As I've mentioned before I really like having dedicated stations in my workshop for different operations. It means I don't have to spend time setting each machine.
A while ago I build a small router table that I use just for rounding over, this gets used multiple times a week and makes life that much easier.
One job I end up doing is trying to smooth over the tops of my scoop handles. I make a range of different scoops and making them all in batches when I do the ends of the handles it's hard on my hands to hold them while sanding them. I thought a jig on the router table might work well. Then I thought that another router table just for this job would be better.
Small routers aren't much money (about £100), so I got one, a No Volt Release Switch and a new plate to fit in the table. It didn't take too long to knock up a router table for it.
This one is mounted vertically to save on bench space, and I'm already loving it. In essence it's an electric pencil sharpener. You drop the dowel in, turn it around and the end gets rounded over evenly. Really simple but makes a boring task a little quicker and the end result even better.
I know some think it's dedicant to have multiples of the same tool, but with what I do time is money, so the more I save the more likely I am to make a living.
I made a full video on how I made it up above, so give it a watch and let me know what you think.
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