Woodworking – Process – Including monitoring of operation
Patent
1992-11-06
1993-04-20
Bray, W. Donald
Woodworking
Process
Including monitoring of operation
83574, 144134R, 144134D, 144136R, 144136C, 144371, 409182, B27B 100, B23C 120, B23C 510
Patent
active
052033899
ABSTRACT:
A multi-purpose woodworking fixture having structure for facilitating precision-controlled positioning of a woodworking tool, such as a router, about a wood workpiece for cutting wood-joint cuts, wood molding, or geometric designs. The fixture facilitates making a variety of the common wood-joints including dovetail joints, box joints, dado joints, dovetail-dado joints, rabbet joints, combination rabbet and dado joints, mortise and tenon joints, mortise and mortise joints, biscuit joints, lap joints, cross lap joints, end lap joints, dowel joints, spline joints, tongue and groove joints and stile and rail joints. The fixture features a router carriage, a detachable calibrated router positioning mechanical attachment for positioning the router in the X-direction and Y-directions and which complements the router's adjustment in the Z-direction. The fixture enhance the router's capabilities for controllably working on the workpiece, either in a freehand manner or by using the calibrated router positioning mechanical attachment, either manually or with an optional motorized means.
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Bray W. Donald
Flores Victor
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