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03-09-2007, 06:13 PM
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Name: Tom
City: Clayton
State: NC
County: Johnston
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Router table fence
Not feeling so well so I've been in the shop staring at stuff. I'm tryng to finish my version of Norm's router table. His plans show the fence base and face to be 35 1/2 and 35 inches in length. That extends it the full distance of the top. Tell me why I can't use a piece of MDF I already have but that's only going to give me 31 inches in length. Am I really going to be sorry not having that extra 4 inches?
Thanks,
Tom
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03-09-2007, 06:40 PM
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Name: Fern HollowMan
City: Franklinton
State: NC
County: Granville
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Re: Router table fence
I don't have Norm's table, but mine is 32" and I've never felt I needed any more.
Under other circumstances, having an additional four inches may have made for interesting times.
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03-09-2007, 09:04 PM
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Name: Don
City: Yakima
State: WA
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Re: Router table fence
Many folks that have built this table do not always follow Norms plan for the fence! The fence I made is "my version" of Pat Warners Micro-Adjustable fence. Here's a link for reference: Micro-Adjustable Router Fence
I really like the Micro-adjust feature, especially with the HF dial-inidcator. I can refer you to pictures of my fence as soon as Steve moves the Wooworking Gallieries photo's.
-Don
PS. I didn't realize the link above requires membership. Here's another link to Pat's router table and fence: The Router Table |
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03-09-2007, 11:03 PM
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Name: Travis
City: Wake Forest
State: NC
County: Wake
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Re: Router table fence
It is nice to have the fence go the full length of the table IMO. Not a necessity, but at times can be nice when measuring trying to line things up. Requirement? No, not IMO.
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03-10-2007, 05:14 AM
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Name: Willie
City: Southern Pines
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Re: Router table fence
I built Pat Warner's fence also and could not be more pleased.
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03-10-2007, 10:30 AM
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Re: Router table fence
Tom, Hope you're feeling better today.
I had the plans near my computer and took a look and then went out to the shop to look at the table top. The only thing that I notice that might be a concern is fitting the fence to the top. The slots in the table top for adjusting the position of the fence are 29" apart. If you have already cut these slots, you will find that matching holes in the fence base will be close to the ends. If you can work around this, I don't think its usefullness will suffer.
Roy
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03-10-2007, 10:40 AM
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Name: Tom
City: Clayton
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Re: Router table fence
Thanks Roy. I'm out and about for a bit, but still feeling pretty punky. I don't have the slots in the top cut yet either. I actually came back in now to see if I can find some pics of others and if they've gone the full depth of the top. I think I'll just go with the 31 inches and adapt holes and everything else to match.
Tom
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03-15-2007, 10:21 AM
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Name: Don
City: Yakima
State: WA
County: Yakima
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Re: Router table fence
Now that the Photo Gallery is up I can post some pictures of the Micro-Adjustable fence I mentioned in my previous reply.
Note: This fence does not have use slots in the table.
And here's a link to my NYW Router Table Album. http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?cat=852
-Don |
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03-15-2007, 02:47 PM
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Name: Chris Hoffman
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Re: Router table fence
That's a fine looking setup, Don! 
From someone who is needing a RT fence, how much total travel front to back do you have? Do you find it to be enough?
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03-15-2007, 04:20 PM
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Name: Don
City: Yakima
State: WA
County: Yakima
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Re: Router table fence
Originally Posted by chris99z71
That's a fine looking setup, Don!
From someone who is needing a RT fence, how much total travel front to back do you have? Do you find it to be enough?
I think the range is 3-4" total. My dial indicator has 1" range, but that's all you need after the initial fence setup. I can only think of one time when there was not enough range; in that case, I clamped the sides of the fence to the table top. I'm not at home right now, or I would measure it for you. In summary, I really like the micro-adjust feature.
-Don
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03-15-2007, 09:00 PM
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This Space for rent
Name: Tom
City: Clayton
State: NC
County: Johnston
Join Date: May 2006
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Re: Router table fence
Man alive!!! Nice setup. It's taken me too long to build the cabinet so far. I'd be in a home someplace before I got a fence that nice built. I bet the fine adjustment is sweet!!!
Tom
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03-15-2007, 09:07 PM
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Name: Roger
City: Durham
State: NC
County: Durham
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Re: Router table fence
Yep, that's special Don. 
I'd have to take a course before figuring out what all those knobs do 
Roger
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03-15-2007, 10:23 PM
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City: Raleigh
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Re: Router table fence
Originally Posted by thrt15nc
Not feeling so well so I've been in the shop staring at stuff. I'm tryng to finish my version of Norm's router table. His plans show the fence base and face to be 35 1/2 and 35 inches in length. That extends it the full distance of the top. Tell me why I can't use a piece of MDF I already have but that's only going to give me 31 inches in length. Am I really going to be sorry not having that extra 4 inches?
Thanks,
Tom
'Sorry' might be too strong of a word in my oppinion. I can say though that because I don't have a jointer I have used my router table as a jointer.
In that situation I would have fared better if I had a longer fence. The longer the fence the longer the piece of wood that can be jointed.
~Huck
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