The Ultimate Router Dado and Template Jig | Amazing unique 2 in 1 jig

[@christofix]

👆👆👆 Be sure to read the description box, you will find valuable information there.👆👆👆 Check out the blog about this video on my website for MORE INFO & FREE PLANS: www.christofix.com/top-5-best-woodworking-jigs-i-made-free-plans/ Visit my website www.christofix.com/ for free plans, blogs, and more. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter. Links are in the description. ⏯ In this playlist, you will see all the videos how I build my workshop from scratch: bit.ly/buildingmyworkshop Greetings, Christofix

[@Kevin-on1up]

Gave jig. Kan niet wachten om er zelf ook één te maken. Top idee!

[@christofix]

Leuk! Laat gerust weten hoe het ging. Indien je vragen hebt mag je ze steeds via mijn instagram stellen. Steeds bereid om te helpen. Groetjes

[@Dutchshedwoodshop]

like it mate. another great build!

[@christofix]

Thank you so much my friend! I'm glad you like it!

[@spencerjw]

Ah man @christofix you made yet ANOTHER jig I need to make. Good on ya, these are the best types of videos! My favorite tool? Easy! It has to be my table saw. I am fortunate enough to have a SawStop 36" 3 hp table saw that I absolutely adore! My wife swears it gets taken better care of than my car!

[@christofix]

Thanks for your great comment my friend! I really appreciate it! good luck on making your jig.

You surprise us with every job, every project and every video, the perfect edits and finishes for every project are truly amazing. Congratulations my friend Christofix for another video and exemplary work.

[@christofix]

Thank you so much my friend! Thanks for this awsome comment!

[@jopperdepopper]

Very nice and clean version!

[@christofix]

Thank you so much, my friend. Thanks for leaving me a nice comment, that is much appreciated. Greetings

[@JolienBrebels]

You are making so many clever jigs! My favorite tool in the shop is by far my bandsaw!

[@christofix]

Thank you so muh Jolien. I'm glad you like them!

[@marrazzowoodworkingdiy8118]

My favorite tool in my shop is my Laguna Fusion 2 Table Saw. And it will be even better when I build an awesome sled like yours!!! Great jig again Christophe! I love your creativity!!

[@christofix]

Thank you so much for your kind words my friend!

[@alexgiommetti6235]

Really nice job! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@christofix]

Thank you so much, Alex. I'm glad you like this. Since I made this jig, it helped me to make a lot of other projects. Thanks for watching. Greetings, Christophe

[@tommccurnin524]

Good Job improving on jig. Thanks for your time.

[@christofix]

Thank you so much for your kind words, Tom. I really appreciate that. Have a great weekend. Greetings

[@CasualDIY]

Wow now I have to say this is absolutely brilliant!!!! I need this in my workshop😁 thanks for sharing 👍

[@christofix]

Thanks man! I'm so glad you like it!

[@MichaelPaleyAU]

Another great project! From A to Z!

[@christofix]

Thank you so much Michael!

[@howdoyoudoityourself]

mooie jig geworden ziet er goed uit en ik werk graag met de tafelzaag doe er veel op

[@christofix]

Dank je voor je lovende woorden. Leuk om te zien dat je het goed vind!

[@flemishwoodworker]

Ziet er netjes uit, zet ik ook op het lijstje hoor. Is trouwens mijn favo tool een bovenfrees/kantenfrees 👍🏻

[@christofix]

Bedankt voor de lovende woorden Thierry. Het is leuk om te zien dat het je inspireerd. Groetjes.

[@sumosprojects]

Credit where credit is due, this is class & the jig is multi faceted which raises the bar even higher. Very well designed mate 🍻👍👍👍👍

[@christofix]

Thank you so much for these kind words my friend! greetings

[@brendankinane8273]

Super jig, super video. My favorite tool in my shop is my Radial Arm Saw

[@christofix]

Thank you so much man! I'm glad you like it.

[@StuffUCanMake]

This is really cool.

[@christofix]

Thank you so much my friend!

[@MoscaWoodworking]

well there are a lot of things to say! First of all many thanks for the shout!! Then i have to say this is by far the most versatile router jig I've seen so far. last, my favorite tools are my low angle planes! they are so sweet to use. I also add that my least favorite tools is the router. But it's less stressful to use it with this kind of jigs

[@christofix]

You are welcome about the shout out, I hope many people will visit your channel. Thanks for the kind words. Greetings.

[@TakamiWoodshop]

Nice one man - sweet jig!

[@christofix]

Thanks man, i'm glad you like it.

[@MarkThomas123]

When you go wider than you expect, and need a stop like you did at the end for the Template routing, if you Modify your Clamps on either side with a Dado at the bottom of the clamp, with a star knob/bolt going through the top, you could use any scrap wood piece to go from one side to the other on the top of both of your long boards, and then temporarily attach a board of the correct length (or close enough it will stop the router when it gets to it) to the bottom of the cross board strips, then, you would only have one pair of boards (I would assume the same as the length of the jig is now, so, you could do a big square template, and, then temporarily attach the scrap boards to the bottom of your long boards for whatever width you were trying to template at that time. All you would have to do is set the stop block at the location you wanted the router to stop, attach some scrap boards the thickness of your Side boards of your jig now, to the bottom of your cross boards, to make it to the bottom of the jig)Touching the Routed stock you are routing) and clamp both sides down. So, that means, a track the length of your jig now on the other side, so you have an adjustable track on both sides to clamp your cross boards to.. Might as well make the cross boards the same as your jig length is now, so, your max size of your new modified jig is a Square the same size as your length is now.. Same Length/Width (was a rectangle template, now can be a square, the same width as the current length is now. Looking at the jig again,,, You could just use another set of boards like you have on each end now, only needing a slot routed down the middle (Leaving an inch (Not Slotted) every (guessing 10" or so to keep the boards rigid enough to stay stable), and just run a T-Bolt down into the existing T-track you have now. You would still have to have a T-slot on the other side you don't have now. Same temporary board attached to the bottom to keep the router base from going under it. The boards would be laying flat, so, plywood would not flex, even if it were only a scrap of 1" or so and you didn't push on it too hard, but, 1.5" or 2" would surely do it over the same span, or, just make it like your other long side pieces and you are sure to be Ok, if it works fine now. Nice Job btw.. Nothing like taking a little from lots of designs and making the "Super Sled".. Ha... Got a glimpse of your table saw sled, looking for that video now. Looks like you have a replaceable insert in the blade area.. It is one of the "Must Have" options on my next table saw sled. And, some through holes for the hand if you have a tall fence closest to you, to finger hold those short parts without having to clamp everything, every time.

[@christofix]

Thank you for this extensive message, which contains a lot of interesting things, which I will certainly take with me if I were to make the jig again. The table saw sled does indeed have replaceable inserts along the saw blade. That is a feature that I am very happy that I added at the time. When I make a new sled myself, I do it again immediately. Thank you for taking the time to write this comment, I appreciate it. Regards, Christophe

[@SouthernEngineering]

As usual, Great Job. 👍👍

[@christofix]

Thank you so much!

[@Alex761107]

Congratulations great job I'm sure this jig will be useful to many people watching your video, as always you can create objects with easy to find and cheap material good boy.

[@christofix]

I hope so! thank you so much for thes kind words my friend!

[@sapelesteve]

Great jig! I am here from Thosa's channel & am glad that he recommended your channel! As far as how to extend the sides, just make different lengths (maybe in 2" increments?) and use the one that would work the best when you need it. A little more work on your part but easy enough to do!

[@christofix]

Hello Steve! I'm glad you found my channel because you give me some great feedback! I love it and I love your idea! Thanks and welcome to my channel my new friend!

[@sapelesteve]

@@christofix Good to be here! I was also giving the edge extension some thought. Perhaps you could use small magnets inserted into the edges of the wood and simply use different lengths that would attach to what you already have? You could make pieces shaped like an "L" that would also be able to attach to the top of the section you already have by inserting magnets there as well? Not sure if I am explaining it correctly but maybe you get the picture? Keep up the great woodworking............. :)

[@christofix]

@@sapelesteve You are inspiring steve! I think i undeerstand what you mean. next week i'm going to try some stuff out! I will let you know if it worked. Thanks again Steve. It is god to ave you on board!

[@houtjeboom]

dat is een mooie variabele jig... En wederom een hele mooie video. Vraagje heb je een link waar je de t-track gekocht hebt?

[@christofix]

Dank je voor jouw mooi berichtje. Ik heb zonet de link naar de T-track in de beschrijving geplaatst. Groetjes en bedankt voor het kijken.

[@houtjeboom]

@@christofix Hartelijk dank!

[@BlackDogWoodwork]

Very useful. I will have to say, you are becoming a master of jigs. My favorite tool in my shop is all of them. But my most useful tool, falls between my ears. 😉

[@christofix]

Great answer my friend! That is indeed the best tool to have!

[@manjeet5041]

Cool IDEA

[@christofix]

Thanks my friend! I Appreciate you stopping by!

[@TheWoodYogi]

Nice design :) Definitely could find a use for this :) ॐ

[@christofix]

I'm glad I inspire you with this video!

[@TwistedWorkshop77]

Great jig! Also great video and editing like usual

[@christofix]

Thank you so much. I appreciate those kind words!

[@TheGrantAlexander]

I like how tight the dado is when you use your jig! Great job as always 👍 my favourite tool is the one that gets the job done! I try not to have favourites, but the one I find myself turning on most often at the moment is my 1946 Delta 14" bandsaw 🍻

[@christofix]

Thanks man. It is indee tight and that is awsome. A bandsaw is on my wish list and i guess it will be my favorit too when i have one.

[@DB-dj6zk]

I found this and it's been a few years but why not make and extension that utilizes the existing tracks you have going across the jig. this way it can be adjustable as a stop along the way anywhere on the jig. It would sit across as you have the temporary support on your existing stop but this would be two pieces connected in such a way to expand (or pull out like a draw slide).

[@christofix]

Thank you for your feedback, My friend. That is much appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to write me this in a comment. Greetings, Christophe

[@davidstyp]

*muy buena guia*

[@christofix]

Muchas gracias! Me alegra que te guste y espero que te inspire.

[@robbmartin9855]

looks cool and signed up for plans but they never arrived

[@christofix]

I'm sorry to hear. You can email me, I will help you where I can. Greetings, Christophe

[@dawitabate9291]

Great and excellent job 👍👍👍subscribed but please for next time no music 🙏🙏👍👍

[@christofix]

Thank you for your kind words. About the music, the moment I made that video I had a lot of problems finding good royalty-free music. A few months ago I bought a license for music and can use better quality music now. But it is still something personal. Some like the music, others don't. I think that the benefit of using music in my videos is that when people who don't like it can turn it off, LOL. Thanks for subscribing to my channel, I hope you get inspired by my videos. See you next time my friend!

[@mrupholsteryman]

I like this! Initially I thought that the whole thing would be adjustable...like not needing the stop blocks at all providing the template would need just 4 sides. I'm in the process of building a mini balcony over the front door entry and I was thinking of using a dado to slide the one piece down and into the side 2x10s that have a slope mimicking the angle of the steps that are under the future balcony. Am I over thinking this? Or should I just nail the stuff together and not worry about stuff that drywall is gonna cover anyway.... Thoughts?

[@christofix]

Hey Jeffrey, thanks for your comment. About your question, i think nailing the pieces together would be goog. Greetings.

[@mrupholsteryman]

@@christofix thanks for responding. I know that there are as many opinions as doctors as well as ways to put wood together. I value your opinion. And I guess shooting in some nails vs making some more dust (this time wood instead of drywall) happen in an open foyer that I did not take off with plastic to prevent the dust from going everywhere...cuz I did not prepare. I have limited time to do some of these projects. I admire your skills and I hope your wife is appreciative of the time it takes to making things nice. The same can go to input in the marriage. Have a great week! 😇😎😃

[@tangovictor324]

Nice, again😉

[@christofix]

Thanks man!

[@dannyradjkoemar580]

Netjes gemaakt man. Goed bezig. Gr Danny1984

[@christofix]

Het doet me echt heel veel plezier jouw berichtje te lezen Danny. I apprecieer dit enorm! Bedankt!

[@pietjeekes]

and about to extend the stopblocks. you can juse t-track and make it a movable fence on youre stop block.

[@christofix]

Good idea. I have tought about that but it isn't posible because the fence on the other side is in the way. I have tought about so many options but there was always something that was blocking my ideas. If you have another idea just let me know my friend! Thanks for this idea!

[@AlexEletrônica]

I'm Alexander Gusmão, this is my other channel, and I think it's really absurd 2,336 views and only 70 liked it, now 71 .... A big hug my friend.

[@christofix]

Thank you so much man, I'm going to take a look at your other channel right now!

[@dominicsbastelstube]

Wow 👌🏼👍🏻👌🏼😃, wieder ein super tolles Video, richtig professionell. Wenn ich jetzt wieder etwas Zeit für die Werkstatt bekomme, muss ich erst noch mehr auf meine Behinderung ändern, aber dann werde ich mir einige Jigs nachbauen 😏👍🏻👌🏼. Hoffe sie auch so super hinzubekommen und nicht einen Fehler baue 🤔. Wie gefallen dir meine Videos? Oder hast du überhaupt Zeit, andere Videos zu schauen? Würde mich über einen kleinen Besuch auf meinem Kanal freuen mein neuer Freund und über eine Professionelle Meinung, was ich ändern sollte. 😊 LG Dominic

[@christofix]

hallo danke für deinen kommentar. Ich werde mir später etwas Zeit nehmen, um mir deine Videos anzuschauen, mein Freund. Ich bin sehr beschäftigt, aber ich nehme mir gerne Zeit für meine Fans, hahaha. Mit freundlichen Grüßen

[@dominicsbastelstube]

@@christofix vielen lieben Dank. 😊

[@jopperdepopper]

When using it as a template, I would opt to forget about the stop blocks. Instead, saw two pieces of mdf, clamp/tape them between the two long guides you already have. This on a per-project-basis of course..

[@christofix]

That is a good idea! Thank you for watching, my friend. Greetings

[@poultonprojects]

My favorite tool is my Maka mortizer cause it scares me!!

[@christofix]

Hahahaha. thanks for watching my friend!

[@orelygarcia]

💯😎💖👍👍

[@christofix]

Thank you for watching my friend!

[@MrToolJunction]

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[@christofix]

Thanks for watching my friend!