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Paulson:

 I haven't used my router yet...but I think I'll be using it pretty soon.

Franco B:
Ahh, I thought you may have used it to trim the inside of the cocktail 'lid'. Did you jigsaw it or...?

Have a practice with the router on some scrap bits of wood, you'll soon be itching to use it :)

Btw I hope you are using a dust mask as you are cutting that MDF indoors. It will be 100x worse when you fire that router up ;)

Paulson:

 Yeah...Franco I used my jigsaw to cut out the...well everything...I'm just trying
 to figure out out to trim these edges with the router...??? How do I know
 how deep it's going to cut? I have a straight edge clamped in position but
 I don't have much space for error...

 

Franco B:
Did you get your pattern bit in the end? If so you can just clamp a straight edge to the line you want to cut and let the bearing follow the straight edge.

If you don't have a pattern or flush bit you can use a straight router bit with a straight edge and the flat section of the router base. Clamp a a straight edge to a scrap piece of material and route the edge of the material using by running the flat section of the router base along the straight edge (just to remove a little material). You can the measure the distance between the straight edge and the edge that you routered. Record the measurement for future reference. When you want to trim an edge, draw a line parallel to the edge you wish to cut offset by the recorded measurement and clamp a straight edge to the other side of it. You should then be able to route the edge as before.

Obviously the recorded measurement will change if you change the diameter of the router bit so make sure you remember which bit you used.

If you are routing out the inside of the cocktail top, go slowly and keep checking the material left when approaching the corners as you don't want to go too far and cut into the corner.

You don't have much material to work with on some parts of that piece of wood so you may need to attach/clamp some support boards to the material to enable you to route the material. Take a look at [this] web page for some info and general router basics.

If you haven't used a/your router before (it looks too clean to me  :)) I would suggest having a play with some scrap material to get used to cutting feed etc. Just make sure you have eye and lung protection but most of all, take your time.

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