A while ago I posted a question regarding what people considered the best dovetail jig.
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ight=dove+tail
I finally decide to go for the Incra jig, specifically the Incra LS 17" System, which includes the Wonderfence.
This decision was arrived at after watching a demo on the Leigh jig at Carbatec (jig seemed impressive, demo wasn't) and using the Leigh D4R jig first hand after receiving an offer from one the forum members (who is unfortunately no longer a member)
This first hand experience confirmed to me that if I went the Leigh way I was going to have to buy a smaller router, I have a Triton TRA001 and a Makita 3600BR.
As I was also not happy with my Triton router table (RTA300) and was considering building a new one, it seemed logical to go the Incra way as this would also give me a perfect router fence.
All this soul searching was sparked by Timbecon having a very good special on an Incra Ultra 25, including a set of router bits and the templates/book.
However, by the time I had done my research (read procratination!) they were all sold out.
Back to square one. I had also contacted Graham at Professional Woodworking Supplies and he made me an offer I couldn't refuse on the complete Incra 17" package.
Even though this was a good offer, it was still double the Timbecon special, but it did include the Wonderfence. More soul searching until SWMBO reminded me rather forcefully that I can't take it with me and I might as well dip into the kids inheritance.
So off to Paterson Lakes we went and came home with a rather big box of Incra bits as well as a Woodpeckers phenolic router plate and Incra Mitre track.
Now the serious work began, designing the router table.
Lots of reading of forum threads, internet searches and borrowing library books and more questions of forum members (did I say how good a resource this is?)
Some links to some of my inspiration:
http://home.pacbell.net/jdismuk/routertable.html
Nothing found for Sstat-1
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ight=underused
I finished up pinching bits from everywhere and added some of my own.
The top of the table is made from 32mm laminated chipboard, picked up (for $5.00, new!) from one of my favourite salvage yards, A&R Salvage at Campbellfield.
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The opening routed out to suit the Woodpecker phenolic insert, I used a 35mm router bit which matched the ratio of the corners of the insert perfectly.
I was fortunate to have this on hand, purchased the 35mm bit to rebate all my bottom and top plates for the frame of my brick veneer house I built here.
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The frame made up to get the correct opening for the insert, arrived at by measuring and doing a trial run on scrap.
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When I attached the Triton router to the insert and put this in the opening, it immediately highlighted a problem. It would be very hard to connect the dust extraction hose to the opening on the Triton router.
Even out of the table I find this hard and fiddly. I overcame this by cutting a small piece of Triton dust extraction hose and leaving that permanently in the router, then attached one of the Triton fittings, which takes the Triton hose easily.
This shows the detail.
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to be continued...............