I'm looking for a miter gage for a old Sears Router Table model
#171.254790. Anyone know where I can get one?
On 6/26/2022 5:45 PM, Ed wrote:
I'm looking for a miter gage for a old Sears Router Table model
#171.254790. Anyone know where I can get one?
No.
BUT if you need to make cuts 90 degrees to the fence simply use a square >piece of plywood to push your work through. It also backs the cut so
there is little to no tear out. Being a woodworker since the 70's I
have never used a miter gauge on a router table.
On Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:06:36 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
On 6/26/2022 5:45 PM, Ed wrote:
I'm looking for a miter gage for a old Sears Router Table model
#171.254790. Anyone know where I can get one?
No.
BUT if you need to make cuts 90 degrees to the fence simply use a square
piece of plywood to push your work through. It also backs the cut so
there is little to no tear out. Being a woodworker since the 70's I
have never used a miter gauge on a router table.
I'm trying to think of an application for a miter gauge on a router
table. I suppose a sled could be considered a miter gauge. Then again,
it is from Sears.
On 6/27/2022 11:28 AM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
On Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:06:36 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
On 6/26/2022 5:45 PM, Ed wrote:
I'm looking for a miter gage for a old Sears Router Table model
#171.254790. Anyone know where I can get one?
No.
BUT if you need to make cuts 90 degrees to the fence simply use a square >>> piece of plywood to push your work through. It also backs the cut so
there is little to no tear out. Being a woodworker since the 70's I
have never used a miter gauge on a router table.
I'm trying to think of an application for a miter gauge on a router
table. I suppose a sled could be considered a miter gauge. Then again,
it is from Sears.
I never quite understood the miter slot myself.
On 6/26/2022 5:45 PM, Ed wrote:
I'm looking for a miter gage for a old Sears Router Table model #171.254790. Anyone know where I can get one?
No.
BUT if you need to make cuts 90 degrees to the fence simply use a square piece of plywood to push your work through. It also backs the cut so
there is little to no tear out. Being a woodworker since the 70's I
have never used a miter gauge on a router table.
On Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:06:36 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>I made two Miter gages for my router table. Both to be able to
wrote:
On 6/26/2022 5:45 PM, Ed wrote:
I'm looking for a miter gage for a old Sears Router Table model
#171.254790. Anyone know where I can get one?
No.
BUT if you need to make cuts 90 degrees to the fence simply use a square
piece of plywood to push your work through. It also backs the cut so
there is little to no tear out. Being a woodworker since the 70's I
have never used a miter gauge on a router table.
I'm trying to think of an application for a miter gauge on a router
table. I suppose a sled could be considered a miter gauge. Then again,
it is from Sears.
On Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:06:36 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
On 6/26/2022 5:45 PM, Ed wrote:
I'm looking for a miter gage for a old Sears Router Table model
#171.254790. Anyone know where I can get one?
No.
BUT if you need to make cuts 90 degrees to the fence simply use a
square piece of plywood to push your work through. It also backs the
cut so there is little to no tear out. Being a woodworker since the
70's I have never used a miter gauge on a router table.
I'm trying to think of an application for a miter gauge on a router
table. I suppose a sled could be considered a miter gauge. Then again,
it is from Sears.
krw@notreal.com wrote in
news:83mjbhptrvmoq0v2as705jhgani4m68767@4ax.com:
On Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:06:36 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
On 6/26/2022 5:45 PM, Ed wrote:
I'm looking for a miter gage for a old Sears Router Table model
#171.254790. Anyone know where I can get one?
No.
BUT if you need to make cuts 90 degrees to the fence simply use a
square piece of plywood to push your work through. It also backs the
cut so there is little to no tear out. Being a woodworker since the
70's I have never used a miter gauge on a router table.
I'm trying to think of an application for a miter gauge on a router
table. I suppose a sled could be considered a miter gauge. Then again,
it is from Sears.
Dados and Rebates, Rabbits, Rabbets?
I found a use for the miter gauge storage on my router table but now I
have to go out to the shop to get the dictionary and remind myself how
to spell that word!
Puckdropper
On 6/30/2022 1:00 AM, Puckdropper wrote:
krw@notreal.com wrote in
Dados and Rebates, Rabbits, Rabbets?
Real rabbits have eyes/I's. Wood working rabbets have E's
A Rebate is a rabbet and I think this is a regional thang.
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 6/30/2022 1:00 AM, Puckdropper wrote:
krw@notreal.com wrote in
Dados and Rebates, Rabbits, Rabbets?
Real rabbits have eyes/I's. Wood working rabbets have E's
A Rebate is a rabbet and I think this is a regional thang.
I believe the 'rebate' spelling is a UK thing.
krw@notreal.com wrote in
news:83mjbhptrvmoq0v2as705jhgani4m68767@4ax.com:
On Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:06:36 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
On 6/26/2022 5:45 PM, Ed wrote:
I'm looking for a miter gage for a old Sears Router Table model
#171.254790. Anyone know where I can get one?
No.
BUT if you need to make cuts 90 degrees to the fence simply use a
square piece of plywood to push your work through. It also backs the >>>cut so there is little to no tear out. Being a woodworker since the >>>70's I have never used a miter gauge on a router table.
I'm trying to think of an application for a miter gauge on a router
table. I suppose a sled could be considered a miter gauge. Then again,
it is from Sears.
Dados and Rebates, Rabbits, Rabbets?
I found a use for the miter gauge storage on my router table but now I
have to go out to the shop to get the dictionary and remind myself how
to spell that word!
On 6/30/2022 1:00 AM, Puckdropper wrote:
krw@notreal.com wrote in
news:83mjbhptrvmoq0v2as705jhgani4m68767@4ax.com:
On Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:06:36 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
On 6/26/2022 5:45 PM, Ed wrote:
I'm looking for a miter gage for a old Sears Router Table model
#171.254790. Anyone know where I can get one?
No.
BUT if you need to make cuts 90 degrees to the fence simply use a
square piece of plywood to push your work through. It also backs the >>>> cut so there is little to no tear out. Being a woodworker since the
70's I have never used a miter gauge on a router table.
I'm trying to think of an application for a miter gauge on a router
table. I suppose a sled could be considered a miter gauge. Then again,
it is from Sears.
Dados and Rebates, Rabbits, Rabbets?
I found a use for the miter gauge storage on my router table but now I
have to go out to the shop to get the dictionary and remind myself how
to spell that word!
Puckdropper
Real rabbits have eyes/I's. Wood working rabbets have E's
A Rebate is a rabbet and I think this is a regional thang.
Dado, a grove across the grain, otherwise it is a groove.
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 6/30/2022 1:00 AM, Puckdropper wrote:
krw@notreal.com wrote in
Dados and Rebates, Rabbits, Rabbets?
Real rabbits have eyes/I's. Wood working rabbets have E's
A Rebate is a rabbet and I think this is a regional thang.
I believe the 'rebate' spelling is a UK thing.
On Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:00:48 GMT, Puckdropper <puckdropper@yahoo.com>
wrote:
krw@notreal.com wrote in
news:83mjbhptrvmoq0v2as705jhgani4m68767@4ax.com:
On Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:06:36 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
On 6/26/2022 5:45 PM, Ed wrote:
I'm looking for a miter gage for a old Sears Router Table model
#171.254790. Anyone know where I can get one?
No.
BUT if you need to make cuts 90 degrees to the fence simply use a >>>>square piece of plywood to push your work through. It also backs
the cut so there is little to no tear out. Being a woodworker
since the 70's I have never used a miter gauge on a router table.
I'm trying to think of an application for a miter gauge on a router
table. I suppose a sled could be considered a miter gauge. Then
again, it is from Sears.
Dados and Rebates, Rabbits, Rabbets?
Fence, too much blood, fence
I found a use for the miter gauge storage on my router table but now I
have to go out to the shop to get the dictionary and remind myself how
to spell that word!
I really can't imagine a reason dadoes or rabbets would need a miter
gauge or, really, how it could even be used.
krw@notreal.com wrote in
news:a6lrbhp632tt6rsh9k86ibtf0ko36ik2jf@4ax.com:
On Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:00:48 GMT, Puckdropper <puckdropper@yahoo.com>
wrote:
krw@notreal.com wrote in
news:83mjbhptrvmoq0v2as705jhgani4m68767@4ax.com:
On Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:06:36 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
On 6/26/2022 5:45 PM, Ed wrote:
I'm looking for a miter gage for a old Sears Router Table model
#171.254790. Anyone know where I can get one?
No.
BUT if you need to make cuts 90 degrees to the fence simply use a >>>>>square piece of plywood to push your work through. It also backs >>>>>the cut so there is little to no tear out. Being a woodworker
since the 70's I have never used a miter gauge on a router table.
I'm trying to think of an application for a miter gauge on a router
table. I suppose a sled could be considered a miter gauge. Then
again, it is from Sears.
Dados and Rebates, Rabbits, Rabbets?
Fence, too much blood, fence
I found a use for the miter gauge storage on my router table but now I >>>have to go out to the shop to get the dictionary and remind myself how
to spell that word!
I really can't imagine a reason dadoes or rabbets would need a miter
gauge or, really, how it could even be used.
What it would be good for is locking the gauge at 0/90 then using it to
push through a board that's larger than the table. So let's say you
want a bookcase and buy two 1x12x4s from the hardware store. Uncle Joe
left his Router Table to you and you have no other tools. You could
lock the miter gauge and use it to make your assorted groves to hold the >other shelf boards.
Are there numerous better ways to do this? Yes. Does that stop a tool >manufacturer from adding the feature and trying to sell it as the best
thing since someone discovered eating cures hunger?
Of course such a manufacturer probably will give you a miter gauge that >wiggles and jiggles no matter what you do to it. They don't actually
expect you to *use* the tool, just *buy it*.
On Fri, 01 Jul 2022 07:40:55 GMT, Puckdropper <puckd...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
k...@notreal.com wrote in
news:a6lrbhp632tt6rsh9...@4ax.com:
On Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:00:48 GMT, Puckdropper <puckd...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
k...@notreal.com wrote in
news:83mjbhptrvmoq0v2a...@4ax.com:
On Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:06:36 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
On 6/26/2022 5:45 PM, Ed wrote:
I'm looking for a miter gage for a old Sears Router Table model
#171.254790. Anyone know where I can get one?
No.
BUT if you need to make cuts 90 degrees to the fence simply use a >>>>>square piece of plywood to push your work through. It also backs >>>>>the cut so there is little to no tear out. Being a woodworker
since the 70's I have never used a miter gauge on a router table.
I'm trying to think of an application for a miter gauge on a router
table. I suppose a sled could be considered a miter gauge. Then
again, it is from Sears.
Dados and Rebates, Rabbits, Rabbets?
Fence, too much blood, fence
I found a use for the miter gauge storage on my router table but now I >>>have to go out to the shop to get the dictionary and remind myself how >>>to spell that word!
I really can't imagine a reason dadoes or rabbets would need a miter
gauge or, really, how it could even be used.
What it would be good for is locking the gauge at 0/90 then using it to >push through a board that's larger than the table. So let's say youAre you going to use the router table as a saw, too? Is a 90-degree
want a bookcase and buy two 1x12x4s from the hardware store. Uncle Joe
left his Router Table to you and you have no other tools. You could
lock the miter gauge and use it to make your assorted groves to hold the >other shelf boards.
miter gauge a "miter" gauge? I guess Woodpeckers thinks it is.
Are there numerous better ways to do this? Yes. Does that stop a tool >manufacturer from adding the feature and trying to sell it as the best >thing since someone discovered eating cures hunger?...or a manufacturer/retailer doesn't know anything about what they're selling. Or perhaps the customer doesn't either and will choose the
one with more features?
Of course such a manufacturer probably will give you a miter gauge that >wiggles and jiggles no matter what you do to it. They don't actuallyThe issue is really how you'd use it and why people add it to their
expect you to *use* the tool, just *buy it*.
table. Having not really thought about it until now, I would have too
on my next table. It's not a big deal but why?
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 6/30/2022 1:00 AM, Puckdropper wrote:
krw@notreal.com wrote in
Dados and Rebates, Rabbits, Rabbets?
Real rabbits have eyes/I's. Wood working rabbets have E's
A Rebate is a rabbet and I think this is a regional thang.
I believe the 'rebate' spelling is a UK thing.
On Thu, 30 Jun 2022 09:48:36 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
On 6/30/2022 1:00 AM, Puckdropper wrote:
krw@notreal.com wrote in
news:83mjbhptrvmoq0v2as705jhgani4m68767@4ax.com:
On Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:06:36 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
On 6/26/2022 5:45 PM, Ed wrote:
I'm looking for a miter gage for a old Sears Router Table model
#171.254790. Anyone know where I can get one?
No.
BUT if you need to make cuts 90 degrees to the fence simply use a
square piece of plywood to push your work through. It also backs the >>>>> cut so there is little to no tear out. Being a woodworker since the >>>>> 70's I have never used a miter gauge on a router table.
I'm trying to think of an application for a miter gauge on a router
table. I suppose a sled could be considered a miter gauge. Then again, >>>> it is from Sears.
Dados and Rebates, Rabbits, Rabbets?
I found a use for the miter gauge storage on my router table but now I
have to go out to the shop to get the dictionary and remind myself how
to spell that word!
Puckdropper
Real rabbits have eyes/I's. Wood working rabbets have E's
A Rebate is a rabbet and I think this is a regional thang.
Region, as in UK/US? I've never hear "rebate" in the US. Maybe some old-schoolers.
Dado, a grove across the grain, otherwise it is a groove.
What is it in plywood? MDF?
krw@notreal.com wrote in
news:a6lrbhp632tt6rsh9k86ibtf0ko36ik2jf@4ax.com:
On Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:00:48 GMT, Puckdropper <puckdropper@yahoo.com>
wrote:
krw@notreal.com wrote in
news:83mjbhptrvmoq0v2as705jhgani4m68767@4ax.com:
On Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:06:36 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
On 6/26/2022 5:45 PM, Ed wrote:
I'm looking for a miter gage for a old Sears Router Table model
#171.254790. Anyone know where I can get one?
No.
BUT if you need to make cuts 90 degrees to the fence simply use a
square piece of plywood to push your work through. It also backs
the cut so there is little to no tear out. Being a woodworker
since the 70's I have never used a miter gauge on a router table.
I'm trying to think of an application for a miter gauge on a router
table. I suppose a sled could be considered a miter gauge. Then
again, it is from Sears.
Dados and Rebates, Rabbits, Rabbets?
Fence, too much blood, fence
I found a use for the miter gauge storage on my router table but now I
have to go out to the shop to get the dictionary and remind myself how
to spell that word!
I really can't imagine a reason dadoes or rabbets would need a miter
gauge or, really, how it could even be used.
What it would be good for is locking the gauge at 0/90 then using it to
push through a board that's larger than the table. So let's say you
want a bookcase and buy two 1x12x4s from the hardware store. Uncle Joe
left his Router Table to you and you have no other tools. You could
lock the miter gauge and use it to make your assorted groves to hold the other shelf boards.
Are there numerous better ways to do this? Yes. Does that stop a tool manufacturer from adding the feature and trying to sell it as the best
thing since someone discovered eating cures hunger?
Of course such a manufacturer probably will give you a miter gauge that wiggles and jiggles no matter what you do to it. They don't actually
expect you to *use* the tool, just *buy it*.
Puckdropper
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote:
On Fri, 01 Jul 2022 07:40:55 GMT, Puckdropper <puckd...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
k...@notreal.com wrote inAre you going to use the router table as a saw, too? Is a 90-degree
news:a6lrbhp632tt6rsh9...@4ax.com:
On Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:00:48 GMT, Puckdropper <puckd...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
k...@notreal.com wrote in
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On Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:06:36 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
On 6/26/2022 5:45 PM, Ed wrote:I'm trying to think of an application for a miter gauge on a router >>>>>> table. I suppose a sled could be considered a miter gauge. Then
I'm looking for a miter gage for a old Sears Router Table model >>>>>>>> #171.254790. Anyone know where I can get one?
No.
BUT if you need to make cuts 90 degrees to the fence simply use a >>>>>>> square piece of plywood to push your work through. It also backs >>>>>>> the cut so there is little to no tear out. Being a woodworker
since the 70's I have never used a miter gauge on a router table. >>>>>>
again, it is from Sears.
Dados and Rebates, Rabbits, Rabbets?
Fence, too much blood, fence
I found a use for the miter gauge storage on my router table but now I >>>>> have to go out to the shop to get the dictionary and remind myself how >>>>> to spell that word!
I really can't imagine a reason dadoes or rabbets would need a miter
gauge or, really, how it could even be used.
What it would be good for is locking the gauge at 0/90 then using it to
push through a board that's larger than the table. So let's say you
want a bookcase and buy two 1x12x4s from the hardware store. Uncle Joe
left his Router Table to you and you have no other tools. You could
lock the miter gauge and use it to make your assorted groves to hold the >>> other shelf boards.
miter gauge a "miter" gauge? I guess Woodpeckers thinks it is.
...or a manufacturer/retailer doesn't know anything about what they're
Are there numerous better ways to do this? Yes. Does that stop a tool
manufacturer from adding the feature and trying to sell it as the best
thing since someone discovered eating cures hunger?
selling. Or perhaps the customer doesn't either and will choose the
one with more features?
Of course such a manufacturer probably will give you a miter gauge thatThe issue is really how you'd use it and why people add it to their
wiggles and jiggles no matter what you do to it. They don't actually
expect you to *use* the tool, just *buy it*.
table. Having not really thought about it until now, I would have too
on my next table. It's not a big deal but why?
Here's a possible reason...
https://i.imgur.com/SlHZbNO.jpg
I *thought* about putting one in the router table top I added to my table saw. Mostly
because just about all of the vendors include one. Kreg, Rockler, JessEm, MLCS, etc.
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a few
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
On Fri, 01 Jul 2022 07:40:55 GMT, Puckdropper <puckdropper@yahoo.com>
wrote:
krw@notreal.com wrote in
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On Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:00:48 GMT, Puckdropper <puckdropper@yahoo.com>
wrote:
krw@notreal.com wrote in
news:83mjbhptrvmoq0v2as705jhgani4m68767@4ax.com:
On Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:06:36 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
On 6/26/2022 5:45 PM, Ed wrote:
I'm looking for a miter gage for a old Sears Router Table model
#171.254790. Anyone know where I can get one?
No.
BUT if you need to make cuts 90 degrees to the fence simply use a
square piece of plywood to push your work through. It also backs >>>>>> the cut so there is little to no tear out. Being a woodworker
since the 70's I have never used a miter gauge on a router table.
I'm trying to think of an application for a miter gauge on a router
table. I suppose a sled could be considered a miter gauge. Then
again, it is from Sears.
Dados and Rebates, Rabbits, Rabbets?
Fence, too much blood, fence
I found a use for the miter gauge storage on my router table but now I >>>> have to go out to the shop to get the dictionary and remind myself how >>>> to spell that word!
I really can't imagine a reason dadoes or rabbets would need a miter
gauge or, really, how it could even be used.
What it would be good for is locking the gauge at 0/90 then using it to
push through a board that's larger than the table. So let's say you
want a bookcase and buy two 1x12x4s from the hardware store. Uncle Joe
left his Router Table to you and you have no other tools. You could
lock the miter gauge and use it to make your assorted groves to hold the
other shelf boards.
Are you going to use the router table as a saw, too? Is a 90-degree
miter gauge a "miter" gauge? I guess Woodpeckers thinks it is.
Are there numerous better ways to do this? Yes. Does that stop a tool
manufacturer from adding the feature and trying to sell it as the best
thing since someone discovered eating cures hunger?
...or a manufacturer/retailer doesn't know anything about what they're selling. Or perhaps the customer doesn't either and will choose the
one with more features?
Of course such a manufacturer probably will give you a miter gauge that
wiggles and jiggles no matter what you do to it. They don't actually
expect you to *use* the tool, just *buy it*.
The issue is really how you'd use it and why people add it to their
table. Having not really thought about it until now, I would have too
on my next table. It's not a big deal but why?
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote:
On Fri, 01 Jul 2022 07:40:55 GMT, Puckdropper <puckd...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
k...@notreal.com wrote inAre you going to use the router table as a saw, too? Is a 90-degree
news:a6lrbhp632tt6rsh9...@4ax.com:
On Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:00:48 GMT, Puckdropper <puckd...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
k...@notreal.com wrote in
news:83mjbhptrvmoq0v2a...@4ax.com:
On Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:06:36 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >>>>>>> wrote:
On 6/26/2022 5:45 PM, Ed wrote:I'm trying to think of an application for a miter gauge on a router >>>>>>> table. I suppose a sled could be considered a miter gauge. Then
I'm looking for a miter gage for a old Sears Router Table model >>>>>>>>> #171.254790. Anyone know where I can get one?
No.
BUT if you need to make cuts 90 degrees to the fence simply use a >>>>>>>> square piece of plywood to push your work through. It also backs >>>>>>>> the cut so there is little to no tear out. Being a woodworker
since the 70's I have never used a miter gauge on a router table. >>>>>>>
again, it is from Sears.
Dados and Rebates, Rabbits, Rabbets?
Fence, too much blood, fence
I found a use for the miter gauge storage on my router table but
now I
have to go out to the shop to get the dictionary and remind myself >>>>>> how
to spell that word!
I really can't imagine a reason dadoes or rabbets would need a miter >>>>> gauge or, really, how it could even be used.
What it would be good for is locking the gauge at 0/90 then using it to >>>> push through a board that's larger than the table. So let's say you
want a bookcase and buy two 1x12x4s from the hardware store. Uncle Joe >>>> left his Router Table to you and you have no other tools. You could
lock the miter gauge and use it to make your assorted groves to hold
the
other shelf boards.
miter gauge a "miter" gauge? I guess Woodpeckers thinks it is.
...or a manufacturer/retailer doesn't know anything about what they're
Are there numerous better ways to do this? Yes. Does that stop a tool
manufacturer from adding the feature and trying to sell it as the best >>>> thing since someone discovered eating cures hunger?
selling. Or perhaps the customer doesn't either and will choose the
one with more features?
Of course such a manufacturer probably will give you a miter gauge that >>>> wiggles and jiggles no matter what you do to it. They don't actuallyThe issue is really how you'd use it and why people add it to their
expect you to *use* the tool, just *buy it*.
table. Having not really thought about it until now, I would have too
on my next table. It's not a big deal but why?
Here's a possible reason...
https://i.imgur.com/SlHZbNO.jpg
I *thought* about putting one in the router table top I added to my
table saw. Mostly
because just about all of the vendors include one. Kreg, Rockler,
JessEm, MLCS, etc.
You know how manufacturers will add a feature that 90% of woodworkers
will never use.... A blade guard on a TS comes to mind. If they did not include the slot on a router table they would lose sales. I have never used a TS blade guard but would not buy one with out the guard, strictly from a resale point of view.
There are jigs designed to run in the miter channel. The Incra boxIMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it
wouldn't take but a few
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few
years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
mount the feather board.
On 7/1/2022 4:31 PM, Leon wrote:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote:
On Fri, 01 Jul 2022 07:40:55 GMT, Puckdropper <puckd...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
k...@notreal.com wrote inAre you going to use the router table as a saw, too? Is a 90-degree
news:a6lrbhp632tt6rsh9...@4ax.com:
On Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:00:48 GMT, Puckdropper <puckd...@yahoo.com> >>>>> wrote:
k...@notreal.com wrote in
news:83mjbhptrvmoq0v2a...@4ax.com:
On Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:06:36 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >>>>>>> wrote:
On 6/26/2022 5:45 PM, Ed wrote:I'm trying to think of an application for a miter gauge on a router >>>>>>> table. I suppose a sled could be considered a miter gauge. Then >>>>>>> again, it is from Sears.
I'm looking for a miter gage for a old Sears Router Table model >>>>>>>>> #171.254790. Anyone know where I can get one?
No.
BUT if you need to make cuts 90 degrees to the fence simply use a >>>>>>>> square piece of plywood to push your work through. It also backs >>>>>>>> the cut so there is little to no tear out. Being a woodworker >>>>>>>> since the 70's I have never used a miter gauge on a router table. >>>>>>>
Dados and Rebates, Rabbits, Rabbets?
Fence, too much blood, fence
I found a use for the miter gauge storage on my router table but >>>>>> now I
have to go out to the shop to get the dictionary and remind myself >>>>>> how
to spell that word!
I really can't imagine a reason dadoes or rabbets would need a miter >>>>> gauge or, really, how it could even be used.
What it would be good for is locking the gauge at 0/90 then using it to >>>> push through a board that's larger than the table. So let's say you
want a bookcase and buy two 1x12x4s from the hardware store. Uncle Joe >>>> left his Router Table to you and you have no other tools. You could
lock the miter gauge and use it to make your assorted groves to hold >>>> the
other shelf boards.
miter gauge a "miter" gauge? I guess Woodpeckers thinks it is.
...or a manufacturer/retailer doesn't know anything about what they're >>> selling. Or perhaps the customer doesn't either and will choose the
Are there numerous better ways to do this? Yes. Does that stop a tool >>>> manufacturer from adding the feature and trying to sell it as the best >>>> thing since someone discovered eating cures hunger?
one with more features?
Of course such a manufacturer probably will give you a miter gauge that >>>> wiggles and jiggles no matter what you do to it. They don't actually >>>> expect you to *use* the tool, just *buy it*.The issue is really how you'd use it and why people add it to their
table. Having not really thought about it until now, I would have too
on my next table. It's not a big deal but why?
Here's a possible reason...
https://i.imgur.com/SlHZbNO.jpg
I *thought* about putting one in the router table top I added to my
table saw. Mostly
because just about all of the vendors include one. Kreg, Rockler,
JessEm, MLCS, etc.
You know how manufacturers will add a feature that 90% of woodworkers
will never use.... A blade guard on a TS comes to mind. If they did
not include the slot on a router table they would lose sales. I have never used a TS blade guard but would not buy one with out the guard, strictly from a resale point of view.
There are jigs designed to run in the miter channel. The Incra boxIMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it
wouldn't take but a few
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few
years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
mount the feather board.
joint jig is one example.
On 6/30/2022 9:55 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 6/30/2022 1:00 AM, Puckdropper wrote:
krw@notreal.com wrote in
Dados and Rebates, Rabbits, Rabbets?
Real rabbits have eyes/I's. Wood working rabbets have E's
A Rebate is a rabbet and I think this is a regional thang.
I believe the 'rebate' spelling is a UK thing.
Remember Swingman? He hunted and ate rabbit when he was younger. And
he married a girl that he met in a sheep herders hut in Austrailia, way
back when. She was from England and they both lived for a short
period in England... Whew!
I wander if he liked to go rebate hunting. ;~)
Don't get me started on how the English like to smoke a fag.
On 7/1/2022 10:40 AM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
On Fri, 01 Jul 2022 07:40:55 GMT, Puckdropper <puckdropper@yahoo.com>
wrote:
krw@notreal.com wrote in
news:a6lrbhp632tt6rsh9k86ibtf0ko36ik2jf@4ax.com:
On Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:00:48 GMT, Puckdropper <puckdropper@yahoo.com>
wrote:
krw@notreal.com wrote in
news:83mjbhptrvmoq0v2as705jhgani4m68767@4ax.com:
On Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:06:36 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
On 6/26/2022 5:45 PM, Ed wrote:I'm trying to think of an application for a miter gauge on a router >>>>>> table. I suppose a sled could be considered a miter gauge. Then
I'm looking for a miter gage for a old Sears Router Table model >>>>>>>> #171.254790. Anyone know where I can get one?
No.
BUT if you need to make cuts 90 degrees to the fence simply use a >>>>>>> square piece of plywood to push your work through. It also backs >>>>>>> the cut so there is little to no tear out. Being a woodworker
since the 70's I have never used a miter gauge on a router table. >>>>>>
again, it is from Sears.
Dados and Rebates, Rabbits, Rabbets?
Fence, too much blood, fence
I found a use for the miter gauge storage on my router table but now I >>>>> have to go out to the shop to get the dictionary and remind myself how >>>>> to spell that word!
I really can't imagine a reason dadoes or rabbets would need a miter
gauge or, really, how it could even be used.
What it would be good for is locking the gauge at 0/90 then using it to
push through a board that's larger than the table. So let's say you
want a bookcase and buy two 1x12x4s from the hardware store. Uncle Joe
left his Router Table to you and you have no other tools. You could
lock the miter gauge and use it to make your assorted groves to hold the >>> other shelf boards.
Are you going to use the router table as a saw, too? Is a 90-degree
miter gauge a "miter" gauge? I guess Woodpeckers thinks it is.
Well, what do you call a regular miter gauge that is set to cut at 90 >degrees?
Woodpeckers sells a single angle miter gauge.
I looked up the definition and the answers are all over the place. Some >definitions indicate a miter cut results in 2 pieces of wood coming
together at a 90 degree angle. So that could be 90 degrees, a butt
joint, or 45 degrees. I wonder what they call a miter gauge set to
cut pieces to form an octagon.
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote:
On Fri, 01 Jul 2022 07:40:55 GMT, Puckdropper <puckd...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
k...@notreal.com wrote inAre you going to use the router table as a saw, too? Is a 90-degree
news:a6lrbhp632tt6rsh9...@4ax.com:
On Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:00:48 GMT, Puckdropper <puckd...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
k...@notreal.com wrote in
news:83mjbhptrvmoq0v2a...@4ax.com:
On Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:06:36 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
On 6/26/2022 5:45 PM, Ed wrote:
I'm looking for a miter gage for a old Sears Router Table model
#171.254790. Anyone know where I can get one?
No.
BUT if you need to make cuts 90 degrees to the fence simply use a
square piece of plywood to push your work through. It also backs
the cut so there is little to no tear out. Being a woodworker
since the 70's I have never used a miter gauge on a router table.
I'm trying to think of an application for a miter gauge on a router
table. I suppose a sled could be considered a miter gauge. Then
again, it is from Sears.
Dados and Rebates, Rabbits, Rabbets?
Fence, too much blood, fence
I found a use for the miter gauge storage on my router table but now I
have to go out to the shop to get the dictionary and remind myself how
to spell that word!
I really can't imagine a reason dadoes or rabbets would need a miter
gauge or, really, how it could even be used.
What it would be good for is locking the gauge at 0/90 then using it to
push through a board that's larger than the table. So let's say you
want a bookcase and buy two 1x12x4s from the hardware store. Uncle Joe
left his Router Table to you and you have no other tools. You could
lock the miter gauge and use it to make your assorted groves to hold the
other shelf boards.
miter gauge a "miter" gauge? I guess Woodpeckers thinks it is.
...or a manufacturer/retailer doesn't know anything about what they're
Are there numerous better ways to do this? Yes. Does that stop a tool
manufacturer from adding the feature and trying to sell it as the best
thing since someone discovered eating cures hunger?
selling. Or perhaps the customer doesn't either and will choose the
one with more features?
Of course such a manufacturer probably will give you a miter gauge thatThe issue is really how you'd use it and why people add it to their
wiggles and jiggles no matter what you do to it. They don't actually
expect you to *use* the tool, just *buy it*.
table. Having not really thought about it until now, I would have too
on my next table. It's not a big deal but why?
Here's a possible reason...
https://i.imgur.com/SlHZbNO.jpg
I *thought* about putting one in the router table top I added to my table saw. Mostly
because just about all of the vendors include one. Kreg, Rockler, JessEm, MLCS, etc.
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a few
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote:
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a fewIMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
mount the feather board.
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote:
Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I useI decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a fewIMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
mount the feather board.
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 9:39:27 AM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote:
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a fewIMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
mount the feather board.
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
My sled rides along the fence.
DerbyDad03 <teamarrows@eznet.net> writes:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 9:39:27 AM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>IMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a few
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
mount the feather board.
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
My sled rides along the fence.
That won't work for coping rail ends.
On Sat, 02 Jul 2022 20:27:26 GMT, scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)Dumb question: Is a sled not a more sophisticated version of a miter gauge?
wrote:
DerbyDad03 <teamarrows@eznet.net> writes:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 9:39:27 AM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>>IMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a few
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
mount the feather board.
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
My sled rides along the fence.
That won't work for coping rail ends.
Why not? That's how sleds work.
<https://www.woodpeck.com/woodpeckers-coping-sled-3029.html>
(can't copy from the Woodpecker's online catalog)
<https://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/k-premium_coping_sled.html>
"Offset clear fence guide"
<https://www.ptreeusa.com/rtr_jigs_coping_sled.html>
"hold the stock firmly up against a router table fence."
<https://www.rockler.com/rockler-rail-coping-sled>
"clamp huolding your stock firmly against the fence"
On 7/2/2022 6:42 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
On Sat, 02 Jul 2022 20:27:26 GMT, scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)Dumb question: Is a sled not a more sophisticated version of a miter gauge?
wrote:
DerbyDad03 <teamarrows@eznet.net> writes:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 9:39:27 AM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>>>IMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to >>>>>> mount the feather board.
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a few
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
My sled rides along the fence.
That won't work for coping rail ends.
Why not? That's how sleds work.
<https://www.woodpeck.com/woodpeckers-coping-sled-3029.html>
(can't copy from the Woodpecker's online catalog)
<https://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/k-premium_coping_sled.html>
"Offset clear fence guide"
<https://www.ptreeusa.com/rtr_jigs_coping_sled.html>
"hold the stock firmly up against a router table fence."
<https://www.rockler.com/rockler-rail-coping-sled>
"clamp huolding your stock firmly against the fence"
DerbyDad03 <teama...@eznet.net> writes:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 9:39:27 AM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>IMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a few
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
mount the feather board.
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
My sled rides along the fence.That won't work for coping rail ends.
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 4:27:32 PM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:
DerbyDad03 <teama...@eznet.net> writes:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 9:39:27 AM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:That won't work for coping rail ends.
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote: >> >>IMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a few
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
mount the feather board.
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
My sled rides along the fence.
Of course it will.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtHZefxbw0k
On Sat, 2 Jul 2022 19:38:41 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 4:27:32 PM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:
DerbyDad03 <teama...@eznet.net> writes:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 9:39:27 AM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:That won't work for coping rail ends.
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote:
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a fewIMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
mount the feather board.
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
My sled rides along the fence.
Of course it will.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtHZefxbw0kEither method works right? But you use what you have.
For a coping for a cabinet door frame a miter guage work for thats
what I have.
Will concede any Craftsman router table is worth more as scrap than a
tool.
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 11:36:19 PM UTC-4, Markem618 wrote:
On Sat, 2 Jul 2022 19:38:41 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
Will concede any Craftsman router table is worth more as scrap than a
tool.
That's a bit drastic and also contradicts the very premise of your response: >"But you use what you have."
On Sun, 3 Jul 2022 07:44:18 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 11:36:19 PM UTC-4, Markem618 wrote:
On Sat, 2 Jul 2022 19:38:41 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
Will concede any Craftsman router table is worth more as scrap than a
tool.
That's a bit drastic and also contradicts the very premise of your response: >"But you use what you have."
That is just my opinion of Craftsman's router tables, depending on the
price of aluminum scrap, it may also be a true statement.
If what "you" have is a Craftman and it does the job good enough, that
is a good thing.
Kind of like the first jointer I bought at Lowes, cost maybe $100 did
what I wanted but it is still a cheap bench top tool.
On Sunday, July 3, 2022 at 12:37:30 PM UTC-4, Markem618 wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jul 2022 07:44:18 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 11:36:19 PM UTC-4, Markem618 wrote:That is just my opinion of Craftsman's router tables, depending on the
On Sat, 2 Jul 2022 19:38:41 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
Will concede any Craftsman router table is worth more as scrap than a
tool.
That's a bit drastic and also contradicts the very premise of your response:
"But you use what you have."
price of aluminum scrap, it may also be a true statement.
If what "you" have is a Craftman and it does the job good enough, that
is a good thing.
Key point here: *had*, not *have* ;-)
I'm 3 upgrades removed from the Craftsman and very happy with the
router table that I built into my table saw. Better than any benchtop table >I've used and always set-up, ready to use. Sure would have made making
those Derby parts easier.
Kind of like the first jointer I bought at Lowes, cost maybe $100 did
what I wanted but it is still a cheap bench top tool.
On Sun, 3 Jul 2022 12:13:54 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<teamarrows@eznet.net> wrote:
On Sunday, July 3, 2022 at 12:37:30 PM UTC-4, Markem618 wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jul 2022 07:44:18 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 11:36:19 PM UTC-4, Markem618 wrote:That is just my opinion of Craftsman's router tables, depending on the
On Sat, 2 Jul 2022 19:38:41 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
Will concede any Craftsman router table is worth more as scrap than a >>> >> tool.
That's a bit drastic and also contradicts the very premise of your response:
"But you use what you have."
price of aluminum scrap, it may also be a true statement.
If what "you" have is a Craftman and it does the job good enough, that
is a good thing.
Key point here: *had*, not *have* ;-)
I'm 3 upgrades removed from the Craftsman and very happy with the
router table that I built into my table saw. Better than any benchtop table >>I've used and always set-up, ready to use. Sure would have made making >>those Derby parts easier.
Kind of like the first jointer I bought at Lowes, cost maybe $100 did
what I wanted but it is still a cheap bench top tool.
I understood you no longer have the Craftsman router table, the reason
I put you in quotes. My router tale setup is a Rockler top attached to
the Unisaw, like you I am happy with that setup.
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 18:41:40 -0400, krw@notreal.com wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 14:57:09 -0500, Markem618 <markrm618@hotmail.com> >>wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jul 2022 12:13:54 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03 >>><teamarrows@eznet.net> wrote:
On Sunday, July 3, 2022 at 12:37:30 PM UTC-4, Markem618 wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jul 2022 07:44:18 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 11:36:19 PM UTC-4, Markem618 wrote:That is just my opinion of Craftsman's router tables, depending on the >>>>> price of aluminum scrap, it may also be a true statement.
On Sat, 2 Jul 2022 19:38:41 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
Will concede any Craftsman router table is worth more as scrap than a >>>>> >> tool.
That's a bit drastic and also contradicts the very premise of your response:
"But you use what you have."
If what "you" have is a Craftman and it does the job good enough, that >>>>> is a good thing.
Key point here: *had*, not *have* ;-)
I'm 3 upgrades removed from the Craftsman and very happy with the >>>>router table that I built into my table saw. Better than any benchtop table >>>>I've used and always set-up, ready to use. Sure would have made making >>>>those Derby parts easier.
Kind of like the first jointer I bought at Lowes, cost maybe $100 did >>>>> what I wanted but it is still a cheap bench top tool.
I understood you no longer have the Craftsman router table, the reason
I put you in quotes. My router tale setup is a Rockler top attached to >>>the Unisaw, like you I am happy with that setup.
Do you have the extended table on the Unisaw? If you're short of
space, that's a good place to put the router. If not, an outfeed
table works well. A table top of a table doesn't seem to be a good
idea to me.
I may put a router in my Unisaw table but I'm not space limited so am >>worried about one interfering with the other (junk from one operation >>impeding the other's).
I toook off one of the cast iron wing on the right side of the saw and >replace it with the router setup. At the same time I replace round
tube fence with Vega style fence, attached the table to the saw with
rails for the fence.
Sold both the rails and fence and cast iron wing on Ebay many many
moons ago.
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 14:57:09 -0500, Markem618 <markrm618@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jul 2022 12:13:54 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<teamarrows@eznet.net> wrote:
On Sunday, July 3, 2022 at 12:37:30 PM UTC-4, Markem618 wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jul 2022 07:44:18 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 11:36:19 PM UTC-4, Markem618 wrote:That is just my opinion of Craftsman's router tables, depending on the >>>> price of aluminum scrap, it may also be a true statement.
On Sat, 2 Jul 2022 19:38:41 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
Will concede any Craftsman router table is worth more as scrap than a >>>> >> tool.
That's a bit drastic and also contradicts the very premise of your response:
"But you use what you have."
If what "you" have is a Craftman and it does the job good enough, that >>>> is a good thing.
Key point here: *had*, not *have* ;-)
I'm 3 upgrades removed from the Craftsman and very happy with the
router table that I built into my table saw. Better than any benchtop table >>>I've used and always set-up, ready to use. Sure would have made making >>>those Derby parts easier.
Kind of like the first jointer I bought at Lowes, cost maybe $100 did
what I wanted but it is still a cheap bench top tool.
I understood you no longer have the Craftsman router table, the reason
I put you in quotes. My router tale setup is a Rockler top attached to
the Unisaw, like you I am happy with that setup.
Do you have the extended table on the Unisaw? If you're short of
space, that's a good place to put the router. If not, an outfeed
table works well. A table top of a table doesn't seem to be a good
idea to me.
I may put a router in my Unisaw table but I'm not space limited so am
worried about one interfering with the other (junk from one operation >impeding the other's).
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 18:18:59 -0500, Markem618 <markrm618@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 18:41:40 -0400, krw@notreal.com wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 14:57:09 -0500, Markem618 <markrm618@hotmail.com> >>>wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jul 2022 12:13:54 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03 >>>><teamarrows@eznet.net> wrote:
On Sunday, July 3, 2022 at 12:37:30 PM UTC-4, Markem618 wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jul 2022 07:44:18 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 11:36:19 PM UTC-4, Markem618 wrote:That is just my opinion of Craftsman's router tables, depending on the >>>>>> price of aluminum scrap, it may also be a true statement.
On Sat, 2 Jul 2022 19:38:41 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
Will concede any Craftsman router table is worth more as scrap than a >>>>>> >> tool.
That's a bit drastic and also contradicts the very premise of your response:
"But you use what you have."
If what "you" have is a Craftman and it does the job good enough, that >>>>>> is a good thing.
Key point here: *had*, not *have* ;-)
I'm 3 upgrades removed from the Craftsman and very happy with the >>>>>router table that I built into my table saw. Better than any benchtop table
I've used and always set-up, ready to use. Sure would have made making >>>>>those Derby parts easier.
Kind of like the first jointer I bought at Lowes, cost maybe $100 did >>>>>> what I wanted but it is still a cheap bench top tool.
I understood you no longer have the Craftsman router table, the reason >>>>I put you in quotes. My router tale setup is a Rockler top attached to >>>>the Unisaw, like you I am happy with that setup.
Do you have the extended table on the Unisaw? If you're short of
space, that's a good place to put the router. If not, an outfeed
table works well. A table top of a table doesn't seem to be a good
idea to me.
I may put a router in my Unisaw table but I'm not space limited so am >>>worried about one interfering with the other (junk from one operation >>>impeding the other's).
I toook off one of the cast iron wing on the right side of the saw and >>replace it with the router setup. At the same time I replace round
tube fence with Vega style fence, attached the table to the saw with
rails for the fence.
So your table is free-standing but is stabilized by the rails? Is it
hard to keep it flat/level with the saw top?
Sold both the rails and fence and cast iron wing on Ebay many many
moons ago.
I wouldn't give up my cast wings but that's just me. I have the 50"
Unisaw (36-L31X) with a Biesemeyer fence. It would be easy to drop a
router in the side table.
There are also cast wings with router plate/lift holes but they're
(way) on the expensive side. I considered it but I'd have to buy a
new lift too. Mine is apparently an odd size. I thought JessEM made
them a standard size but it's an inch too wide (deep, or whatever).
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 19:53:43 -0400, krw@notreal.com wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 18:18:59 -0500, Markem618 <markrm618@hotmail.com> >>wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 18:41:40 -0400, krw@notreal.com wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 14:57:09 -0500, Markem618 <markrm618@hotmail.com> >>>>wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jul 2022 12:13:54 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03 >>>>><teamarrows@eznet.net> wrote:
On Sunday, July 3, 2022 at 12:37:30 PM UTC-4, Markem618 wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jul 2022 07:44:18 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 11:36:19 PM UTC-4, Markem618 wrote: >>>>>>> >> On Sat, 2 Jul 2022 19:38:41 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03That is just my opinion of Craftsman's router tables, depending on the >>>>>>> price of aluminum scrap, it may also be a true statement.
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
Will concede any Craftsman router table is worth more as scrap than a
tool.
That's a bit drastic and also contradicts the very premise of your response:
"But you use what you have."
If what "you" have is a Craftman and it does the job good enough, that >>>>>>> is a good thing.
Key point here: *had*, not *have* ;-)
I'm 3 upgrades removed from the Craftsman and very happy with the >>>>>>router table that I built into my table saw. Better than any benchtop table
I've used and always set-up, ready to use. Sure would have made making >>>>>>those Derby parts easier.
Kind of like the first jointer I bought at Lowes, cost maybe $100 did >>>>>>> what I wanted but it is still a cheap bench top tool.
I understood you no longer have the Craftsman router table, the reason >>>>>I put you in quotes. My router tale setup is a Rockler top attached to >>>>>the Unisaw, like you I am happy with that setup.
Do you have the extended table on the Unisaw? If you're short of >>>>space, that's a good place to put the router. If not, an outfeed
table works well. A table top of a table doesn't seem to be a good >>>>idea to me.
I may put a router in my Unisaw table but I'm not space limited so am >>>>worried about one interfering with the other (junk from one operation >>>>impeding the other's).
I toook off one of the cast iron wing on the right side of the saw and >>>replace it with the router setup. At the same time I replace round
tube fence with Vega style fence, attached the table to the saw with >>>rails for the fence.
So your table is free-standing but is stabilized by the rails? Is it
hard to keep it flat/level with the saw top?
It is suspend with bolt through the rails for the fence
Sold both the rails and fence and cast iron wing on Ebay many many
moons ago.
I wouldn't give up my cast wings but that's just me. I have the 50"
Unisaw (36-L31X) with a Biesemeyer fence. It would be easy to drop a >>router in the side table.
There are also cast wings with router plate/lift holes but they're
(way) on the expensive side. I considered it but I'd have to buy a
new lift too. Mine is apparently an odd size. I thought JessEM made
them a standard size but it's an inch too wide (deep, or whatever).
There are cast iron router extensions, but mine is the high pressure
laminate type but they do not have it anymore.
https://www.rockler.com/power-tools/routers/router-tables/router-table-tops
That is Rockler's selection
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 20:36:38 -0500, Markem618 <markrm618@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 19:53:43 -0400, krw@notreal.com wrote:So it's the same as the stock table, though the legs at the far end
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 18:18:59 -0500, Markem618 <markrm618@hotmail.com> >>>wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 18:41:40 -0400, krw@notreal.com wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 14:57:09 -0500, Markem618 <markrm618@hotmail.com> >>>>>wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jul 2022 12:13:54 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03 >>>>>><teamarrows@eznet.net> wrote:
On Sunday, July 3, 2022 at 12:37:30 PM UTC-4, Markem618 wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jul 2022 07:44:18 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 11:36:19 PM UTC-4, Markem618 wrote: >>>>>>>> >> On Sat, 2 Jul 2022 19:38:41 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03That is just my opinion of Craftsman's router tables, depending on the >>>>>>>> price of aluminum scrap, it may also be a true statement.
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
Will concede any Craftsman router table is worth more as scrap than a
tool.
That's a bit drastic and also contradicts the very premise of your response:
"But you use what you have."
If what "you" have is a Craftman and it does the job good enough, that >>>>>>>> is a good thing.
Key point here: *had*, not *have* ;-)
I'm 3 upgrades removed from the Craftsman and very happy with the >>>>>>>router table that I built into my table saw. Better than any benchtop table
I've used and always set-up, ready to use. Sure would have made making >>>>>>>those Derby parts easier.
Kind of like the first jointer I bought at Lowes, cost maybe $100 did >>>>>>>> what I wanted but it is still a cheap bench top tool.
I understood you no longer have the Craftsman router table, the reason >>>>>>I put you in quotes. My router tale setup is a Rockler top attached to >>>>>>the Unisaw, like you I am happy with that setup.
Do you have the extended table on the Unisaw? If you're short of >>>>>space, that's a good place to put the router. If not, an outfeed >>>>>table works well. A table top of a table doesn't seem to be a good >>>>>idea to me.
I may put a router in my Unisaw table but I'm not space limited so am >>>>>worried about one interfering with the other (junk from one operation >>>>>impeding the other's).
I toook off one of the cast iron wing on the right side of the saw and >>>>replace it with the router setup. At the same time I replace round
tube fence with Vega style fence, attached the table to the saw with >>>>rails for the fence.
So your table is free-standing but is stabilized by the rails? Is it
hard to keep it flat/level with the saw top?
It is suspend with bolt through the rails for the fence
are on the same frame with casters under the frame and saw. Level?
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 23:03:31 -0400, krw@notreal.com wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 20:36:38 -0500, Markem618 <markrm618@hotmail.com> >>wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 19:53:43 -0400, krw@notreal.com wrote:So it's the same as the stock table, though the legs at the far end
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 18:18:59 -0500, Markem618 <markrm618@hotmail.com> >>>>wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 18:41:40 -0400, krw@notreal.com wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 14:57:09 -0500, Markem618 <markrm618@hotmail.com> >>>>>>wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jul 2022 12:13:54 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03 >>>>>>><teamarrows@eznet.net> wrote:
On Sunday, July 3, 2022 at 12:37:30 PM UTC-4, Markem618 wrote: >>>>>>>>> On Sun, 3 Jul 2022 07:44:18 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 11:36:19 PM UTC-4, Markem618 wrote: >>>>>>>>> >> On Sat, 2 Jul 2022 19:38:41 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03That is just my opinion of Craftsman's router tables, depending on the
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
Will concede any Craftsman router table is worth more as scrap than a
tool.
That's a bit drastic and also contradicts the very premise of your response:
"But you use what you have."
price of aluminum scrap, it may also be a true statement.
If what "you" have is a Craftman and it does the job good enough, that
is a good thing.
Key point here: *had*, not *have* ;-)
I'm 3 upgrades removed from the Craftsman and very happy with the >>>>>>>>router table that I built into my table saw. Better than any benchtop table
I've used and always set-up, ready to use. Sure would have made making >>>>>>>>those Derby parts easier.
Kind of like the first jointer I bought at Lowes, cost maybe $100 did >>>>>>>>> what I wanted but it is still a cheap bench top tool.
I understood you no longer have the Craftsman router table, the reason >>>>>>>I put you in quotes. My router tale setup is a Rockler top attached to >>>>>>>the Unisaw, like you I am happy with that setup.
Do you have the extended table on the Unisaw? If you're short of >>>>>>space, that's a good place to put the router. If not, an outfeed >>>>>>table works well. A table top of a table doesn't seem to be a good >>>>>>idea to me.
I may put a router in my Unisaw table but I'm not space limited so am >>>>>>worried about one interfering with the other (junk from one operation >>>>>>impeding the other's).
I toook off one of the cast iron wing on the right side of the saw and >>>>>replace it with the router setup. At the same time I replace round >>>>>tube fence with Vega style fence, attached the table to the saw with >>>>>rails for the fence.
So your table is free-standing but is stabilized by the rails? Is it >>>>hard to keep it flat/level with the saw top?
It is suspend with bolt through the rails for the fence
are on the same frame with casters under the frame and saw. Level?
There are no legs at all, it is part of the saw the end that butts up
to the saw is flat like the back of a cabinet. Flush with the top
surface of the saw, it extended twelve inches beyond the old wing
width. There are four lag bolts attaching it to the fifty two inch
fence rails, no need of legs.
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 22:36:32 -0500, Markem618 <mark...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 23:03:31 -0400, k...@notreal.com wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 20:36:38 -0500, Markem618 <mark...@hotmail.com> >>wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 19:53:43 -0400, k...@notreal.com wrote:So it's the same as the stock table, though the legs at the far end
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 18:18:59 -0500, Markem618 <mark...@hotmail.com> >>>>wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 18:41:40 -0400, k...@notreal.com wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 14:57:09 -0500, Markem618 <mark...@hotmail.com> >>>>>>wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jul 2022 12:13:54 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03 >>>>>>><teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
On Sunday, July 3, 2022 at 12:37:30 PM UTC-4, Markem618 wrote: >>>>>>>>> On Sun, 3 Jul 2022 07:44:18 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 11:36:19 PM UTC-4, Markem618 wrote: >>>>>>>>> >> On Sat, 2 Jul 2022 19:38:41 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03That is just my opinion of Craftsman's router tables, depending on the
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
Will concede any Craftsman router table is worth more as scrap than a
tool.
That's a bit drastic and also contradicts the very premise of your response:
"But you use what you have."
price of aluminum scrap, it may also be a true statement. >>>>>>>>>
If what "you" have is a Craftman and it does the job good enough, that
is a good thing.
Key point here: *had*, not *have* ;-)
I'm 3 upgrades removed from the Craftsman and very happy with the >>>>>>>>router table that I built into my table saw. Better than any benchtop table
I've used and always set-up, ready to use. Sure would have made making
those Derby parts easier.
Kind of like the first jointer I bought at Lowes, cost maybe $100 did
what I wanted but it is still a cheap bench top tool.
I understood you no longer have the Craftsman router table, the reason
I put you in quotes. My router tale setup is a Rockler top attached to
the Unisaw, like you I am happy with that setup.
Do you have the extended table on the Unisaw? If you're short of >>>>>>space, that's a good place to put the router. If not, an outfeed >>>>>>table works well. A table top of a table doesn't seem to be a good >>>>>>idea to me.
I may put a router in my Unisaw table but I'm not space limited so am >>>>>>worried about one interfering with the other (junk from one operation >>>>>>impeding the other's).
I toook off one of the cast iron wing on the right side of the saw and >>>>>replace it with the router setup. At the same time I replace round >>>>>tube fence with Vega style fence, attached the table to the saw with >>>>>rails for the fence.
So your table is free-standing but is stabilized by the rails? Is it >>>>hard to keep it flat/level with the saw top?
It is suspend with bolt through the rails for the fence
are on the same frame with casters under the frame and saw. Level?
There are no legs at all, it is part of the saw the end that butts upSounds like it has to sag. Cast is stiff and bolts can be torqued
to the saw is flat like the back of a cabinet. Flush with the top
surface of the saw, it extended twelve inches beyond the old wing
width. There are four lag bolts attaching it to the fifty two inch
fence rails, no need of legs.
down. Laminate, not so much.
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 22:36:32 -0500, Markem618 <markrm618@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 23:03:31 -0400, krw@notreal.com wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 20:36:38 -0500, Markem618 <markrm618@hotmail.com> >>>wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 19:53:43 -0400, krw@notreal.com wrote:So it's the same as the stock table, though the legs at the far end
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 18:18:59 -0500, Markem618 <markrm618@hotmail.com> >>>>>wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 18:41:40 -0400, krw@notreal.com wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 14:57:09 -0500, Markem618 <markrm618@hotmail.com> >>>>>>>wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jul 2022 12:13:54 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03 >>>>>>>><teamarrows@eznet.net> wrote:
On Sunday, July 3, 2022 at 12:37:30 PM UTC-4, Markem618 wrote: >>>>>>>>>> On Sun, 3 Jul 2022 07:44:18 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 11:36:19 PM UTC-4, Markem618 wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >> On Sat, 2 Jul 2022 19:38:41 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03That is just my opinion of Craftsman's router tables, depending on the
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
Will concede any Craftsman router table is worth more as scrap than a
tool.
That's a bit drastic and also contradicts the very premise of your response:
"But you use what you have."
price of aluminum scrap, it may also be a true statement.
If what "you" have is a Craftman and it does the job good enough, that
is a good thing.
Key point here: *had*, not *have* ;-)
I'm 3 upgrades removed from the Craftsman and very happy with the >>>>>>>>>router table that I built into my table saw. Better than any benchtop table
I've used and always set-up, ready to use. Sure would have made making >>>>>>>>>those Derby parts easier.
Kind of like the first jointer I bought at Lowes, cost maybe $100 did
what I wanted but it is still a cheap bench top tool.
I understood you no longer have the Craftsman router table, the reason >>>>>>>>I put you in quotes. My router tale setup is a Rockler top attached to >>>>>>>>the Unisaw, like you I am happy with that setup.
Do you have the extended table on the Unisaw? If you're short of >>>>>>>space, that's a good place to put the router. If not, an outfeed >>>>>>>table works well. A table top of a table doesn't seem to be a good >>>>>>>idea to me.
I may put a router in my Unisaw table but I'm not space limited so am >>>>>>>worried about one interfering with the other (junk from one operation >>>>>>>impeding the other's).
I toook off one of the cast iron wing on the right side of the saw and >>>>>>replace it with the router setup. At the same time I replace round >>>>>>tube fence with Vega style fence, attached the table to the saw with >>>>>>rails for the fence.
So your table is free-standing but is stabilized by the rails? Is it >>>>>hard to keep it flat/level with the saw top?
It is suspend with bolt through the rails for the fence
are on the same frame with casters under the frame and saw. Level?
There are no legs at all, it is part of the saw the end that butts up
to the saw is flat like the back of a cabinet. Flush with the top
surface of the saw, it extended twelve inches beyond the old wing
width. There are four lag bolts attaching it to the fifty two inch
fence rails, no need of legs.
Sounds like it has to sag. Cast is stiff and bolts can be torqued
down. Laminate, not so much.
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote:
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a fewIMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
mount the feather board.
Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
On 7/1/2022 4:31 PM, Leon wrote:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:There are jigs designed to run in the miter channel. The Incra box
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote:
On Fri, 01 Jul 2022 07:40:55 GMT, Puckdropper <puckd...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
k...@notreal.com wrote inAre you going to use the router table as a saw, too? Is a 90-degree
news:a6lrbhp632tt6rsh9...@4ax.com:
On Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:00:48 GMT, Puckdropper <puckd...@yahoo.com> >>>>>> wrote:
k...@notreal.com wrote in
news:83mjbhptrvmoq0v2a...@4ax.com:
On Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:06:36 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >>>>>>>> wrote:
On 6/26/2022 5:45 PM, Ed wrote:I'm trying to think of an application for a miter gauge on a router >>>>>>>> table. I suppose a sled could be considered a miter gauge. Then >>>>>>>> again, it is from Sears.
I'm looking for a miter gage for a old Sears Router Table model >>>>>>>>>> #171.254790. Anyone know where I can get one?
No.
BUT if you need to make cuts 90 degrees to the fence simply use a >>>>>>>>> square piece of plywood to push your work through. It also backs >>>>>>>>> the cut so there is little to no tear out. Being a woodworker >>>>>>>>> since the 70's I have never used a miter gauge on a router table. >>>>>>>>
Dados and Rebates, Rabbits, Rabbets?
Fence, too much blood, fence
I found a use for the miter gauge storage on my router table but >>>>>>> now I
have to go out to the shop to get the dictionary and remind
myself how
to spell that word!
I really can't imagine a reason dadoes or rabbets would need a miter >>>>>> gauge or, really, how it could even be used.
What it would be good for is locking the gauge at 0/90 then using
it to
push through a board that's larger than the table. So let's say you
want a bookcase and buy two 1x12x4s from the hardware store. Uncle Joe >>>>> left his Router Table to you and you have no other tools. You could
lock the miter gauge and use it to make your assorted groves to
hold the
other shelf boards.
miter gauge a "miter" gauge? I guess Woodpeckers thinks it is.
...or a manufacturer/retailer doesn't know anything about what they're >>>> selling. Or perhaps the customer doesn't either and will choose the
Are there numerous better ways to do this? Yes. Does that stop a tool >>>>> manufacturer from adding the feature and trying to sell it as the best >>>>> thing since someone discovered eating cures hunger?
one with more features?
Of course such a manufacturer probably will give you a miter gaugeThe issue is really how you'd use it and why people add it to their
that
wiggles and jiggles no matter what you do to it. They don't actually >>>>> expect you to *use* the tool, just *buy it*.
table. Having not really thought about it until now, I would have too
on my next table. It's not a big deal but why?
Here's a possible reason...
https://i.imgur.com/SlHZbNO.jpg
I *thought* about putting one in the router table top I added to my
table saw. Mostly
because just about all of the vendors include one. Kreg, Rockler,
JessEm, MLCS, etc.
You know how manufacturers will add a feature that 90% of woodworkers
will never use.... A blade guard on a TS comes to mind. If they
did not include the slot on a router table they would lose sales. I
have never used a TS blade guard but would not buy one with out the
guard, strictly from a resale point of view.
IMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it
wouldn't take but a few
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few
years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
mount the feather board.
joint jig is one example.
DerbyDad03 <teamarrows@eznet.net> writes:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 9:39:27 AM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote:
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a fewIMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
mount the feather board.
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
My sled rides along the fence.
That won't work for coping rail ends.
On 7/2/2022 6:42 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
On Sat, 02 Jul 2022 20:27:26 GMT, scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)Dumb question: Is a sled not a more sophisticated version of a miter
wrote:
DerbyDad03 <teamarrows@eznet.net> writes:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 9:39:27 AM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com
wrote:
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, >>>>>>> it wouldn't take but a fewIMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to >>>>>> mount the feather board.
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a
few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
My sled rides along the fence.
That won't work for coping rail ends.
Why not? That's how sleds work.
<https://www.woodpeck.com/woodpeckers-coping-sled-3029.html>
(can't copy from the Woodpecker's online catalog)
<https://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/k-premium_coping_sled.html>
"Offset clear fence guide"
<https://www.ptreeusa.com/rtr_jigs_coping_sled.html>
"hold the stock firmly up against a router table fence."
<https://www.rockler.com/rockler-rail-coping-sled>
"clamp huolding your stock firmly against the fence"
gauge?
On Sat, 02 Jul 2022 20:27:26 GMT, scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:
DerbyDad03 <teamarrows@eznet.net> writes:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 9:39:27 AM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>>IMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a few
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
mount the feather board.
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
My sled rides along the fence.
That won't work for coping rail ends.
Why not? That's how sleds work.
<https://www.woodpeck.com/woodpeckers-coping-sled-3029.html>
(can't copy from the Woodpecker's online catalog)
<https://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/k-premium_coping_sled.html>
"Offset clear fence guide"
<https://www.ptreeusa.com/rtr_jigs_coping_sled.html>
"hold the stock firmly up against a router table fence."
<https://www.rockler.com/rockler-rail-coping-sled>
"clamp holding your stock firmly against the fence"
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 4:27:32 PM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:
DerbyDad03 <teama...@eznet.net> writes:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 9:39:27 AM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:That won't work for coping rail ends.
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>>IMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a few
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
mount the feather board.
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
My sled rides along the fence.
Of course it will.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtHZefxbw0k
On Monday, July 4, 2022 at 2:14:31 PM UTC-4, Leon wrote:
On 7/2/2022 9:38 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 4:27:32 PM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:This is just another sales pitch for selling a sled.
DerbyDad03 <teama...@eznet.net> writes:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 9:39:27 AM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote: >>>>>> Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:That won't work for coping rail ends.
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>>>>IMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to >>>>>>> mount the feather board.
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a few
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
My sled rides along the fence.
Of course it will.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtHZefxbw0k
All you need is a square piece of plywood to sit behind the work piece
and push it through.
Hint, the work does not have to sit on the sled. It sits in front of
the sled/square plywood and is pushed through by the plywood.
True, you don't *need* to use the top of the sled, but I think safety (or call it comfort)
is the biggest pro of doing it that way. Secured both front & rear, held down tight, firm
2 hand feed, etc.
When I've used mine for that operation, I liked that I could just drop the next piece
between the backer blocks, clamp it down and push it through.
There's nothing wrong with doing it "free-hand" i.e. with a piece of plywood. Using the
the top of the sled just makes me feel more comfortable, which equates to me feeling
safer.
On 7/2/2022 9:38 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 4:27:32 PM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:
DerbyDad03 <teama...@eznet.net> writes:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 9:39:27 AM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:That won't work for coping rail ends.
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>>IMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to >>>>> mount the feather board.
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a few
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
My sled rides along the fence.
Of course it will.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtHZefxbw0kThis is just another sales pitch for selling a sled.
All you need is a square piece of plywood to sit behind the work piece
and push it through.
Hint, the work does not have to sit on the sled. It sits in front of
the sled/square plywood and is pushed through by the plywood.
On 7/2/2022 9:38 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 4:27:32 PM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:
DerbyDad03 <teama...@eznet.net> writes:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 9:39:27 AM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:That won't work for coping rail ends.
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>>>IMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to >>>>>> mount the feather board.
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a few
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
My sled rides along the fence.
Of course it will.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtHZefxbw0k
This is just another sales pitch for selling a sled.
All you need is a square piece of plywood to sit behind the work piece
and push it through.
Hint, the work does not have to sit on the sled. It sits in front of
the sled/square plywood and is pushed through by the plywood.
On Monday, July 4, 2022 at 2:14:31 PM UTC-4, Leon wrote:
On 7/2/2022 9:38 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 4:27:32 PM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:This is just another sales pitch for selling a sled.
DerbyDad03 <teama...@eznet.net> writes:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 9:39:27 AM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:That won't work for coping rail ends.
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote: >> >>>>IMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a few
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
mount the feather board.
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
My sled rides along the fence.
Of course it will.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtHZefxbw0k
All you need is a square piece of plywood to sit behind the work piece
and push it through.
Hint, the work does not have to sit on the sled. It sits in front of
the sled/square plywood and is pushed through by the plywood.
True, you don't *need* to use the top of the sled, but I think safety (or call it comfort)
is the biggest pro of doing it that way. Secured both front & rear, held down tight, firm
2 hand feed, etc.
When I've used mine for that operation, I liked that I could just drop the next piece
between the backer blocks, clamp it down and push it through.
There's nothing wrong with doing it "free-hand" i.e. with a piece of plywood. Using the
the top of the sled just makes me feel more comfortable, which equates to me feeling
safer.
On 7/2/2022 5:42 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
On Sat, 02 Jul 2022 20:27:26 GMT, scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:
DerbyDad03 <teamarrows@eznet.net> writes:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 9:39:27 AM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>>>IMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to >>>>>> mount the feather board.
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a few
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
My sled rides along the fence.
That won't work for coping rail ends.
Why not? That's how sleds work.
<https://www.woodpeck.com/woodpeckers-coping-sled-3029.html>
(can't copy from the Woodpecker's online catalog)
<https://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/k-premium_coping_sled.html>
"Offset clear fence guide"
<https://www.ptreeusa.com/rtr_jigs_coping_sled.html>
"hold the stock firmly up against a router table fence."
<https://www.rockler.com/rockler-rail-coping-sled>
"clamp holding your stock firmly against the fence"
Sorta, to cope then ends of the rails you don't need to have the work on
top of the sled. Put the work on the router table surface and push it >through with the sled.
On 7/2/2022 8:39 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote:
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a fewIMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
mount the feather board.
Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
Absolutely!!! But you do not need a miter slot to guide the sled,
just use the fence as the guide for a sled/square piece of plywood with
out a miter bar.
On Mon, 4 Jul 2022 13:07:47 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
On 7/2/2022 5:42 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
On Sat, 02 Jul 2022 20:27:26 GMT, scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:
DerbyDad03 <teamarrows@eznet.net> writes:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 9:39:27 AM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote: >>>>>> Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>>>>IMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to >>>>>>> mount the feather board.
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a few
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
My sled rides along the fence.
That won't work for coping rail ends.
Why not? That's how sleds work.
<https://www.woodpeck.com/woodpeckers-coping-sled-3029.html>
(can't copy from the Woodpecker's online catalog)
<https://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/k-premium_coping_sled.html>
"Offset clear fence guide"
<https://www.ptreeusa.com/rtr_jigs_coping_sled.html>
"hold the stock firmly up against a router table fence."
<https://www.rockler.com/rockler-rail-coping-sled>
"clamp holding your stock firmly against the fence"
Sorta, to cope then ends of the rails you don't need to have the work on
top of the sled. Put the work on the router table surface and push it
through with the sled.
The point is that the piece has to be held firmly against the fence so
the fence is the key, not the slot. That's harder to do if the sled
rode in the miter slot. Can't have both. You'd have a similar
situation as using both a fence and miter gauge on a saw.
On Mon, 4 Jul 2022 13:14:22 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
On 7/2/2022 9:38 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 4:27:32 PM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:
DerbyDad03 <teama...@eznet.net> writes:
On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 9:39:27 AM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote: >>>>>> Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:That won't work for coping rail ends.
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>>>>IMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to >>>>>>> mount the feather board.
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a few
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
My sled rides along the fence.
Of course it will.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtHZefxbw0k
This is just another sales pitch for selling a sled.
All you need is a square piece of plywood to sit behind the work piece
and push it through.
How do you cope at an angle? Use the table saw and miter gauge to
"unsquare" your plywood?
Hint, the work does not have to sit on the sled. It sits in front of
the sled/square plywood and is pushed through by the plywood.
On 7/5/2022 9:01 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/2/2022 8:39 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>>IMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a few
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
mount the feather board.
Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
Absolutely!!! But you do not need a miter slot to guide the sled,
just use the fence as the guide for a sled/square piece of plywood with
out a miter bar.
If I do that with my stacked cope&stick shaper cutters, it will cut into the sled when coping,
as the bottom cutter is wider than the stock.
I use this: https://www.amazon.com/DELTA-43-188-Sliding-Shaper-Jig/dp/B00004TQG7
So I do not use a shaper and I will assume that it offers a different
set of issues over a regular router table.
But with a square scrap of plywood, not a dedicated sled, to push the
work through you want the cutters to cut into the scrap to back up the
cut and reduce tear out.
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/2/2022 8:39 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote:
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a fewIMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
mount the feather board.
Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
Absolutely!!! But you do not need a miter slot to guide the sled,
just use the fence as the guide for a sled/square piece of plywood with
out a miter bar.
If I do that with my stacked cope&stick shaper cutters, it will cut into the sled when coping,
as the bottom cutter is wider than the stock.
I use this: https://www.amazon.com/DELTA-43-188-Sliding-Shaper-Jig/dp/B00004TQG7
On 7/5/2022 12:37 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
On Tue, 5 Jul 2022 12:22:40 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
On 7/5/2022 9:01 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/2/2022 8:39 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>>>>IMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to >>>>>>> mount the feather board.
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a few
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
Absolutely!!! But you do not need a miter slot to guide the sled, >>>>> just use the fence as the guide for a sled/square piece of plywood with >>>>> out a miter bar.
If I do that with my stacked cope&stick shaper cutters, it will cut into the sled when coping,
as the bottom cutter is wider than the stock.
I use this: https://www.amazon.com/DELTA-43-188-Sliding-Shaper-Jig/dp/B00004TQG7
So I do not use a shaper and I will assume that it offers a different
set of issues over a regular router table.
But with a square scrap of plywood, not a dedicated sled, to push the
work through you want the cutters to cut into the scrap to back up the
cut and reduce tear out.
You do with a sled, too. Part of the sled is sacrificial and
replaceable. It's a lot more expensive than a scrap of plywood,
though.
I like your method better than a sled except for the hold down,
actually. Not as pretty but cheaper/better. A push block and bit
guard solves these problem all way around (push, angle, tear-out,
hold-down, and fingers into sharp spinning metal). As a bonus, it gets
rid of scrap plywood laying around the shop.
I reccomend what ever makes you feel the safest. In my case my router
table fence has a guard that fits over the bit, just in case.
On Tue, 5 Jul 2022 12:22:40 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
On 7/5/2022 9:01 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/2/2022 8:39 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>>>IMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to >>>>>> mount the feather board.
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a few
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
Absolutely!!! But you do not need a miter slot to guide the sled,
just use the fence as the guide for a sled/square piece of plywood with >>>> out a miter bar.
If I do that with my stacked cope&stick shaper cutters, it will cut into the sled when coping,
as the bottom cutter is wider than the stock.
I use this: https://www.amazon.com/DELTA-43-188-Sliding-Shaper-Jig/dp/B00004TQG7
So I do not use a shaper and I will assume that it offers a different
set of issues over a regular router table.
But with a square scrap of plywood, not a dedicated sled, to push the
work through you want the cutters to cut into the scrap to back up the
cut and reduce tear out.
You do with a sled, too. Part of the sled is sacrificial and
replaceable. It's a lot more expensive than a scrap of plywood,
though.
I like your method better than a sled except for the hold down,
actually. Not as pretty but cheaper/better. A push block and bit
guard solves these problem all way around (push, angle, tear-out,
hold-down, and fingers into sharp spinning metal). As a bonus, it gets
rid of scrap plywood laying around the shop.
On 7/5/2022 9:01 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/2/2022 8:39 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 7/1/2022 2:18 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:40:10 AM UTC-4, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>>IMHO the only use for the router table slot is to provide a spot to
I decide to wait, telling myself that if I ever really needed it, it wouldn't take but a few
minutes to rout the slot and drop some T-track in. It's been a few years and I haven't
needed it yet, but the option is still there.
mount the feather board.
Have you never use a sled on the router table (or shaper)? I use
one on the shaper when coping rail ends, amongst other things.
Absolutely!!! But you do not need a miter slot to guide the sled,
just use the fence as the guide for a sled/square piece of plywood with
out a miter bar.
If I do that with my stacked cope&stick shaper cutters, it will cut into the sled when coping,
as the bottom cutter is wider than the stock.
I use this: https://www.amazon.com/DELTA-43-188-Sliding-Shaper-Jig/dp/B00004TQG7
So I do not use a shaper and I will assume that it offers a different
set of issues over a regular router table.
But with a square scrap of plywood, not a dedicated sled, to push the
work through you want the cutters to cut into the scrap to back up the
cut and reduce tear out.
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