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Using a Cheap Rifle Laser for Quick Router Set-Ups

The clever design of Michael Gildersleeve's Festool-festooned mobile workstation

By Rain Noe - November 2, 2020

in Tools & Craft

Craftsman Michael Gildersleeve runs a cabinet shop in Illinois, and has an impressive self-built system for setting up shop on a jobsite. Composed of multiple components and designed around an arsenal of Festool products, he's thought out every detail from where you stow the saw between cuts to how to provide a perfectly level worksurface.

One detail in particular jumped out at me: Gildersleeve uses "a cheap rifle laser" on a DIY plate for his router. Attached to a track and aimed at a measuring tape, he can then quickly set up stops to constrain the router's path:

Check out his complete system:

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Gildersleeve sells the plans for his system on Etsy for $15.

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Damian Penney

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Laser is cool but why not stick a tape measure to the track? A blurry dot doesn't seem particularly accurate.

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  Doesn't say what he actually uses it for, nor does he show off much in the way of results. This is just one of those pointless "Hey guys I just watched a video" posts.
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