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   DougU | Jan 25, 2005 05:37am | #1

   Keith

   I have never seen a store bought guide like that but you could make one in a few minutes.

   It wouldn't be fully adjustable but how often do you need to adjust one?

   Make a wood base for your router and screw two strips of wood to the bottom(of course parallel would be good) and your set.

   Doug

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   Routerman | Jan 25, 2005 06:13am | #2

   Yes.

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   forestgirl | Jan 25, 2005 07:25am | #3

   Pat's double-edge guide (Pat=Routerman) will give you the adjustablility.  When you need to rout directly down the center, I believe you can use a base with two dowels equi-distant from the bit (perpendicular to the router's base).  You spin the router as it rests on the board until both of the dowels come in contact with the board (diagonal, they'll be) and that places your bit in the center of the board's edge.  Drawings for this can be seen in just about any router book.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
   Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   sedna | Jan 25, 2005 08:46pm | #4

   Thank you, this is just what I was looking for. The other suggestion abot a wood base with two strips (thanks Doug) would also work, but would need several for diferent projects or to offset the grooves. Routerman has a great website. As you can probablt see, I am new to this forum and have never seen Routermans site till now. Thank you ALL.
   Keith

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   BG | Jan 25, 2005 09:23pm | #5

   Keith,

   Using a router free hand takes a bit of concentration and if you don't do it frequently it can be nerve racking. When cutting mortices, I almost always clamp my work piece to a thick piece of stock, providing additional support for the base of the router...and sometimes attach a longish piece of wood to the router fense, ensuring perpendicular movement against the face of the work piece.  Having a plunge router really helps because you can get everything in place before you start it up. 

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   sedna | Jan 25, 2005 09:46pm | #6

   Yes, good suggestions and your observation that I may not do it that often is correct. The reason I am looking for an attachment to do it freehand is that I want to do some work on large pieces that cannot be taken apart. In other words remodelling as opposed to making new furniture.
   Regards
   Keith