Routing Ovals With an Ellipse Jig - WOOD magazine

[@mikemonks6369]

Nice demo. Thanks! Time to install a ceiling electrical outlet to solve the cord problem.

[@victorstalick3719]

Great tutorial.

[@erickelley1937]

Haven't you heard if a plunge cutting straight router bit??

[@hassanal-mosawi4235]

Thanks for sharing that

[@tvdeavers]

Can you make an inner cut with this jig, as in making a frame?

[@PaulPaid]

Where's the "oval"?

[@williamrogers2030]

You need an overhead camera to show the work being done.

[@autumngrace8541]

Don't throw away the outer cut, put a painted flat board behind it and make a picture on the painted board.

[@bigearlrrr]

I have a question about turning dowels on lathe , I have to turn 1" dowels 4" long from 1" to 1/4" . I have 100 pieces to do , do you recommend a 4 jaw self centering chuck. I have located one for our old oliver lathe. Thanks for your advice or your subscribers.

[@bobhunter2367]

This isn't really a turning subject here, but I'll give it a try. If you need dowels of a consistent length, you'd be better to turn a longer length between centers to the desired diameter, and then cut them to length off the lathe with a handsaw, bandsaw, etc.

[@pip5461]

What if you want to make a smaller eclipse for a house number/name, is there a smaller X plate or would you just have to free hand it...

[@austinhastings8793]

Smaller would only be a problem if your ellipse was actually going to cross into the material of the base, which would be pretty small. But I suppose you could use a piece of scrap lumber, cut out an outside template, then run your router around the inside of that template with the edge of the router base following the cut line, making a cut about 2" (depending on the size of your router base plate) smaller all around.

[@pip5461]

@@austinhastings8793 Good idea

[@bobhunter2367]

Each oval jig has a minimum size it will cut-in this video I'm cutting a rather large oval. So there's a good chance you can make a sign with any of these jigs. Rockler makes two oval jigs: the large one shown in this video, and a smaller one for compact and trim routers. This smaller jig can make smaller ovals-as you'd expect-but it's maximum size is limited. So when you're shopping for a jig, look at the minimum and maximum sizes for the major and minor axes. That will give you an indication of what it can do.

[@pip5461]

@@bobhunter2367 Thanks Bob...

[@nealdutta4069]

Cordless router would work better with this type jig

[@bobhunter2367]

The only battery-powered routers on the market now are in the trim and compact router class (small). One of the compact plunge bases might work with this large Rockler jig, but you'd have to drill new mounting holes. As is, most of the larger oval jigs are made for use with midsize routers (1-1/2 hp and larger). Yes, cordless would be nice, but it's not an option for many oval jigs.

[@rml3wood]

Ellipse, not oval.

[@blakerobbins4345]

Elipses are ovals.