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  1. 26th December 2016, 06:21 PM #1
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    Default Router table on a budget

    A serious budget
    It's got a fence and dust extraction, what more could you possibly need?
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  3. 26th December 2016, 06:27 PM #2
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    It needs some T tracks. Don't ask me why because I haven't figured it out yet
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    Looks good. When you have a large object to do, just move the fence over and work from the other side.

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    Looks like dust collection is sorted right out.

    Youre putting some hours in today?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arron View Post
    Looks good. When you have a large object to do, just move the fence over and work from the other side.

    Cheers
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    Anything large generally goes on the spindle moulder

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    Looks like dust collection is sorted right out.

    Youre putting some hours in today?
    Nah, just old photos
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    I love that huge open workspace
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    Fix one end of the fence with a screw for a pivot and you only have to undo one clamp. It's a bit fancier than mine, I screwed the router base directly to the bit of ply I used where you made clamps.
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    Screwing the holding brackets into MDF does have its limits, especially with the skew forces there will be once the router loads up for a cut. I'd keep any eye on those screws.

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    Quote Originally Posted by elanjacobs View Post
    A serious budget
    It's got a fence and dust extraction, what more could you possibly need?
    IMAG2112.jpg
    your budget is really serious money? or absolutely no money?

    If the former you need to add

    digital fence adjustment
    digital height ajustment
    noise hood
    hold down
    dust hood
    mitre slots
    T-tracks
    Incra fence (and whatever) set up
    starting pin for freehand work
    regards from Alberta, Canada

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    Quote Originally Posted by rayintheuk View Post
    Screwing the holding brackets into MDF does have its limits, especially with the skew forces there will be once the router loads up for a cut. I'd keep any eye on those screws.

    Ray
    The direction of cut is into one of the blocks, so it can't go too far, the blocks also get moved a little when the screws don't bite as well as they should. Haven't had any issues in the few years I've been using this setup, even with fairly large bits

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    your budget is really serious money? or absolutely no money?

    If the former you need to add

    digital fence adjustment
    digital height ajustment
    noise hood
    hold down
    dust hood
    mitre slots
    T-tracks
    Incra fence (and whatever) set up
    starting pin for freehand work
    Were those additions tongue-in-cheek? The only one that's potentially needed is a starting block, which I just screw on when I need one.
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    Very much tongue in cheek.

    I know you have access to some very serious machinery ...
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