Re: ATM Altitude Trunions - how to make

[Scott Rychnovsky <srychnov@chem.ps.uci.edu>]

>>
>> At 04:41 PM 6/25/98 -0400, John Kasunich wrote:
>>
>> >Be very careful!! - this trick isn't particularly risky,
>> >but you do have to run your saw with the guard removed.
>> >During most of the cut, the blade is under the workpiece,
>> >but you want to be very sure of where it will come back
>> >out, and use a push stick or block.
>> >
>>
>I'm coming in this thread late, but isn't a router the fastest/
>easiest/safest way to do a smooth circle?  Assuming a standard router,
>fasten it to a piece of wood with a nail or screw at the center, with
>the inside of the router bit one radius away from the point.
>


Yes!  By all means use a router as described to cut circles in wood.  A
band saw also works well, using a circle cutting jig.  I would not use a
table saw, which I understood was the suggestion in the original post.  I
like my fingers where they are--on my hands.

Scott

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