Adjustable saddle routing jig

Materials used - making - placing - gluing to the sound-board <-----<<< got to get this right!
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John J
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Adjustable saddle routing jig

Post by John J » Tue Sep 29, 2015 10:28 am

For my size 2 I wanted to make my own pyramid bridge. The hard part for me would be to get the saddle slot routed correctly. I also wanted to be able to make other styles as well so I made this jig based off of various designs found on the net. Trial run went well. Will work with either my laminate trimmer or my dremel.
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Upper base with slots cut for adjustable fence and stop blocks.
Upper base with slots cut for adjustable fence and stop blocks.
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Slot detail.
Slot detail.
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Adjustable fence.
Adjustable fence.
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Stop blocks with cut out for end clamps.
Stop blocks with cut out for end clamps.
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Assembled jig.
Assembled jig.
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With bridge blank and router.
With bridge blank and router.
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Success.
Success.
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JJ
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Dave Bagwill
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Re: Adjustable saddle routing jig

Post by Dave Bagwill » Tue Sep 29, 2015 10:55 am

Looks logical and straight-foward. Thanks.
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Kevin in California
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Re: Adjustable saddle routing jig

Post by Kevin in California » Tue Sep 29, 2015 1:43 pm

John, is plunging the bit an issue?

Dave Bagwill
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Re: Adjustable saddle routing jig

Post by Dave Bagwill » Tue Sep 29, 2015 1:46 pm

(by the way, I have a link to something similar for cutting back-angled slots. Not trying to hijack John!
http://www.anzlf.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=1741)
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John J
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Re: Adjustable saddle routing jig

Post by John J » Tue Sep 29, 2015 6:05 pm

Kevin in California wrote:John, is plunging the bit an issue?
So far no. I just tip the router into the slot with the length.
JJ
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