Thread: Sliding Table Insert

I had a different problem with mine, but I think the first thing you need to do is check that the MDF plate is in fact flat & square all round.

Do the usual checks with a square, then use a set of 'winding sticks' to check if there is any twist/spiral in the plate - I think that is the most likely problem, that it has become twisted in shipping. Winding sticks are pretty simple - just 2 straight lengths of wood a bit over 30cm/1 foot long, preferably contrasting colours, that you place at either end of the timber to be checked. Then sight along the timber at 90 degrees to the sticks - if you can see one end of the back stick above the front stick then the timber has 'wind' - its spiralled.

If the timber checks out OK, then you'll have to check the tracks to see if they are parrallel with the table top. Just use your combination square, which you probably already have out to check the plate for square, extend the rule a bit to touch the track at one end, then move it to the other end & re-check. Ditto for the other rail.

Other things that could trip you up is the level or the floor, or 'not level', and if you are using the Triton router stand, whether the legs are in correctly. Either of these being off could twist the top a bit, and you can use the leg adjustment to compensate for an uneven floor.

ditto with all of the above. I had a similar problem. After I figured that the plate was flat, I put it to a slightly misaligned rail (The one closest to the router). I fixed it by removing the screw and redrilling and rivetting the rail to the right alignment.

have had no problems since.

PS: if your plate is slightly warped (which can happen given that it unsealed MDF), get another from triton but dont forget to seal with with some watered down PVA to prevent it happening again.

hope this helps

regards

marios