Hi, this is a video about making a compass for a hand router.
The fact is that with a conventional milling cutter, as a rule, there is a regular compass, but this allows you to cut holes with only a minimum size of 24 cm. And if you need to make holes with a smaller diameter, for example 3 cm, such a homemade compass will come in handy.
What's in this video
00:00 - What is a compass for a router for?
00:23 - Materials for compasses
00:30 - Removing the sole and marking the centerline
00:57 - Marking the central groove
01:08 - The contours of the future compass
01:40 - Milling the central groove
02:09 - We mill the groove for the slider
02:23 - Holes for fastening the router
03:09 - Cut out the contour with a jigsaw
03:19 - Making a slider
04:47 - Assembling the compass
05:23 - Sea trials
05:45 - Tool dimensions
Making it is not at all difficult - you need a piece of plywood 10-12 mm thick. , a metal plate, and a couple of hardware - a 5mm bolt for a cotter pin and a 6mm thumbscrew bolt for mounting a slider.
In the video, a detailed description of the process of creating a compass, dimensions.