T10 & T11
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Freehand Routing with the Router
The router can also be used for signwriting
or creative freehand work without any form of
guide.
With practice, numbers or name plate designs
can be routed freehand. Draw the design or
motif on the workpiece and then rout the design,
taking shallow passes.
Standard technique is used,
and side pressure applied to
ensure the router does not
wander from the Clamp Guide.
A v-groove cutter
is ideal for
engraving designs
at shallow depths.
Clamp Guide and Batten Routing
Where a side fence cannot be used, it is also
possible to guide the router along a Clamp
Guide or batten clamped across the workpiece.
The Clamp Guides have built in clamping.
Use the straight edge of the router base and
calculate the distance required from the edge of
the Clamp Guide to the cut required.
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