The Elegant features of the Drawline Bit…
December 11, 2008 by admin
Filed under Router Tips
Today’s tip is to have fun with the drawline router bit. This tip talks about the easy set up techniques needed to get positive results with this router bit. It also introduces the need for finding the reference point on the profile of the router bit. Once this concept is understood it opens a whole new world to the techniques used to set up router bits.
http://www.routerworkshop.net/freecontents/drawlinebit110/drawlinebit110.flv
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You asked for me to speak my mind. I am learning how to use my router from a couple of experts. I have spent my working life speaking and using my voice. I was very distracted by the use of “and uh” as well as just “uh”. It would make for a much more appealing presentation if these “filler” expressions could be eliminated significantly.
I have a number of your Router Workshop DVDs and enjoy very much your material. My wife even like to sit and watch them with me. Thanks.
Art Zaporozan
Point taken I will try my best to drop the “uh”, and the “and uh”.
Next, aside from the “uh” how was the tip? I would be much more interested in getting feed back on the basics of the tip. Did you understand it and did it give you the “wow I never thought of that” Factor.
I watched the tip on the draw bead making table leg edges and also doing the sides. The tip glossed over doing the bottom of the side panels. There is no way the draw bead shown made those bottom cuts. You should show how that was done also.
I use my router workshop table a lot and have learned safety and a lot of techniques from you, but sometimes you just gloss over stuff that is integral to the piece.
Re the Drawline Bit – Very Nice – don’t know that it’s available in Australia – if not, can I order through you?
Cheers
Lou W
You guy’s are great it’s a pleasure I find your explanations uncluttered & what you do with your little cursor & felt pen make the learning process easy on the grey cell’s,only today at work this little gem on the drawline bit proved invalable I’m having a little trouble subscibing to your video series but will be doing so very soon, oh as for your ‘um-ing’ & er-ing I find it endearing & very human like our trade,so thank’s so much for so much! Season’s greeting’s Charles de Greeff (France)
Your short video tips are great.
I started to sign up for membership Dec 1 with the intro price but when I got to the payment method, I was required to use Pay Pal. Sorry, I won’t use a third party payee.
Chuck
1) Honest Jim, I did the bottom of the rails with the drawline bit.
2) Lou, try Oak-Park.com I think they can send to Australia.
3) Chuck: I picked PayPal just for the reason of customer confidence. PayPal is the largest Visa/MC processor out there and I have the up most confidence in their ability to handle the transactions safely and securely.
Thanks for the kind comments.
Rick
Oak Park does not ship to Oz., at least they would not in the past. I have acted in the past as a relay station to allow members there to purchase items from Oak Park. I would need the address in Oz and the shipping weight from Oak Park to tell you the cost. I do not charge any mark up, I do this as a favor not for profit. You are welcome to PM me through routerforums for more info and references I have assisted in the past. Mike, Senior Moderator of routerforums.com
I like this profile Rick, I had not seen it before but I think I will be adding it to my collection.
I thought the tip was very well presented. I am not bothered by the “fillers” at all. Polished, scripted, slick presentations tend to cause me to lose interest in what is presented. The “fillers” suggest to me that the presenter is more genuine and authentic.
The tip was very valuable. I like the blue lining also.
Bo
Just finished making sliding dovetail bookshelf from 102 so I guess I learned the principles to make the rail dovetail. Can’t wait to try making a “quick table”. Tom
Drawline bit. What company offers this bit for purchase?