Make the Ultimate Router Jig for Dados & Slots 

You make some of the best jigs for wood projects and the good part is that you show how to adjust things when they don't work as expected and that my friend is the mark of a Great Teacher! Thank You for all your hard work in making things easier for all of us!

I love that you include some of the trial and error bits in the video, since it's great reminder that sometimes when problems crop up during a project, it's actually pretty easy to think one's way around them. Also, your channel is a fantastic vicarious way to live my woodworking dreams while I'm living in an NYC apartment and can't have all the power tools I long for! (Though I do now have a wee bandsaw, and I just have to build a rolling cart for her before I can get cutting...)

Nice jig Colin. If you go to the plumbing section of your hardware store, look for toilet flange bolts. They are t bolts, and are very cheap and easy to find.

Great addition for the router Colin. Look forward in seeing it used in future projects. Thanks for sharing your ideas.

You are such a great teacher! It shows how much you love teaching!!!

My eyes have been opened. So simple. Thanks a lot. Wheels spinning in my brain adapt a home made circular tract saw to make a wide slot.

Click on the bell and select 'All'. That way you won't miss any videos from this guy. They are all excellent!

the cutting of the slot was exactly what i needed to see

So far, for me, ABSOLUTELY the best dado video on You Tube. Along with the slot idea you've solved a problem I've been having with 3/4" cedar. Just subscribed and thumbs up. Thank You

This is a great sled idea I like how versatile the jig is. Also if you go to plumbing section and ask for the toilet hold down bolts are and buy a bunch of them at different lengths and are all 1/4 by 20 threads ( I'm sorry I don't know the metric conversion) there great to always have on hand.

I liked the project, Greetings from Buenos Aires Argentina. Silvio

Awesome jig. I'm going to have to build one! Thanks and great video

OMG! I just learned something very important. In all the woodworking videos I've watched previously about making a stopped plunge cut, they've only meantioned using a stop block for repeatability and accuracy. You're the first one that talked about the safety aspect. After you mentioned it, I realized just how dangerous that cut could be without the stop block. The spinning bit could shoot that board off the right side of the router table, dragging your hand right past the bit. Yikes! 🤯 I'm still a newbie at this, so any safety tips are greatly appreciated. This one kept me from figuring it out the hard way. Many, many thanks, Colin! 👍😁

About 5 months ago I bought me a set of dado blades to use on a 10 inch craftsman table saw, but till now I haven't use it, because I need to buy an dados slot or plate to fit the table saw, it is hard to get that part, but after watching your videos, finally get help, thanks for sharing, great job explaining

been busy this summer hope to have some time now- love this jig

Great jig Colin! Thanks

Another outstanding idea. Thanks for sharing. You are awesome.

I like the jig Colin thanks. Getting it to line up with the position of where you want the groove and then clamping it all looked as if it might get a little difficult. Love the knobs you made , I'll definitely use that idea.

Nice jig Colin. That will be quite handy for projects. Derek

very cool. I'm new to routers and enjoyed your show.

Hi Colin. Thanks for putting this video together for us. I have been needing one of these for a long time so I thought I'd build this one. To be fair I have very limited knowledge of this craft but want to learn. That's why I watch these "how to videos". During this build I was frustrated that the only measurement you gave us was 28 inches. The rest, I guess, are just that: guesses. So I continue on and made guesses. When it came to the routering of the narrow pieces again there's no indication how long the router slot should be but I guessed. (It would have been nice if you said it didn't matter so we aren't sure but we will keep on guessing) At 6:12 in the video you mention the little sled to cut the slots for the external riders. I still don't understand what these are even for. I had to watch it a few times to realize you've cut 2 more pieces of narrow wood (no mention of sizes) but you must have edited out what they're for. I'm still baffled. I'll guess the sizes but no idea what they're for. If measurements are not important then please tell us. Please explain like we're newbies. Most of us watching are. I don't want to be rude. I really appreciate the knowledge but a bit more detail would be great. Thank you sir.

Have you got any plans to download for the Ultimate Router Jig for Dados & Slots. Thank You great video.

Check the plumbing department for bolts used to fasten a toilet to the floor flange. Usually made of brass. Nice jig!

Great job as always

Good video. I'm an old plumber, they're called closet bolts.

I enjoyed your video. It was very helpful. Thank you!

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Brilliant

Grate ideas

Cool jig! Thanks Colin.

thank you

Vary good work👍👍👍👍

two suggestions. The bolts can be found at any local Ikea store were they have freebies for parts missing in furniture packs Add a measuring tape again from Ikea the 1 meter paper ones glued and varnished set into a shallow dado

Nice job, think I will make one. Thanks

Great video. "Where do I get the, "Mustard Glue?" LOL The knobs were neat. I may make a few. Barry

Hey Collin, you can buy then those T bolts at home Depot. There toilet mounting bolts. Just a thought. Thanks for the great videos.

A week too late :D I made an exact fit (Wood Whisperer design) dado jig last week, but I will look for the toilet bolts. A lot cheaper than Tee bolts.

fir? as in the pirates' version of "for"? lol great video!

Great idea. Thank you(and I subscribed...)...rr

I use my Dado blade set more for, and for the time I need a slot it would be nice to have a jig for the router and I make one out of scrape wood each time

Nice mustard

Hi Colin - Do you have plans available for this? I checked a lot of these on ytube and yours is the best. Thanks

Very helpful, Colin - thanks. I'm a beginner to woodworking, and I thought I'd read that you shouldn't wear watches or long sleeves when using a table saw - am I wrong?

Colin I have a similar Freud router table but my work top is fixed were yours is hinged. Did you modify yours to lift up and if so can you show how you did it. Thansk and a great jig.

Thanks......................................

What are the details for the bit. The ones I have found don't have the bearing that rides on the jig!

I guess this is why I kept my radial arm saw.

Where if at all can I get the plans for this and many other of your jigs

nice to see video's where someone actually uses the guard on the table saw good vid

nothing like a plywood and mustard sammich in the morning

Hi there very nice jig. Can you put the measurements for this please.

with t nuts you can use tolet tub fixer brass bolt i think.

Hello I'm new to this whats the best wood to use for routing templates Cheers Simon

Nice jig. Did you check the plumbing section at your hardware store? I've gotten them there at mine before. They come in 1/4-20 k 5/15-18. I was thinking of getting some router bits for plywood, but now I can make this jig and get a pattern bit. Thx.

What model table saw do you use Colin? Thanks...Love your channel:)

What thickness of wood did you use? Looks like 3/4? Also, what width did you cut the narrower strips where you cut the slots? Finally, when you cut the dados do you prefer tu use a bit smaller than the width of the wood beig inseted in the dado? Thank you.

Hi Colin: Very nice jig. Did you make it out of 1/2" or 3/4" Plywood, it's hard to tell by just watching the video. Thanks for posting.......Steve

Toilet bolts work great as t-bolts too

Colin, very cool. As I look at it, though, it seemed to me that you only needed the knobs on the long rails. What are the four knobs for on the guide strips? Thanks!

Where did you get the aluminum track on the top of your router table fence?

I like the functionality of this jig, but one question comes to mind. The two fences for the slot function are fastened to the dado fences with a slotted and adjustable connection (the 2nd pair of t-bolts you installed) They are therefore adjustable on the base of the dado fence, so is that necessary? given the distance to the face of the dado jig and the slot fence can never be less than 1/2 the router plate minus 1/2 the bit width, why not fix them both on the dado fences and adjust the slot width using the adjustment in the dado jig, especially since you are using spacers in the slot jig?

Nice Jig, how does it work when cutting dados in bookcases? I cut dados for neighbor for his shelving in his garage. I took the sides, put then back to back and clamped to door workbench. Measured each shelf clamped on straight edge and ran the dados. I charged him $20 to do 4 bookcases in less than an hour. The jig looks like too much work for me. I am old and don't like a lot of extra work.

Could you tell me why you used plywood under the jig when you made the first cut in the video. Also should there have been a piece of wood mounted to one end side to make it more like a square to help with lining it up to the cut line, instead of trying to get it in the center just line up one edge. Jeff

@4:20 I use toilet bowl hold down bolts... 😉 👍

Ah, you beat me, I don't have a nail gun lol

Can you. Send me the plans if available. Jack

For your bolts, ask for Flang Bolts used on toilet mounting. ... Or order a box for the shelf!

Good video but no detail about the measurements. Could you provide those. Thanks Colin and please keep on .

Are you using Baltic Birch 3/8 plywood ? I have watched a few builds where it is used and they never say. It is the only thing I use for drawers, Oddly it comes in 5'x5' sheets.

Hey Colin you told us the dimensions of the 2 wide pieces but no sizes on the rest. Some plans would be nice

those bolts that you go to the trouble of grinding off , you can buy them the same kind in the plumbing department, they are called honny bolt , they areused for holding down the toilet bowls to the floor.

it sounds funny but look for toilet flange bolts they work well for t bolts

Toilet bolts work

Having trouble getting them bolts? You can use toilet bolts in plumbing section. Pretty sure those are ¼/20 threads. Just a thought

you can buy T bolt at a plumbing store they are used for toilet hold down

Lee Valley has T-Bolts for about 0.30 each.

T-bolts are toilet flange bolts available at any hardware store. Cheap and often in brass.

I would like to buy one from you.

I know this video is old but toilet bowl bolts work great for this!

@8:46 When you put your wood in... giggity

Anyone knows the name of the router bit at 07:29 ? I can't even begin to search for it (on Amazon etc.) because I don't know how to call it. The key feature is the fact that it has the bearing at the "base" and not at the "end" / "tip".

For T-Bolts, don't forget toilet bolts. They work perfectly for me and they're dirt cheap.

Those T bolts are found in the plumbing section not the hardware section

good project. Why do you always say "we"? is it a Canadian thing or do you have another person in the shop with you?

Please, next time you're about to turn the table saw on, let us know so we can put our speakers at a lower level ok :)

The bolts for the t-nut looks like furniture bolts.

As far as "T" bolts. Order them from AMAZON. No Charge Shipping. Delivered within 2 days. Actually, I've been finding that AMAZON is delivering next day on many of their products. Easy-Peasy

Try toilet bolts

Toilet bolts! aka, "T-Bolts"

Brass toilet bowl bolts 1/4x20.

i did see the comment from GuyswWoodshop , Sorry Guy

Toilet flange bolts

i meant , " I did Not see the other coment"

Popok

the ply is bent

Lol or you can clamp a board down and let the bearing ride across the board and done .. just measure out we’re you want it

Toilet bolts, my dude.

watching vid is of no use if you does not talk about the techs of the various calculations made ... the techs is most important

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Please kill the background music. Cheers