Der beste Frästisch aller Zeiten ?...(The Best Router Table of All Time?)

[Tarhead]

The German equivalent of Wood magazine has a few new videos by Guido Henn (Google him...he has other videos which are awesome) on a Norm Clone Router Table with some interesting twists.

Here is an overview (turn down the sound if you don't understand German):
http://www.holzwerken.net/video/vid...dtitle=HWTV1076-Premium-Fraestisch-Teil1-iOS4

Here is an in-use video:
http://www.holzwerken.net/video/vid...dtitle=HWTV1077-Premium-Fraestisch-Teil2-iOS4

The Bow Hold-down, Scizzor jack w/handwheel for raising/lowering, Dust/Safety shield made out of a CD tower lid and the sloping fence that comes right up to the bit for freehand work all are new to me.

 

[mshel]

Is the ratcheting feature on the collet a festool exclusive? Never seen that before.



Mike

 

[junquecol]

First, Norm didn't invent this type of router table, American Woodworker did (back in the black and white days.) Norm visited their workshop and "borrowed some design elements." I even had some input into Norm and AWW's design. Original AWW table had snap switch mounted horizontal. I suggested that it be vertical to prevent accidental turn on. Norm took it further with a push button switch.