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Router Fluting Jig

Rockler Router Fluting Jig

Item #: 28636
Easily and quickly routs perfect flutes every time.
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Overview

Repetitive flutes are a great way to add style to columns, molding or furniture parts, but machining them can be a true test of patience. Fortunately, this innovative jig makes it fast and easy to rout perfect flutes with even spacing — every time. Two low-friction, underside rails straddle your work piece, allowing the jig to slide smoothly along boards up to 9-1/2" wide, which is wide enough to cut flutes evently spaced over 8'' wide. The router mounts to a pre-drilled acrylic centerpiece, which slides laterally to rout out flute after flute. Scales on the centerpiece and writable/erasable indexing surfaces make setup simple.


Features:

  • Pre-drilled to fit most routers on the market.
  • Easy to custom drill for non-standard routers.
  • Zero mark on scales aligns with center of bit.
  • Built with MDF, aluminum and phenolic for long lasting durability.

Directions for Use:
1. Attach your router.
2. Mark for your flutes on the yellow pad.
3. "Zero out" the metal scale with your first mark.
4. Lock down the acrylic base.
5. Plough out the flute.
6. Slide the base to your next mark, lock it down, plough another flute...and so on until your piece is done!

What's included

(1) Jig base
(1) Acrylic router plate
(2) Plate guides with write/erase surface
(1) Adjustable fence
(1) Fixed fence
(2) Scales
(2) Adjustable fence knobs
(2) Router plate knobs

Technical Details

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  • Brand: Rockler
  • Weight (lbs): 4.1000
  • Type: Fluting

Product Warnings

WARNING This product can expose you to chemicals which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/product

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Why did you choose this?
Rockler Store
needed to make flutes in my next project.
JOHN D on Sep 3, 2017
Looks like a cool tool. Going to give it a go to see what I can do with cabinet doors and the like.
ROBERT M on Jan 21, 2017
needed to make flutes in my next project.
JOHN D on Sep 3, 2017
For a project I am working on for my daughter
Steven L on Jun 22, 2017
Looks like a cool tool. Going to give it a go to see what I can do with cabinet doors and the like.
ROBERT M on Jan 21, 2017
very good and accurate jig
Wayne D on Dec 25, 2016
Great product
Larry J on Dec 20, 2016
An easier method of making flutes
Paul H on Dec 10, 2016
gift for my husband ( I am NOT Steve!) My husband, Nicholas Denman's hobby is woodworking
Steve D on Nov 30, 2016
to build a surround around fire place and a built-in
Stevie P on Nov 23, 2016
Works as advertised. More than happy with it.
Larry G on Nov 16, 2016
to make flutes on my projects
Mark F on Oct 6, 2016
NEED TO MAKE SOME GROVES AND THIS CAUGHT MY EYE. IF IT WORKS AS DESCRIBED I WILL BE BEYOND HAPPY.
Judith S on Sep 8, 2016
internet search and ease of use per the video
Tad M on Sep 6, 2016
saw it on a u tube vidieo
Kelly R on Aug 28, 2016
This jig makes it much easier to make fluting on the fronts of my projects than by doing it by hand.
Roger E on Aug 1, 2016
This was another Rockler jig that made my project shine by helping me build columns for my project at the Salinas Municipal Airport. Thanks!
Jeffrey T on Jul 22, 2016
I have an upcoming cabinet project and this looks like an improvement over using my router table. We'll see.
Ronald S on Jul 19, 2016
I have been doing wood working almost all my life, in some form or fashion. I am hoping this fluting jig will make a good addition to my shop.
Melvin C on Jul 16, 2016
looked easy to use
Paul V on Jul 12, 2016
Needed for a home project.
Dennis B on Apr 29, 2016
Making custom moulding
Joseph K on Mar 17, 2016
I do my own fluted trim pieces.
emily M on Jan 22, 2016
It looked like a well made jig and easy to set up and use.
Paul S on Jan 1, 2016
Love the idea! Looks like it makes life real easy for carpenter work when doing wood fluting!
Azell C on Dec 31, 2015
Should be faster to use than my Tracsaw and router attachment.
Dale K. R on Dec 28, 2015
I've wanted a router bit hat would cut three 1/2 inch flutes for styles in furniture that I build, but could only find a bit that cuts two. This jig solved my problem.
Mike W on Dec 16, 2015
Making my own trim for cabinets
bruce s on Dec 1, 2015
Excellent jig to make fluting jobs, perfect.
Fernando S on Nov 9, 2015
great jig love it
Anthony N on Nov 1, 2015
I like your design of the jig and I want to put 3 to 4 flutes per casing on the windows and doors... evenly and I was concerned about getting the flutes spaced and stops on my router table.
randy k on Oct 18, 2015
only one I could find
David L on Oct 7, 2015
Store bought leaves much room for creativity.
Vince L on Sep 20, 2015
I received it in my email and it was on sale
Richard S on Sep 20, 2015
I have an upcoming project that will require fluted panels -- having a jig will make the job go faster.
EEWdad on Sep 20, 2015
wanted to be able to create my own fluted trim. Also the first use and trim I created myself paid for the jig and then some compared to buying ready made trim.
William S on Aug 19, 2015
I make a lot of custom grills and I find this to be a big time saver
Levi B on Aug 18, 2015
Convenience
John M on Aug 17, 2015
this is really slick. if you do this kind of work. GET IT!
STAN K on Aug 13, 2015
This is the simplest and accurate fluting jig I have found.
Ricky C on Aug 9, 2015
To make this task a little simpler and easily recreate items that I've built before.
Richard B on Jul 3, 2015
It looks like it will work for what I need to do.
Larry R on Jun 24, 2015
I needed to make fluted moldings for 7' tall built-in bookcases. This worked like a charm. *Well* worth the money.
Mark S on Jun 18, 2015
BECAUSE I NEED TO MY WORK.
JOSE G on Jun 10, 2015
I am building a 400 pound red oak fluted column in my home remodel and the wood is too expensive to risk not using a jig. The column is going to be a center piece of the entry way and I can't afford to screw it up.
Adam T on Jun 3, 2015
Making your own will probably be less expensive than buying premade. Especially when you could use any specie wood you like
Dale C on Jun 2, 2015
I'm cabnet maker and this stuff ill going help a lot!!
Dalmir R on May 30, 2015
Reasonable price with discount for what appears to be a simple jig to use
Philip S on May 29, 2015
it looked cool
Jamie B. B on May 29, 2015
just finished 3 sets of fluted columns and beams, tool significantly reduced set-up time and allowed uniform flutes
Steve on May 26, 2015
I am working on a mantle project and wanted to add fluting to each of the vertical sides. The jig made the job a lot easier and the outcome was very professional looking.
GREG H on May 20, 2015
I love Fluted Trim, but get aggrevated with the cost. I would be nice to make my own on pieces.
Franc S on May 17, 2015
For a project I am working on for my daughter
Steven L on Jun 22, 2017
very good and accurate jig
Wayne D on Dec 25, 2016
can it cut flutes at a 45 degree angle?
paul r on Apr 7, 2015
BEST ANSWER: Yes you could but I see no advantage in using the jig. I would make a guide that would slide up and down the pilaster with the guide edge at 45 degrees. Run the route hand held along the face. Mark the flute incrementally along one side of the pilaster. Clamp the guide each time you flute.
Hi what is the minimum stock it can handle? Thanks
Robert P on Dec 3, 2015
BEST ANSWER: I would not go small than about 3/4" wide although it appears the bit will go almost to the edge
Can this jig be used to make flutes for arched casing. And if yes, what is the minimum radius?
Doug B on Jan 13, 2017
BEST ANSWER: It could be used for an arched casing but you'd have to modify the jig. The OEM side stops are designed for straight cuts and won't follow an arc. You'd have to replace them with your own design for a roller bearing stop or a solid stop shaped like a pointer with a small contact area where it meets the wood. This will take some ingenuity but shouldn't be too hard to do.
I have a Craftsman 14 amp router, will the jig fit my router? Also is it hard to drill new holes if need be for the router?
Rick A on Feb 28, 2017
BEST ANSWER: I don't have the same router that you have, but the fluting jig should be adaptable to any router. As far as drilling new hole, you just take thevbaseplate off your router and use its holes to align any new holes to be drilled. Once you get your router mounted you will love this fluting jig. I used to measure ever flute and try align the router bit to each mark. The jug makes that all unnecessary and saves tons of time. Good Luck !
Most fluted pieces have a taper at each end of each flute. This isn't addressed in any of the reviews, the description, or the video. Any tips?
mcguire james on Sep 11, 2015
BEST ANSWER: Flutes are made by a round cutter. When the cutter is placed into the start and end of the flute it naturally leaves a "taper" at each end.
Can this jig be use with all routers and trimmers?
Brondy V on Jul 11, 2016
BEST ANSWER: works great with the porter cable 690 series,
Is there a list of router models that fit this jig without having to drill new holes in the base plate?
jim s on Oct 14, 2015
BEST ANSWER: Makita 1100; Milwaukee 5615-5624; DeWalt 616-618; Bosch MRC23 Series, 1617-1618; Ridgid 2930 Combo Kit; Hitachi M12VC (fixed and kit); Porter-Cable 690, 890, 7529, 97529 and 8529
Can you cut the flute across the width of a board from one side to the other or is there a better way to finish the groove?
Rick A on Feb 9, 2017
BEST ANSWER: It is not advisable to go across the grain of any wood with router bits due to splinter out. However you can do it with MDF
Fluting Jig Instructions replacement?
Thomas S on Sep 21, 2015
BEST ANSWER: In the upper right-hand corner of the Rockler web page you can enter the item number of this product (28636). This will bring you to the product page.

Scroll down and watch the right-hand half of the page for the section titled "Technical Downloads".

The underlined line below that section title can be clicked on, and it will show the instructions for the Fluting Jig.

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This product works well, however they...
This product works well, however they could have made the router mounting much easier by drilling a hole for a half-inch bushing in the center of the jig. I actually filled the hole with epoxy and drilled one and now I use any by simply installing the bushing into the router base. If you index a line in the center 90 degrees to the one provided, you can line up the jig very easily to your layout.
September 29, 2009
Not worth anything
The locking screws could not be tightened enough to keep the jig from slipping, either the guides or the alignment. Then when the screw were loosened the threaded inserts backed out of the jig. As far as I'm concerned it's completely worthless.
January 14, 2014
For a recent kitchen remodel I...
For a recent kitchen remodel I commited to four 90" fluted columns. Unfortunately, I didn't know how I was going to accomplish this. I searched the internet for different options. Then I found this jig. I attached my Makita router without any problems, made a few marks for spacing, clamped some stop blocks and went to town. In a matter of two hours I had the flutes cut perfectly. This is a great jig. I'm sure I could have built a jig to accomplish the same thing, but it would have taken me too much time, and it wouldn't have been as easy to use as this one. I like it when a product does as advertised. Thanks Rockler.
December 27, 2010
Horrible fit
If you plan to use this out of the box, forget it. I would have had to cut 1/8" off the ends off the write/erase guides to get them to line up with the edge of fixed fence guide. The entire acrylic plate and guide assembly was skewed out of square in relation to the MDF base and would have had to be shifted so the "0" marks on the scales lined up top to bottom with the write/erase guides. This would require elongating the mounting holes in the base for these guides. The slots in the acrylic base then didn't align with the threaded inserts in the base and would have had to be enlarged and a larger washer used under the plate knobs. Pre-drilled for most routers. Ha! I have a Dewalt 621 and nothing came close to lining up. This wouldn't have been so bad but what's the thought behind the 1 3/4 " hole in the base verses the standard PC size hole. If it had been the standard, I could have used my centering tool to place the router, but no way. Plan to spend 2-3 hours squaring things up before it's user ready. Or, save your money and do what I didn't do, send it back and make your own. Same time spent, $70 saved!
August 17, 2014
The Jig fantastic
I bought the jig this week to flute some posts for a bed. I took it out of the box assembled it and in about 10 minutes I was fluting bed posts. Easy to use, accurate and all the cuts are repeatable! Good job!
June 11, 2014
Getting ready to "flute"
Just received, and the router hole pattern did not match my Craftsman. There should be an instruction "guide" to help on the pattern drilling. One must take care that the center of the router is at the "zero" position and also the orientation of the router is desirable. Slow process, but went very well. I noted reviewers were critical of the size of the "lock screws". I used (and recommend) larger washers over rubber washers for an easy positive lock. Very impressed with the design and quality....
May 27, 2014
Love the jig but...
I recently purchased this jig and modified it to run materials up to a 10" width everything worked great except the plexi-glass mounting plate failed and spider webbed under light pressure around the mounting holes while using a new 1" box core bit and noticed some additional spider webbing starting around the tightening knobs on the second jig, I recommend using larger washers around the knobs and enlarging the mounting holes. Rockler replaced my jig and I purchased two others this is a well made jig but could use a better grade composite sliding mounting plate and make the bevel sliding bars adjustable so the mounting plate can be more precise and movement free.
Works great but watch out for the plexiglass to fail under pressure!
Works great but watch out for the plexiglass to fail under pressure!
September 17, 2016
Purchased
 1 year ago
Woodworking Experience:
Advanced
Love the Fluting jig !!
Well made. Great design. Perfect for straight fluting jobs.
April 25, 2015
Purchased
 over 2 years ago
Woodworking Experience:
Advanced
I needed to match some existing...
I needed to match some existing fluted columns at my house. I was planing on contracting it out until I saw this jig. I hooked up my PC router and after a few tests, I had the finished product. I am amazed at how simple this jig is to use. Thank you Rockler!
February 9, 2011
Worked exactly the way it was intended.
Fluted boards installed.
Fluted boards installed.
Fluted 1x10 before sanded and primed.
July 2, 2016
Purchased
 1 year ago
Woodworking Experience:
Intermediate

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