Rob brown the editor of canadian woodworking home improvement magazine shows how to made a split fence for your router table.
Build a split router table fence.
If they re off the fence will be too.
4 router table fence plans pdf page 2 5 spline cutting fence for your router table.
If you are building the shopvac dust collection version the base will be a continuous piece.
3 build your own wide crown router table fence.
The fence uses a split base design due to the dust collection port being on the bottom of the router box.
If you are working with a longer table you would need to cut the fence parts 4 inches longer than your table length.
You would need a table saw a router table a straight plyboard some mdf hole saw slots screw and some glue.
I cut down one piece of melamine that i ll use for the top and one piece of plywood that.
Create clearance for the bits in the fence base by drilling a 3 1 2 in.
Four clamp blocks are cut from red oak.
Cut these supports dead square.
Drill for the rods with fence supports face down on the drill press table.
Countersink the router.
This router table fence was built to work with router tables that are about 28 to 24 inches in length.
1 router table fence.
Router table and fence step 1.
Most factory built router table fences come with a split design which means that the faces on either side of the bit are independently adjustable.
This is a great feature but for simplicity you can build a solid fence with a small cutout for the router bit.
Slots using a straight board clamped to the router table as a temporary fence.
Hole in the center of an 8 x 36 in.
I used my fox propeller reamer which worked well.
To make sure that the front pieces remain on the same exact plane they are clamped to the straightest surface in my shop which is my table saw.
A solid fence is a low cost option.
A 1 4 hole was drilled then reamed with a 1 4 reamer to allow the fence adjustment rods to slide through easily.
In this video i complete the top and make an adjustable fence.
2 radical router fence.
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