i bought a routor

 bought a router, and i messed around with it for about 30 minutes, and well lets just says i need to get better at measuring, i was wondering does evryone here make there own rings, and how long did it take you t get where you are today , is it something that i can do that will help me, does anyone have types adn sites to go to for guidence.

I have 4 routers lol. I had to experiement and find my own method to which I could effectivly cut circles. What I do is take a peice of scrap wood thats large enough to make accurate mesurments and cut big enough holes as well as mount the router. I start off by cutting out a hole for the router bit to fit through. I usually use a 1/2" bit for 1/2" MDF and a 3/4" bit for 3/4" MDF so keep that in mind when figuring out how long the hole it. Once it router is mounted I figure out where the bit is going to come through. I then do some math. If I'm cutting a hole for a 10, I need a 9" hole (generically speaking, some speakers require slightly larger or smaller holes) so I measure out 4.5"'s from the outside cutting edge of the router bit and then drill a 3/17" hole (just a hole big enough for a screw to fit) and then I can mount the router to the wood I want to cut and make a circular cut fast and accurately. When I make my rings I usually just measure out an extra inch to give myself plenty of room and cut the outside of the ring first Thats how I do it, hope it helps."Shiny chrome when used in conjunction with bikini models is particularly effective in inducing brain deficit disorder"

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im using about the same idea, have you ever cut out a rounded rectangle, how would you go about getting the same edges, oh i just had i thought you just make a make shift jig for each edge you want to cut and secure the scape wood at the pivot point, . okay does it sound rihgt?

Making rings is fairly straightfoward, but if you are planning to make a lot of rings then you should think about getting a circle jig. I usually use a 1/4" spiral cut bit for my rings in all thickness woods.xclusivecustomsinc.com

circle jigs work wonders, i have a lexan one, works great at what its supposed to do.

where could one come to aquire on of these circle jigs, do i need a guide kit to use it?

Select Products has onexclusivecustomsinc.com

amazon.com has the jasper circle jig

The Jasper circle jig is the best hands down, the pin system is great ! If you new to routers, there are some really good router books on the market that really show what a router can do, then you can just modify the practises to what you are doing...........Tim Baillie

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thanks everyone, you all have been a big help.