How To Square A Router Table Fence

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How to square a router table fence. With the router unplugged use a square and a 12. Set the fence so the out feed half is even with the cutting edge of. The router table fences we offer from JessEm and Incra are the ultimate for upgrading your router table to a precision machine.

To set up your router table for jointing first make sure the bit and your router table are perpendicular to each other. Photo 3 Photo 4. How to Square a Router Table Fence.

Use a second square one of the adjustable ones with a ruler to measure from the fence to the bit. A router table fence has to be square to the tabletop to prevent having joints that dont fit. I made the holes slightly larger than the bolts Im using so it could have a little wiggle room.

If theyre off the fence will be too. Using a two-part fence with sacrificial faces will allow you to close up the opening around the bit resulting in far greater effectiveness with dust control an important consideration as any errant shavings or sawdust that comes between the work and the bearing or fence will affect the final. To hold the insert down it has a lip that slips under the table on the near side and a door magnet on the far side.

Create clearance for the bits in the fence base by drilling a 3-12-in. The Fence Must Be Square. Add a C-clamp to help hold the square down.

For the table surface I just recycled the piece of plywood. Or make an adjustable gauge from 2 hardwood strips at right angles and a locking knob which can slide in the track and bump the fence at either end of the table to the same dimension from the slot. This page will give a design and construction overview of my pivoting router table fence with micro-adjustment capabilities.