Cutting dadoes for shelves using a router

I am routing dadoes in the 2 sidepanels of my featured cabinet (records storage)
using 2 jigs made from 1x stock and lauan plywood that are custom fit for a 3/8 router bit. An alternative to using the table saw dado blade and can be used for large wall units. Straight cutting or spiral bit apply.

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• router
• woodworking
• cabinet
• dado

[oilhammer04]

Have you seen the one Norm Abram ( New Yankee Workshop) built? I don't remember for sure but it may be on one of his jigs videos.

[TomH127]

Watched many of Norm's epsisodes but did not see this jig. Found out from other sources and have improved the jig with aluminum runners for the router base - worked very well on my 4th kitchen wall cabinet!

[eckoshark]

that's a really tiny router, how many hp? just curious...

[TomH127]

Router is 1 3/4 HP Hitachi M12VC. Plenty powerful for my applications. Accepts 1/2'' shank bits.

[drail80s]

Now that is my kind of work!! Production and nicely done. I have seen several of your videos. nice work you do on your projects.

Check out my shop tour. Thanks

[TomH127]

Take much time to set up - do this in my spare time.

[beechey87]

i in wood tech i had to use the router for shamfering the edges on a lot on my L=shaped work bench also i used it wen cuting out the gaps for the nuts to drop into wen needind to bolt the end pieces of 3x3 but i mainly made the hole with a 13mm drill pit then cuttin out the main part then chislening the routering to make it a better finish i try get a video tour of my bench i think you will like it considering im only 16 im realy prowd of what ive accomplished with makeing it.

[vincent7520]

@scottie56005 Noticed that too !… Also a router should never be used from left to right but pulling it towards the user with the working part of the bit on the right side in case should the bit fall on a hard spot (or a nail … ) it is pulled away from the hands of the user (instead of being thrown to him).

Also the cord should alway be behind him and not on the works itself : this is asking for trouble too.

But I didn't want to overload my comments.

Enjoy your tool.

[scottie56005]

@vincent7520 Not only was the he very unsafe the operation was as well. The clamps were sticking up into the operation area witch could have been avoided by flipping them downwards, or just buying the $40 straight edge guide. Also the last clamp was in the way of the router itself! These things have to be looked at before the switch is thrown! And last but not least.....The router came off the edge and made a huge flaw at the end! Sorry but I have only had a router for two weeks now.

[vincent7520]

AGAIN ?????…

You'll never learn !!!!!…

you show the same unsafe handling of a router that I just saw on "Dadoing plywood without chipout" (see my comment ther …).

How many fingers do you have left since then ? …

Please learn how to use a router safely : we'll all gain from it ! …

(moreover it seems to me that your job is so basic it doesn't need to be recorded for You Tube : what do we learn except your bad handling of the tool ?…)

[oilhammer04]

Ok, thanks.

[cassanneydra]

it's on his router 2 parter

[RyanCoosh]

Nice P.P.E