GO690 Now With A Router Lift And More Rip Capacity

[Jeff Miller]

Here is a pic. before I made the modifications.


http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/woodfarmer/GO690/101_6693.jpg



The rip scale that comes with the saw goes to 35" so I had to make the extension 7" wider than the one that comes with the saw,so now I can rip 35" wide instead of 29".

I moved the fence tube about 6" to the right, I drilled and tapped new 5/16" holes for the tube, I left the heavy angle iron in the front where it was. I moved the back rail over but I can't remember how much.

The table extension is double 3/4" thickness of black laminated melamine and it sits on 1 1/2" x 1/4" thick angle iron bolted to the rails that came with the saw.

I bought this lift http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2005029/3006/JessEm-Rout-R-Lift-FX.aspx because I have a PC 890 router.

The fence is home made and works very well. Two 3/8" threaded knobs screw into threaded inserts embedded under the top layer of the extension and holds the fence secure.

I'm still in the process of building a mobile base with legs for the extension because there is just a little too much added width to the right ( I added 20", 7" more then the factory extension)







Here are the are the after pictures:D



http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/woodfarmer/GO690%20router%20table/101_6866.jpg



http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/woodfarmer/GO690%20router%20table/101_6867.jpg



http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/woodfarmer/GO690%20router%20table/101_6870.jpg


http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/woodfarmer/GO690%20router%20table/101_6872.jpg



Thanks for looking



JEFF:)

[Jim O'Dell]

Good job!! Looks very nice. I've never seen black melamine...where did you find it? Jim.

[Jeff Miller]

Good job!! Looks very nice. I've never seen black melamine...where did you find it? Jim.


It's melamine covered with black Formica ( I think they call it something different nowadays).

A kid that works for us sometimes works at a cabinet shop,they do a lot of office cabinets and counter tops so he cut two pieces and covered the one. Matches the router lift plate perfect:D



JEFF:)

[Jim O'Dell]

Ahh. Gotcha. Laminate is the word you're probably looking for. Formica being a brand of laminate. Thanks. Jim.

[Stephen Edwards]

Hey Jeff, That's a great looking upgrade that you did. I like your fence that you made for the router table extension. The whole thing looks very well made!