The Pedal Gee Bee

Time Spent: 2 hours (est.)
Total Time: 28.25

The wheel covers are a perfect chance to show off my router table and do some template routing. The whole key is get one piece dead on for shape and use that as a template for routing the others. When you’re done each piece will be exactly the same as the first one. Here’s how I did it. First, I cut one wheel cover pine piece close to the final shape. Then , I sanded this piece into its final shape with the disk sander. I then took this piece and traced it 5 more times onto the pine. I rough-cut these pieces to within about an eighth of an inch of the line. Now here’s the fun part. I took each rough piece, and using multiple loops of duct tape, taped the one “completed” piece on top of it. I then template routed the rough piece with my router table using a ½ inch straight bit and top mounted ½ inch guide bearing. The bearing rides along the edge of the top “finished” piece and the cutting edge cuts the bottom piece even to the top. So long as the two pieces stay secure relative to each other, when you’re finished, you’ll have identical pieces.