On Jan 10, 9:12*am, "TMC" wrote:
"John Rumm" wrote in message

o.uk...







On 08/01/2012 23:19, TMC wrote:

"Osprey" wrote in message
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On Jan 8, 10:16 pm, "TMC" wrote:
has anyone used one of these and are they any good

http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster...l-router-fence....

I made my own out of MDF ... why not make your own ... will be exact
size you want then.

I took advice form some guys here who had done this ... and made mine.

http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/x...fence-rear.jpg
http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/x...ence-front.jpg

Since pics were taken ... complete it to have ...

Added melamine faced ply faces to the vertical section .. these allow
wood to slide easily and will be replaced as necessary, split so I can
offset when needed.
extract hose port fitted to rear box.

I also made up a truing jig, so I used my router with a wide bit and
made sure horizontal face and vertical face were true and exactly 90
degrees ... although 1" MDF should have been true, I think my gluing
up & biscuit jointing had put some stresses in it, and it had warped a
little, less than a mm, but it was easy enough to correct.

I built my Table with TREND router table insert plate ... well worth
the cost, my TREND T11 has a great micrometer adjustment, that works
from above table when Router is in place.

yep thats the sort of thing I had in mind to make I was looking for the
T bolts and knobs when I came across the axminster one hence the question

I have the Freud 2200 1/2 inch router with the micro adjuster I will
need to turn it from below but it is easy to do

On that point, remember to leave enough height to get your mit in to
twiddle it. Its a bit close on mine!

I was thinking of a full height table rather than a bench top one so height
should be no problem although I could be persuaded otherwise

I was thinking that the router table is quite high when on a 400mm high
bench top stand although having said that it would be no higher than the
planer table on my bench top planer thicknesser

Pros and cons anyone?

I have mine as a bench top and like the height to be able to see
closely what I'm doing. If I was building a free standing one I would
make its working surface well above normal work bench height.

OK I'm at the age where lengthy bending over is a pain (!), but I'm
now rather of the opinion that all power tools of this type - planer,
table saw, lathes, bandsaw are too low (modern lathes have addressed
this).

I see the problem with low working surfaces for planers, etc., is that
because they are low the operator can lean onto the workpiece and put
too much of his weight directly on to it, forcing it through the
cutter, with the consequent danger to the workpiece, tool and
himself. Both my router and table saw are high and I cannot do that
so the workpiece has to be guided through with arm strength only which
I think is a healthier condition.

Rob