Router guide thoughts

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strider
strider Posts: 2,568
edited July 2008 in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
I'm getting supplies together for building a pair of speakers, and was wondering if anyone had thoughts/suggestions for a circle router guide. I'm looking at one of these from Madisound. I'll be using it to cut out the hole for the driver in the baffle. I've got a Dewalt router kit with a plunge, regular, and D handle bases, FWIW.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
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    Worth it if you're going to use it often, but for a single project you can just as easily screw your router to a some scrap plywood w/ a hole drilled in the the right spot.

    Make sure that it'll fit your model- there's some variation in the hole spacing on dewalt routers IIRC.
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  • kingkip
    kingkip Posts: 401
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    If you plan on using it more than a few times, they are totally worth it. You have to use your plunge base, and even if the predrilled holes don't line up to your base it is easy to make new ones.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
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    The 200 works great.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
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    I have the 200 also. The thing is the best speaker building tool you can own. Even for one job it is worth it. You can also set your router to plunge just a little bit to flush mount your drivers;)
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
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    ben62670 wrote: »
    I have the 200 also. The thing is the best speaker building tool you can own. Even for one job it is worth it. You can also set your router to plunge just a little bit to flush mount your drivers;)
    Ben

    Just make sure you do the recess before you do the hole (Yeah, I had a major DOH! moment:rolleyes:)
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
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    unc2701 wrote: »
    Just make sure you do the recess before you do the hole (Yeah, I had a major DOH! moment:rolleyes:)

    Me too:o I had to take and screw a couple blocks in there to fix that, and I got lucky it was dead center:cool: That is for sure the best tip, and I'll add two. Don't try to do the full depth in one pass go almost all the way through, and on the second finish it off. Works much better in clockwise direction.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
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    FYI - you can usually find the Jasper router guides at any woodworking supply store. The 200 is $29.95 at my local store.
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  • unc2701
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    ben62670 wrote: »
    Me too:o I had to take and screw a couple blocks in there to fix that, and I got lucky it was dead center:cool: That is for sure the best tip, and I'll add two. Don't try to do the full depth in one pass go almost all the way through, and on the second finish it off. Works much better in clockwise direction.
    Ben

    Good tips!

    One last one:
    Be ready for everything to come loose when you finish the second pass. Nothing sucks like putting a notch in your perfect circle.
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  • Face
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    http://www.amazon.com/Jasper-200J-Circle-Cutting-Plunge/dp/B00009K77A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1216405657&sr=8-1
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
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    Thanks for the feedback, everybody. Looks like the 200 is the way to go.
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