Jointing using a Router Table

[baze7]

Is jointing using a router table a decent idea.

[Dr. Jabsco]

no

ive used a table saw before, but it took about 10 passes and it still wasnt perfect.

you could get a jack plane and thoes work well for joining.

[Phil Mailloux]

Yes, I've seen a webpage before where someone had build a sort of fence to be able to join with a router table.

It was on a woodworker's site. Make a couple of google searches, who knows what you'll find.

[kenneth_b]

You can use a router table as a joiner. It's great for jointing things you wouldn't want to hand plane or run over a jointer (plastics, etc.) Here's an example of how to set it up:

http://www.patwarner.com/routertable_jointing.html

and another, easier method:

http://www.woodworkingtips.com/woodtips/sntip54.html

[litchfield]

Home depot has a Ryobi router table with router (R180, 2 HP) for $99. Would easily do the trick

[JPL]

I've used my router table for jointing. While it works well I'm thinking it's not ideal. It would probably be great if you used the table to rough it out and then follow up with a good plane to get it perfect. Even being carefull I had some very minor tear out and a bit of a glue line. This was on highly figured wood though.

I made my fence out of a single board with veneer glued to the out feed side and a hole cut for the bit. I'm pleased with the way it works but I plan to get a good plane anyway.

[scott from _actual time_]

i use my router table to produce jointer-smooth straight edges. i use a 2" tall pattern-following bit and a straight-edge template for the bearing to follow.

on my last project, maple wings for a Flying V, the edges cut by the router bit were perfectly straight and smoother than 400 grit sanding.