Yet another workbench dog hole creation demonstration video.
Bench dog holes with router. If your entrance and exit holes both hit the mark the hole is plumb. You ll likely rout away so little material that the dogs will still fit snugly and finally rest flat on the surface. I need to apply finish to the benchtop make a bunch of bench dogs and. Then slip the router s guide bushing into the jig hole and plunge the bit in 1 4 increments as you rout around the hole photo c.
Center the jig s hole over a dog hole photo b and clamp it in place. Install a 3 4 guide bushing and 1 2 straight or spiral bit in your plunge router. Since then the bench dog product line of router tables safety accessories and shop tools has steadily expanded. Bundle taytools 468631 pack of 4 each 3 4 x 2 1 4 inches bench dogs hold downs for workbenches anodized aluminum side springs 4 8 out of 5 stars 26 17 99 17.
Or at a consistent off angle typically between 2 3. Bundle taytools 468631 pack of 4 each 3 4 x 2 1 4 inches bench dogs hold downs for workbenches anodized aluminum side springs 4 8 out of 5 stars 26 17 99 17. The traditional way to increase the work holding capability is to place dog holes in your bench top and allowing them to work in tandem with a face or end vise to secure parts of any size. Shaky and beware of the loud vacuum cleaner.
Bench dog tools are used by woodworking professionals serious hobbyists educational institutions and the adventurous beginner looking to expand their abilities with tools of uncompromising quality and value. Now clamp the 2 4 on edge to your benchtop and use the plumb holes as an oversized doweling jig to guide your auger bit. My dog hole days are over. In order to work best these holes need to be drilled vertically.
I already had a set of router bits that i bought in the grizzly show room that included a chamfer bit. I am using here a template for routers for 20 mm holes in a 96 mm grid with a 3d printed. My original plan had not only been to start the dog holes with the router but also to use it to chamfer the rim of the dog holes.