004 at 16:42:45:

My preference is for a fixed base so the fact that the
Jasper will work with a fixed base is helpful.

On my tool quest yesterday I picked up a light weight
Black and Decker Workmate. Don't get excited... this
is the model 115 and cost $15 plus tax.

I have no shop and don't work with tools regularly. I
also don't put workmates together regularly, so I wanted one
with maybe fewer parts to practice on. Same goes for
routers: an inexpensive one means that if I am no good at it,
smaller investment made.

There is the old wisdom from the pool hall: you should
never buy a pool cue with money other than that which you've
already won.

I have the wait and see attitude toward tool investment.

So a $15 dollar workmate ought to go well with a $50 router.
The first bit I'll need is a chamfer. My current project
I call the Jim Beams. This is because they are the shape of
the gift carton a Christmas bottle of booze comes in. The
design is by J. Krutke and uses a single Tangband W3-871S.

First problem I noticed is that the 3" cutout I have for the
driver made with a 3" hole saw rather than a jig leaves
little room for the terminals at the rear. The problem
migth have been alleviated if I had used 1/2 baffle thickness
rather than 3/4 but I only had one size stock to use.

A chamfer would relieve the backside and is also
recommended by Mr. Krutke.

I figure I can set up outside of where I live since
it's summer with the small workmate.

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