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New router fence - tablesawtom - 03-21-2023
I finally got my new router fence operational to a point. It has a half nut arrangement so it has rapid to and away from the cutter. It has a hand wheel for fine adjustments and a lock for position, I need to get some tee bolts for the MDF sacrificial, zero clearance, fence system. Also now I need to build the cabinet for the shaper top I put a router lift into. It is 39 degrees in my shop today so hopefully it will not be to long.
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If you do not know what this is all about check out my router lift in a shaper table top and shaper jig posts.
Tom
RE: New router fence - barryvabeach - 03-21-2023
Tom, nice work as always.
RE: New router fence - JDuke - 03-22-2023
Looks great, I’d be interested in seeing a little more on the 1/2 nut setup.
RE: New router fence - Stwood_ - 03-22-2023
Did you make or buy the blue hand wheel
RE: New router fence - tablesawtom - 03-23-2023
(03-22-2023, 06:17 PM)Stwood_ Wrote: Did you make or buy the blue hand wheel
The handle was from a build at work about 4 years ago. It came off from a ball screw assembly. I asked if they wanted it and it was given to me. I save stuff I may find a need for in the future. My next project is to build a double disk sander. I still have the reversible motor off from the Craftsman shaper that I just made a router table top from, which this fence is part of. I plan on getting a couple of pillow block bearings and use a couple of sanding discs from a Shopsmith. Since it is reversible I will be able to switch rotation and sand off from either side of the disc and have two different grits to chose from.
So now I have another question and that is, what is the RPM range Shopsmith uses for there disc sander feature?
And thank you for the finding the ratcheting handle for me.
Tom