Any tips for routing?

[big-all]

thanks for the feedback its realy appreciated
glad you found a solution to your problem
you should practice with the router and have fun
and show your other half your not freightend of the router and ruin his male ego

 

[alfietinker]

show your other half your not freightend of the router and ruin his male ego

What male ego?! He's scared of the angle grinder and makes me do it all!

Just wondered (and I couldn't decide the correct category so decided to carry this on) how many girlys are on here? I think there should be a women's category for moral support for when you get jumped up little oiks ignoring you at the builders yard!

Vented now, ta

 

[big-all]

mmmmmmmmmm depends on your definition of girly
my definition of girly is one that will say i cant do that they use there"femininity"to gain advantage of some desciption

if you mean the percentage that try to compete and fit in with ladish culture who knows a name is just a name this forum could be 90% female

next time your going to spottyoik land give us a list of what materials your getting and we will give you the correct chippy terms

 

[alfietinker]

Girly tomboys I'm after - can look fab when dolled up in a dress, and always wears nice lingerie under their overalls!

 

[danman]

My experiences of builders merchants are the complete opposite, the moment a female walks in everything stops as they all rush to serve her, the speed they move also seems to be determined by the tightness of her clothing.

 

[Dewy]

alfietinker
Routing the grooves for a drainer is fairly simple.
You just need a bit of MDF to use as a template. (I'd use 12mm mdf)
Most routers come with a bush for template following.
By clamping a straight edge to the MDF you route a stopped slot to the width of the bush.
Do this a few times at equal distances apart and you have the template.
Now get a length of that mdf (6 or 12 mm) and fix it at right angles to the slots.
When put on the board this will now be at an angle sloping down to the sink.
Now its in place it will be difficult to clamp but you will get the idea if you want to do it again.
Use a core box bit (half round) and set it just below the surface at the sink edge.
Make a pass in each slot and you have sloping slots.
Set it a bit deeper and the cutter should be above the worktop surface a little before the end of the worktop.
If you want wider slots either make each slot in the jig wider so you follow both sides or use a wider radius bit.