Wood Magazine 193 by Bill Krier

Author:Bill Krier
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Wood, Home and hobby woodworker
Publisher: Meredith Corporation
Published: 2009-03-25T04:00:00+00:00

JessEm router lift

With the rise in using router tables in home shops during the 1990s, Canadian Darrin Smith longed for a table with the precise height adjustments of a shaper. So, In 1999 he introduced the lessEm Rout-R-Lift, the first mechanism that enabled woodworkers to adjust bit height from above the table. His invention spawned an entirely new accessory category—router lifts—that now boasts more than a dozen models in various brands, as well as routers with built-in lift mechanisms.

Leigh dovetail jig

It wasn't the first dovetail jig for routers, but the Leigh Industries D12S8, created in 1984, was the first do-it-all, adjustable jig. While previous jigs (including one from Leigh) offered the ability to rout either through or half-blind dovetails, the 01258 enabled users to rout both types on the same unit. It also featured adjustable guide fingers for varying the width of pins and tails. Later models added the ability to rout sliding dovetails and box joints.

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Hitachi sliding

compound

mitersaw

When Hitachi debuted the first sliding mitersaw in 1988, few people realized it also marked the unofficial retirement of radial-arm saws. The model C8FB sported an 8Vi" blade and a direct-drive universal motor that slid forward and back on rails for crosscut capacity nearly double that of standard compound mi-tersaws of the time. "Sliders" became popular with woodworkers who couldn't afford a radial-arm saw, and their lightweight portability made them easy to transport to jobsites. Later, manufacturers increased blade sizes to 10" and 12", all but replacing the 8Vi" slider.

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