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Install Pivot Screw

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Cutting a prefect circle with a router!

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What happens here

Take a screw and a cordless drill/driver. Position the screw over the marked pivot point on the wooden jig plate. Drive the screw into the jig plate until it protrudes slightly from the bottom surface. It's crucial not to drive the screw completely through the workpiece, as it needs to act as a pivot around which the router will rotate freely. The screw should be firm enough to stay in place but loose enough for rotation.

Goal: Create a pivot point on the jig plate

Tools and materials

  • Cordless Drill/Driver Milwaukee — Driving the pivot screw into the jig plate
  • Screw — Creating the pivot point for the circle cutting jig
  • Plywood Jig Plate — The wooden jig plate where the pivot screw is installed

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Now, this board is 3 and 1/2 in. So, find inch and 3/4. Right there is where we're going to put our screw. I'm going to take a screw, I'm going to run it right through our middle here. Come over to our circle, put our screw in the hole that we just drilled, and also in the center of the circle. Make sure you don't suck that down cuz we want to be able to rotate on here. Set the depth of your plunge router. Bring that down to zero, tighten.

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