Project Started!

Putting the platform together using Luf's table ideas.	After the table was ready, I used it as a low bench to draw the track on the MDF. I made a couple of compasses out of Plexiglas which was cut to size at Home Depot where I got it from.	This is Luf's router template. One of the most time consuming things was drilling it and cutting it out to fit my Black and Decker router. But I managed with a bunch of drill holes and a small hack saw. This template is thick and rigid so I only used two of the four base screws to hold it.
The results of my first attempt at routing. Luf's lexon strip is on the right. It is truly an ingenious tool. Straights are no longer boring but can contain any kind of random line. Very cool!

Thoughts and comments:

• My router appears to go slower than Luf's used in the video. Don't know why that is.
• I had some trouble with burning the MDF as I was routing. The saw dust would ignite from the hot router bit it seems. I experimented with different speeds and different pressures. None of this seemed to make much difference.
• The burning odor was pretty strong for a while and managed to spread through the house. I will probably have to do the rest with the garage door open.
• In the video, Norm says to route just a hair over a quarter inch. I set the depth a little too deep at first and I went through the board in one spot slightly. A hair is pretty narrow!

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