Alex Carrera
08-13-2008, 11:13 AM
I've been working on a router table built into the extension table of my saw, and wanted to use the fence for both tools. After growing tired of removing and replacing a router table fence that I built to fit on the unifence base and also wishing for a better way to attach things to the fence, I came up with this.
The center section is 3/4" MDF. The saw side consists of a sandwich of 3/4" and 1/2" mdf between two pieces of laminate. The router side is the same with and additional 1/2 section that makes up the adjustable bottom portion of the fence to allow for different sized bits. The 2x4 clamped to the back of the saw is a template for the future addition of a t-track to the back of the saw that I can use to clamp down the back of the fence when using jigs that put vertical pressure on the fence. Tape shims were used to get the two sides straight and parallel to one another.
I'm amazed at how much stiffer the pieces got when I laminated both sides.
The center section is 3/4" MDF. The saw side consists of a sandwich of 3/4" and 1/2" mdf between two pieces of laminate. The router side is the same with and additional 1/2 section that makes up the adjustable bottom portion of the fence to allow for different sized bits. The 2x4 clamped to the back of the saw is a template for the future addition of a t-track to the back of the saw that I can use to clamp down the back of the fence when using jigs that put vertical pressure on the fence. Tape shims were used to get the two sides straight and parallel to one another.
I'm amazed at how much stiffer the pieces got when I laminated both sides.