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OK Ladies & Gentlebeings...
I Hope to find time this weekend to start working on a router 'wing' on my tablesaw. I've got a couple of pieces of 'spare' countertop and whichever one I decide to cut will receive a Rockler router plate.
I simply do not have space for a dedicated router table, so this will do until the bigger shop comes along 'someday'.
Obviously I have to make a choice, am I going to bolt it to the Left wing of my tablesaw ; if I turn my TS sideways, the left wing will be facing the majority of the shop (motor goes towards the narrow 'end' of the shop away from the main doors). Or will I be better served by putting it in the Right wing? That has the benefit of simpler 'use' of the TS fence to support the router fence if I choose to do so. My Ridgid has slots, so adding onto it for jigs etc isn't a chore. I've always read about the 'if you're in the middle of a cut with the TS and you need the router' problem, so I'm thinking of doing two things to help with that.
1) putting a set of T-tracks in the router insert area, and using a separate router fence that will lock down into them for most work.
2) putting a smaller router fence on the right face of the TS fence so I can use it if I want to for jointing, etc... This has the advantage of the TS fence micro-adjustment feature, plus the 30 some odd inches of TS fence will help if I'm doing 'edge jointing' on the router table (until I get a jointer, and/or build up my Galoot muscKles this is very appealing)
If you've got a router in a wing of your TS, how did you tackle the fence issue, and which side of the TS did you repurpose?
Thanks in Advance for any/all input.
I Hope to find time this weekend to start working on a router 'wing' on my tablesaw. I've got a couple of pieces of 'spare' countertop and whichever one I decide to cut will receive a Rockler router plate.
I simply do not have space for a dedicated router table, so this will do until the bigger shop comes along 'someday'.
Obviously I have to make a choice, am I going to bolt it to the Left wing of my tablesaw ; if I turn my TS sideways, the left wing will be facing the majority of the shop (motor goes towards the narrow 'end' of the shop away from the main doors). Or will I be better served by putting it in the Right wing? That has the benefit of simpler 'use' of the TS fence to support the router fence if I choose to do so. My Ridgid has slots, so adding onto it for jigs etc isn't a chore. I've always read about the 'if you're in the middle of a cut with the TS and you need the router' problem, so I'm thinking of doing two things to help with that.
1) putting a set of T-tracks in the router insert area, and using a separate router fence that will lock down into them for most work.
2) putting a smaller router fence on the right face of the TS fence so I can use it if I want to for jointing, etc... This has the advantage of the TS fence micro-adjustment feature, plus the 30 some odd inches of TS fence will help if I'm doing 'edge jointing' on the router table (until I get a jointer, and/or build up my Galoot muscKles this is very appealing)
If you've got a router in a wing of your TS, how did you tackle the fence issue, and which side of the TS did you repurpose?
Thanks in Advance for any/all input.