Question about 6061

You can copy and past a picture here but not sure if you can with tapa talk. You can however download the pic to your phone the upload it here. Is this a CNC router table?
 
Yes! Thank you . I have spent the last hour trying to figure out picture posting. My set up is a slightly modified 40 year old router table and a similar vintage Craftsman router. It may not be up to this task though it works for wood seats. For the few seats of this style I will make, retooling doesn't seem worth it and
I will probably do it by hand.


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I know they use routers all the time at Stanley Magic Door to cut the holes in the dooor trims. I personally thought they were nuts for doing it. But that is how they do them.
 
The things is like any machine operation care and setup are very important to getting safe quality results. I was once hit by a piece of flying aluminum plate and the wound in my gut looked like I had been shot. I could tell any story I wanted to about the scar and it would be believable.
 
Bob La Londe said:
The things is like any machine operation care and setup are very important to getting safe quality results. I was once hit by a piece of flying aluminum plate and the wound in my gut looked like I had been shot. I could tell any story I wanted to about the scar and it would be believable.
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Bob
Your story is one of the situations I am hoping to avoid. A wise man once gave me some good advice.
A. Know what you don't know
B. Ask questions first
C. Respect the process. Follow the directions every time


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I've also used my router table to round over the edges of aluminum plate a number of times, though I'm a bit nervous every time I do it. So far, I've never had a problem and every time
I've done it, it's been done by hand with no jig. The edges have always come out quite nicely as long as took my time and was careful. I always take multiple passes and light cuts and have
never had the router try to grab the part out of my hand. (knock on wood...)
 
If you can post a picture of your setup you are using, we might come up with a way to get it done.
 
I would suggest using as long a length of the tubing to help with holding it down. Even clamping it to a piece of steel angle iron to stiffen it. It can be done safely too. Wear good eye protection those chips fly
 
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