I need to cut four 5 1/2" wheels out of 3/4" oak for a toy I am making for my grandson. The size is too small for a router and trammel. I have a book called Woodworking with the Router by Hylton and Matlock that suggests a couple of ways to do this.
- Drive a pivot hole in the factory baseplate and use the baseplate as the trammel.
- Do it on a router table. Affix a piece of scrap wood to the router table with a hole in it for the bit to come through. Install a pivot on three scrap wood and drill a hole in the piece of wood that will be come a wheel. Place the blank over the pivot and turn it against the router bit with some kind of pusher to keep your fingers clear.
I kind of hate to drill a hole in my router baseplate but I have not tried either method. Before I launch off into something I thought I would check with this group to see what you would recommend.
TIA.
Dick Snyder