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The Craftsman Gallery
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PO Box 54518
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Cincinnati, OH 45254
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Technique for cutting Dowel Joints and Dados with WoodRat
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using our laser guide, brass gauge bars, quick clamp, plunge bar and router bits
Plunge cut an alignment hole
Select and chuck a straight bit. In this demo
we use a 3/8” spiral bit to align laser and cut
a dowel joint. We then switch to a 9/16”
dovetail bit for a stopped dado cut.
Clamp a small scrap board to sliding bar
flush under base plate, position bit over the
board, lock router plate with star knob and
plunge the bit to drill a shallow hole.
Align laser on right center of bit
Turn on laser and align laser beam as shown
with center of cross hair touching right edge
of alignment hole.
Tighten laser bracket knobs to lock laser in
this position.
Set a stop
Using a brass gauge bar, set a stop in laser
mount t-slot a distance from laser bracket
equal to ½ diameter of bit.
Tighten the stop screw to secure it in place.
Move bracket to stop
Remove gauge bar, loosen laser bracket
knob and slide bracket forward to the stop.
This moves laser beam to bit center.
