Rick Hubbard
01-03-2010, 1:05 PM
A few months ago I replaced the stock fence on my Craftsman hybrid table saw with a Delta T-30. There was nothing really wrong with the old fence so it’s been taking up space in the shop since then.
On New Year’s Day I had an inspiration. I wondered if I could mount the Craftsman fence on my Bench Dog steel router table. As it turned out, it was a very simple adaptation, but there were a couple of problems.
First, there was no chip collection. Second, there was no way to “bury” a bit in the fence.
I spent a couple of days trying to devise ways to overcome those two problems and have developed a prototype (meaning “ugly as mud”) router table fence that works great. What is really slick about it is the DC hookup at the end of the fence, as opposed to the top of the fence. Also, it is a snap to keep squared up and to make fine adjustments with.
Since it is a prototype, I’ll bet there are folks who have ideas for improving it and, if so, I’d like to hear those ideas.
Rick
On New Year’s Day I had an inspiration. I wondered if I could mount the Craftsman fence on my Bench Dog steel router table. As it turned out, it was a very simple adaptation, but there were a couple of problems.
First, there was no chip collection. Second, there was no way to “bury” a bit in the fence.
I spent a couple of days trying to devise ways to overcome those two problems and have developed a prototype (meaning “ugly as mud”) router table fence that works great. What is really slick about it is the DC hookup at the end of the fence, as opposed to the top of the fence. Also, it is a snap to keep squared up and to make fine adjustments with.
Since it is a prototype, I’ll bet there are folks who have ideas for improving it and, if so, I’d like to hear those ideas.
Rick