Parallel Guide for K3 Slider – version II

**derekcohen** · 19th April 2022, 01:03 AM

Parallel Guide for K3 Slider – version II

I have a short stroke Hammer K3 slider (wagon is 1250 long). The wagon is used with a reversed Fritz and Frans jig (as the crosscut fence is at the start of the wagon). This pushes against the crosscut fence and locks in place ...

Or I have used a parallel guide, such as this ...

That PG is really quite good in use, but it is a bother at times to bolt to the wagon when needed. What I liked was the one Mike Kreinhop made using an Incra LS25 positioner ...

Sam Blasco was my original inspiration for a parallel guide. Here is a video of Sam using his …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=9AHMTuw_Ghg&list=WL&index=20&ab_channel=SamBlasco

Two years into Covid and many tools are not available. In the case of the Incra Positioner, it is not available in Australia, and if it was, it would cost $1000 (AUD). So I decided to look elsewhere.

The parts used here were items lying around the workshop. If purchased, there is probably about $100 worth.

The main component was a 1m length of 8020 aluminium extrusion, identical to the one I used for my router table fence ...

The fence came from an Incra mitre fence (which had been used with the original F&F I made a few years ago, and discarded when the reversed F&F was built).

This is what I came up with ...

The fence along with the stop, which can be used or removed ...

My aim is the use the parallel guide in conjunction with the crosscut fence. The parallel guide is set up square to the blade and, like the stop on the crosscut fence, it can be set at a specific distance.

The maximum setting distance from the blade is 500mm.

The underside of the parallel guide: tracks made of UHMW ...

The rear Perspex guides double as a position locater ..

Everything is adjustable. Below, the fence is adjusted for parallel by the side screws ...

Steel angle brackets are used to connect the base to the wagon. The L-bracket on the underside ensures the base is square. This is also adjustable ...

Regards from Perth

Derek

**pippin88** · 19th April 2022, 08:54 AM

Interesting.

It looks like the only bit in the way for other use of the saw (e.g. panels) is the Perspex bits sticking up? Otherwise the lower aluminium extrusion is level with the slider and just acts as another support table?

(I know you don't do sheet goods as such and the Perspex bits may never be in the way for you, just thinking and my and others use)

**derekcohen** · 19th April 2022, 10:45 AM

I don’t cut up panels, but if I needed to do something like this, the parallel guide slides off the side of the wagon by loosening 4 bolts. It returns to its position sliding it back with the fence in place.

Regards from Perth

Derek

**Chris Parks** · 19th April 2022, 12:41 PM

I have built a system using 20 series extrusion using the same basic ideas as Derek but it is digital and a bit clunky. My saw came without the outrigger and I added that later and this opened up another possibility. Mine had the fence the same as Derek's but the outrigger came with another fence as well so the two can be used at the same time. Set up both fences and clamp a 20 series extrusion to both flip stops and you now have an instant parallel guide that can also be clamped to if needed. An extra fence can be bought from Felder to do this and if you don't have an outrigger a fence can be mounted at the leading end of the table quite easily by buying the hardware from Felder. I changed the fence from the factory position to the leading end of the table to simplify using a F&F jig before I bought the outrigger.

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