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Thread: Router table fence design
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22nd October 2011, 12:09 PM #16.
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Here's mine.
I never intended this to be the case but the ability to see the other side of the cutter is interesting and some useful to check for tearout.
The taller the fence is the more tricks one can play with jigs like this that makes circles without a hole in the middle.
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22nd October 2011, 09:58 PM #17SENIOR MEMBER
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Looks good, Bob.
And the circle-cutting jig is a great innovation. I might just copy that.Brian
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23rd October 2011, 04:05 PM #18New Member
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Yeah British Columbia is correct. Thanks again for the plan.
Cory
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23rd October 2011, 09:12 PM #19
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30th October 2011, 12:42 PM #20GOLD MEMBER
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Not sure if it helps or hinders but I'll add this one to the pile - has worked out well for me and I have not felt or needed any modifications since the original.
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f20/no...31/#post388291
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6th November 2011, 10:04 PM #21Novice
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Hi Jill B
Had to get my router fence out today so took a couple of pics for your information.
Made of melamine coated MDF to minimise friction against the work piece. Edged the MDF to minimise chipping the edges and potential for moisture to get into the MDF. Designed to be reversible ie. to function as a high fence by, but have not yet had the need and would need to do some mods if I do need to do this. I installed a couple of segments of school ruler into the router table as facilitate fine adjustment and have found this very useful. The hold down knobs screw into T-nuts on the under side of the router table. The movable stops are easy to adjust (or remove) and are very secure when tightened up. the front faces are sacrificial and are easy to remove / replace.
The dust collector is moderately effective but is only hooked up to a household vac.
The design was based on one I saw at :
Router table and fence
but with a few variations.
Hope this helps
Cheers
Garry G
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6th November 2011, 11:02 PM #22GOLD MEMBER
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That is an excellent fence, very functional, and it looks good too .
Many thanks for posting, Garry, and for the links to the original design.
Can you please give us some details on the stop block? It looks like there is some timber in the rail behind itregards,
Dengy
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13th November 2011, 10:57 PM #23Novice
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Stop Blocks
Hi Jill
The stop blocks are made from a couple of off cuts of Merbau, easy to work and hard enough to resist most dents and deformations. (As a bit of an aside, the merbau was a nice timber to work with - not especially interesting in the grain, but moderately hard, straight grain and responds well to power tools and hand working). They are wider than the clamping knobs so that the knobs do not get in the way of the any work piece. The blocks slide in the T-trac ( which is screwed to the fence) on a tenon that fits snugly into the opening in the trac.
I got a bit carried away cutting the tenon and left a small return that holds the block in the trac when the clamp bolt is loosened off - probably not necessary but seemed nice at the time!
Anyway, a simple t-bolt and knob, lock the stop block in place.
The blocks slide easily in the trac, are easy to adjust, lock firmly and, because of the tenon, do not cam or twist, even under significant force of pressure from a work piece.
I was using them today to cut rebates, which reminded me how well they perform.
I've attached a few pics to clarify the design
Cheers Garry G
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14th November 2011, 08:24 AM #24GOLD MEMBER
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Well done Garry, this is a great idea, worth copying. Many thanks for posting
regards,
Dengy
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14th November 2011, 04:18 PM #25GOLD MEMBER
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Agree with your comments about Merbau, Garry. We call it Kwila up here, and it is used extensively for outdoor furniture and decking. I have just finished a floating shelf using Kwila, and it turned out well.
I have been considering it for use as a fence, and your comments have confirmed me decision.
It is quite an oily timber, and should last a long timeregards,
Dengy
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29th April 2012, 02:26 PM #26SENIOR MEMBER
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Correction
Dragging up an old thread I know, but I thought it might be wise to correct what I said.
It's no longer the case that the Magswitches hold firm. The fence now creeps and has to be clamped. Wondering what has changed I realised that I use a bit of Silverglide to smooth the movement of the piece along the table and this of course has helped the fence and Magswitches to creep.
Major modification coming up.Brian
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29th April 2012, 04:55 PM #27GOLD MEMBER
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Thanks Brian, looking forward to seeing what you come up with
regards,
Dengy
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