New router fence

[tablesawtom]

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

[barryvabeach]

Tom,  nice work as always.

[JDuke]

Looks great, I’d be interested in seeing a little more on the 1/2 nut setup.

[Stwood_]

Did you make or buy the blue hand wheel

[tablesawtom]

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