Routing Ovals With an Ellipse Jig - WOOD magazine

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When you want a graceful curved-edge tabletop, frame, or opening with a little more flare than a standard circle, an ellipse might be what you're looking for. Come circle around while WOOD magazine's Bob Hunter shows you how to use an ellipse jig in tandem with your router to create that perfect cut. Let's just say it puts a new spin on the circle cutting jig.
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@autumngrace8541 Год назад

Don't throw away the outer cut, put a painted flat board behind it and make a picture on the painted board.

@erickelley1937 Месяц назад

Haven't you heard if a plunge cutting straight router bit??

@PaulPaid Год назад

Where's the "oval"?

@mikemonks6369 3 года назад

Nice demo. Thanks! Time to install a ceiling electrical outlet to solve the cord problem.

@nealdutta4069 3 года назад

Cordless router would work better with this type jig

@bobhunter2367 3 года назад

The only battery-powered routers on the market now are in the trim and compact router class (small). One of the compact plunge bases might work with this large Rockler jig, but you'd have to drill new mounting holes. As is, most of the larger oval jigs are made for use with midsize routers (1-1/2 hp and larger). Yes, cordless would be nice, but it's not an option for many oval jigs.

@bigearlrrr 3 года назад

I have a question about turning dowels on lathe , I have to turn 1" dowels 4" long from 1" to 1/4" . I have 100 pieces to do , do you recommend a 4 jaw self centering chuck. I have located one for our old oliver lathe. Thanks for your advice or your subscribers.

@bobhunter2367 3 года назад

This isn't really a turning subject here, but I'll give it a try. If you need dowels of a consistent length, you'd be better to turn a longer length between centers to the desired diameter, and then cut them to length off the lathe with a handsaw, bandsaw, etc.

@tvdeavers 3 года назад

Can you make an inner cut with this jig, as in making a frame?

@williamrogers2030 3 года назад

You need an overhead camera to show the work being done.

@pip5461 3 года назад

What if you want to make a smaller eclipse for a house number/name, is there a smaller X plate or would you just have to free hand it...

@austinhastings8793 3 года назад

Smaller would only be a problem if your ellipse was actually going to cross into the material of the base, which would be pretty small. But I suppose you could use a piece of scrap lumber, cut out an outside template, then run your router around the inside of that template with the edge of the router base following the cut line, making a cut about 2" (depending on the size of your router base plate) smaller all around.

@pip5461 3 года назад

@@austinhastings8793 Good idea

@bobhunter2367 3 года назад

Each oval jig has a minimum size it will cut-in this video I'm cutting a rather large oval. So there's a good chance you can make a sign with any of these jigs. Rockler makes two oval jigs: the large one shown in this video, and a smaller one for compact and trim routers. This smaller jig can make smaller ovals-as you'd expect-but it's maximum size is limited. So when you're shopping for a jig, look at the minimum and maximum sizes for the major and minor axes. That will give you an indication of what it can do.

@pip5461 3 года назад

@@bobhunter2367 Thanks Bob...