Customer Reviews

Router Buddy Circle Jig

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I've been doing woodwork for thirty years or more give or take a couple of weeks and I think the Router Buddy is the most intellegent efficient tool to be designed for use on routers . Most jigs take all kinds of time to set up and are poorly designed and clumsy -- The Router Buddy weighs about two ounces ringing wet -- in fact the box it comes in weighs more than the tool itself -- set up time takes on the average less than thirty seconds and the thing is great for a proffessional because it elimminates carying a lot of tools on a truck in the process of getting the job done -- this thing is like a swiss army knife for routers; it does more things than you can shake a stick at and it is about as complex as a shovel. The base lines up easily with most routers and a self aligning jig comes with the plate that has an added purpose afterwards so it's not something that one is apt to lose or throw away -- Router Buddy is a must have for any serious woodworker!!!!

I bought this jig because I needed to cut nearly 60 wooden rings with my router. It attached easily and quickly to the base of the router. The adjustment for the size of the cirlce was not as quick and easy as I had hoped, and it was a bit tricky to get the same size circle back once you changed the radius. Nevertheless, this jig helped me make quick work of the cuts.

This is a quality accessory for a router-hobbyist. Fast mailing was an extra bonus.

The router buddy is a great little tool to have. It makes circle cutting possible and infinity adjustable(well, within its boundaries). The problem is in the adjustability, it is clumsy and time consuming. You measure but then you have to tighten the guide rail. The sine hex head screw for this is on the rail itself and you risk fouling your measurement during this operation. This is still a nice little tool to have around but if you are handy you could build one yourself that didn't have all the caveats that is one does. A good tool that needs to be redesigned for better usage.