Upgraded Router Table fence on Hammer K3

[Derek Cohen]

The Hammer K3 slider ...

https://i.postimg.cc/L6hNJDzn/Hammer.jpg


Two years ago I completed a new router table and fence in the outfeed of this saw ...

http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Powered%20Tools%20and%20Machinery/RouterTableAdventure_html_m6b18e260.jpg


For a while I've been meaning to change the way the fence is adjusted. Here it is running on a track, and the tall knobs clamp it down. But the downside of this system is that there is no micro-adjust.


Today I got around to modifying the router table fence by connecting it to the rip fence ...


https://i.postimg.cc/dVRyBcM0/1.jpg

The router table fence was built out of 8040 extrusion, and the side supports are 8020 extrusion attached with brackets ...

https://i.postimg.cc/LX5g2qJq/3.jpg


The side supports are connected to the K3 rip fence track. This makes it a simple matter to loosen and remove until needed ...

https://i.postimg.cc/7LmJF1Z8/2.jpg


The fence is not only linked to the rip fence, but also adjusted by its micro adjuster. Not only that, but there is a Wixey digital gauge, and this both aids in monitoring the amount of adjustment, as well as marking a position and returning to it ...

https://i.postimg.cc/CKFfrrYs/4.jpg

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Aaron Inami]

Really great work! But the one novel thing that really stood out is your stop button for the router. I love it! lol

[Jacques Gagnon]

Well done Derek!

Thanks for sharing. Your approach provides an interesting option for making use of the « empty corner » and your recent modifications enhance its functionality. Bravo!

Salut,

Jacques

J.

[Rod Sheridan]

Very nice Derek, did you make the Roger table?

Regards, Rod

[Derek Cohen]

Very nice Derek, did you make the Roger table?

Regards, Rod

Rod, what is a "Roger table"?

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Rod Sheridan]

Rod, what is a "Roger table"?

Regards from Perth

Derek

No idea what a Roger table is, I think my iPad corrected router to Roger…….Regards, Rod

[Derek Cohen]

Thanks for the clarification, Rod. In which case, yes, I built the router table.

Article here: http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Powered%20Tools%20and%20Machinery/RouterTableAdventure.html

Allied to this, I am asked why no mitre track, and my response is that one is unnecessary. I did something different …

http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Powered%20Tools%20and%20Machinery/NoMitreGaugeTrack.html


Edit to add: the fences have a layer of UHMW tape underneath. This is slippery and enables all to literally glide across the table top.


Regards from Perth

Derek

[Jacques Gagnon]

Roger that, Rod! 😜