Make Wood Threads with this Amazing Router Jig!

Get the step-by-step plans to make this Shop-Made Threading Jig and Canisters here: www.woodsmithp...
This Shop-Made Threading Jig was featured on the Woodsmith Shop, E1211: Threaded Lid Canisters. In this video excerpt, Logan and Chris walk you through the construction, features, and use of this handy router jig.
When it comes to cutting threads in wood, there are a variety of pre-made threading kits available to purchase. Most of them are pricey and don’t offer a way to make large threads. This shop-made system offers cost savings and the ability to create large threads. The jig is a little like a lathe inside out. Attached to one end of the base is a router that’s held in place by a carriage. Opposite the router is a platen carriage that’s made up of two halves. These halves close around a length of Acme threaded rod. Epoxied to the end of the threaded rod is a platen. You’ll do all the thread cutting - internal and external - with your parts attached to this platen. Once the platen assembly is locked into the carriage, it’s slowly rotated by hand into the spinning router bit.
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[@scottlouis7785]

There would be no end to what a person could make, Love it

[@WoodsmithShowandmagazine]

Absolutely.... I would love to see what other projects people come up with to thread.

[@ivansierrais]

Thanks a lot guys you are amaizing wood workers

[@stu-po]

Another possible source for the bit might be: Magnate 796 Thread Cutting Carbide Tipped Router Bit I haven't tried it myself yet and I don't know if the jig would need any modifications to work with it, but it looks to be a better price point. I got these Threading jigs plans and they are a very enjoyable read. Nicely illustrated and a great walkthrough on threading a canister. Thanks!

[@WoodsmithShowandmagazine]

Thanks for the tip on the router bit. I'll check it out.

[@68HC060]

Again a well made video. This is excellent. Just what I've been looking for. I really need to make this jig when I am able to do so. I want to make some flat jars with a 70mm diameter and I know I can't find any die and tap for those sizes. In addition, one of those bits cost the same as a die and tap that can do only one size, so if needing two sets, the bit is "half the price". Recently I came across a young man making a thread-cutting jig on KZbin, but it didn't produce uniform threads. Your jig is much more rugged and solid and the result is a good usable thread. I bet you can also enhance your jig easily (which means it's well made). It may be possible to find the 'pivot point' and fix the router's bolt in that position. At the other end, one could make "presets" using holes and dowels or just plain stop-blocks, so one can get the same sizes of threads for 'production runs'. There's a lot of possibilities here. It's even possible to make "high speed threads" (eg. double threads), though I do not need that.

[@CindyL4261]

Love this jig and love your show!

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Nice jig Friends! Thanks for sharing the video with us.👌😎👍JP

[@MikeBramm]

This is a very cool jig. Thanks.

[@WoodsmithShowandmagazine]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@batchrocketproject4720]

Excellent, thank you

[@ArcticFlies56]

Thank you “Stupo” for the info on Magnate 796 Thread Cutter. It’s less expensive than Amazon.

[@johnmav8309]

Brilliant!!! Thank you!

[@NSResponder]

You should put a crank handle at the far end of the all-thread so that you don't have your hands so close to that unguarded router bit.

[@drobb4207]

That's as slick as it gets! Good job men! Another fine jig you could sell complete minus router. Dibbs on the first one.

[@WoodsmithShowandmagazine]

Well heck, we already have one ready to go :)

[@krisfreyermuth935]

Could have sworn I heard Adam West (Batman) narrating. Great voice!

[@WoodsmithShowandmagazine]

Thanks... Chris is pretty smooth. And to be honest, I've never seen Chris and Batman in the same place.... Hmmmm? :)

[@robertbrunston5406]

Very good! Thank you.

[@gsgidney]

How do you get less threads per inch, like a 2 per, on a 2" rod?

[@mikelevyonline]

Good tutorial with clear explanations and fine production values, but the statement about having to tilt the router slightly to allow for proper “pitch” angle is incorrect. This will produce an asymmetric thread profile. The cut thread will automatically have the same lead angle (“pitch” angle is the wrong term) as the master thread from which it is copied.

[@erc7278]

Good morning, nice jig. Could you tell me the name of the cutter used in the router and which website to find it on? Thank you for sharing your knowledge..👍🏾👍🏾

[@t.d.mich.7064]

You can disengage the pitch pin and use the 45 degree edge of the cutter to cut the chamfer on the opening.

[@WoodsmithShowandmagazine]

I suppose you could, but you would just have to make sure it doesn't move in and out as you are turning it so you get a consistent chamfer.

[@Zioluideecreative]

bravo

[@moungkp]

Is it vital to have the lead angle adjustment (router tilting)? I'm no machinist, but it seems like the threads should work fine as long as the angle of the router is the same for the bottle and the lid. I've got a somewhat more complex jig I'm working on at the moment.

[@herrya.s.simanjuntakalhtur4221]

Love it

[@YouTuber-mc2el]

Does anybody know if this jig will cut the standard/typical broom handle thread?

[@n4mwd]

One thing that was left out of the video is how to mount the part on the platen. Centered that is. If it isn't perfectly centered, the thread will be wrong.

[@WoodsmithShowandmagazine]

I'll have to double check, but I think we might have used a centering pin when mounting it. Also, I believe that the disc might be slightly oversized so when you are cutting the threads it is also turning it round and cutting it to size as you sneak up on the fit.

[@microscheme1222]

Hi. would it be possible to inform the reference of this cutter that was used to make the thread in these pieces of wood ??? I can't find any tool similar to this one here in Brazil.

[@musicbymark]

Great idea/awesome jig. Couldn't you avoid having to thread in same direction as router bit by advancing the bit to the end of the desired thread depth, and turning the lid in AGAINST the bit rotation again as it cuts to the OUTSIDE of the lid? I realize this might require either a.) removing the bit & cutting/drilling a small recess in your sacrificial faceplate, allowing you to insert the thread cutting bit at the (inner) threading start point (as you chuck it into the router), or b.) designing the workpiece half of the jig so that it can PIVOT the workpiece into the bit.

[@WoodsmithShowandmagazine]

Some interesting suggestions here... I'll have to look in to it. Thanks!

[@musicbymark]

@@WoodsmithShowandmagazine if you do experiment and find that this works, I would love to see more videos using this jig for different projects.

[@musicbymark]

@@WoodsmithShowandmagazine have you considered making videos of all of the top, or favorite shopnotes jigs over the years? You could reference the issue number and sell back issues in PDF form or hard copy, of course this way. For some of us it might be reminiscent to see all jigs we made years ago or never quite got around to! In fact, now that I think about it, I think seeing videos with you build some of the jigs from past issues that I found years ago would likely inspire me to build some of them today.

[@WoodsmithShowandmagazine]

That is in the works... I'm working on finding footage for the projects we've already done from the Woodsmith Shop tv show and collecting all of the jigs we still have and shooting new videos for those. We do sell the project plans on WoodsmithPlans.com for a lot of them and the ShopNotes digital back issue library, as well. I've always enjoyed the projects and jigs from ShopNotes, so it's really fun for us going back through the issues to see what we can find. Chris Fitch (seen in this video) was the designer for most of those projects so it's nice that he is still around to pick his brain too.

[@musicbymark]

@@WoodsmithShowandmagazine With 36K subs to your channel, I bet you'll have exponentially higher sales on many of those plans after subscribers see videos of them being MADE and IN USE. (could do parts of the oldest one in B&W for nostalgia/kicks, even tho magazines were always in color ;-)

[@lindaloftus8780]

Brilliant. Where can person get jig or is there plans for making one?

[@WoodsmithShowandmagazine]

We have a link to the plans for this treading jig and threaded-lid cannisters in the description. Definitely a fun project.

[@josephjoe9088]

Great video once again. What magazine edition did this appeared in?

[@WoodsmithShowandmagazine]

Thanks! It originally appeared in Woodsmith issue #232.

[@charlesfazio2015]

Sweet

[@gsgidney]

Is there a video on how to make this?

[@ArcticFlies56]

Amazon doesn’t have this bit any longer. Do you know where I can get this bit?

[@WoodsmithShowandmagazine]

Here is another source for the bit: MSC Direct Item# 03197100 www.mscdirect.com/product/details/03197100?rItem=03197100

[@limbicresponse9077]

The link to the step-by-step plans appears broken.

[@WoodsmithShowandmagazine]

It certainly is. I'll let our website admin know and get it fixed. Thanks for the heads up.

[@WoodsmithShowandmagazine]

The link should work now.

[@gsgidney]

Close your eyes.... Is that Adam West?

[@GuoShushan]

where is the router bit

[@googleyoutubechannel8554]

All you ned to do is start with a crazy expensive metal lead screw....

[@bobbg9041]

I cant believe the new owners of Powermatic pulled support for most of the PBS shows, and the woodworking shows that come to each city. Bummer.

[@WoodsmithShowandmagazine]

Yeah, it’s a bummer. They are still supporting the woodworking community through social media and KZbin influencers, so that’s nice though.

[@bobbg9041]

I'd say bosch should step up with the Saw Stop table saws now they own that company. And they all laughed at him saying it was a novelty. Now look.

[@sigung01]

that is NOT all thread, that is ACME thread.

[@горастружки]

супер

[@ptabz3112]

Who are these people? Where's Don?

[@WoodsmithShowandmagazine]

These 2 people are Chris and Logan. Don sold Woodsmith (and his other publishing titles in 2015 and retired in 2017). Chris has been with Woodsmith and ShopNotes for the past 20 years though. Logan has been with Woodmsmith since 2017 and on both have been on the Woodsmith Shop TV Show the past 2 seasons along with Phil.

[@MsDurli]

too imprecise for me

[@tonyb83]

Too long.....

[@giraffewithtattoos2770]

That's a cool jig but $57 for a single bit is expensive for the hobbyist.

[@WoodsmithShowandmagazine]

This is true... you might be able to find it cheaper (that is just one source). I'll check around.

[@n4mwd]

Check out ebay. People buy them and then dump them cheap when they don't need them any more. I bought a finger joint set for $20 and a 3 piece raised panel set for $30. The latter cuts the anti-shaped tongue, the shaped groove, and the shaped raised panel. For anything more than just a basic bit, I typically go to ebay first. All of the above bits were brand new and never used.