Floyd R Turbo
Either busy or sleeping
Yeah I should have googled that - I bought one of those, tried it once, and returned it promptly. It is, IMO, completely ineffective for acrylic work.
When I clamp down my fence, I use a c-clamp at the far end and crank it down tight. Then I set the piece to route in place (router off) along the fence and rotate the bit so that it is at it's closest point to the material.
Then I slide the fence/piece toward the bit (C Clamp acts as a pivot point) until they touch. I then crank down on the c-clamp on the near side, remove the piece, fire up router, and make my passes. I then loosen the near clamp, and move the fence just a hair, clamp it down, and make the next pass. With some practice, you can make adjustments that are so fine that you barely hear it cutting and see only fine dust flying away from the bit.
That emersen thing was a total PITA because if I wanted to adjust it only a hair, that was next to impossible, the second you release the clamp and try to nudge it, it moves too far, and now you have totally lost your reference point to the last trim cut. Plus, it won't clamp across the table in any orientation other than perfectly square with the ends of the table. Useless. Maybe it is good for woodworking.
With the two c-clamp method and a decent ($35) metal level, I could get far more accuracy. You are not restricted to one direction with the 2-clamp method, I can just throw that Black Mamba on the table, clamp one side, swing it into position, clamp the other side, and route away. It just doesn't get any simpler.
The emersen thing flexed on me when I was not expecting it to and made for junk cuts.
When I clamp down my fence, I use a c-clamp at the far end and crank it down tight. Then I set the piece to route in place (router off) along the fence and rotate the bit so that it is at it's closest point to the material.
Then I slide the fence/piece toward the bit (C Clamp acts as a pivot point) until they touch. I then crank down on the c-clamp on the near side, remove the piece, fire up router, and make my passes. I then loosen the near clamp, and move the fence just a hair, clamp it down, and make the next pass. With some practice, you can make adjustments that are so fine that you barely hear it cutting and see only fine dust flying away from the bit.
That emersen thing was a total PITA because if I wanted to adjust it only a hair, that was next to impossible, the second you release the clamp and try to nudge it, it moves too far, and now you have totally lost your reference point to the last trim cut. Plus, it won't clamp across the table in any orientation other than perfectly square with the ends of the table. Useless. Maybe it is good for woodworking.
With the two c-clamp method and a decent ($35) metal level, I could get far more accuracy. You are not restricted to one direction with the 2-clamp method, I can just throw that Black Mamba on the table, clamp one side, swing it into position, clamp the other side, and route away. It just doesn't get any simpler.
The emersen thing flexed on me when I was not expecting it to and made for junk cuts.
