Router Table Tips
![]() | ADJUSTABLE FENCE STOPS With many router table applications the shape or size of the cutter precludes making light cuts by raising it in Read the full article... |
![]() | VERTICAL PUSH BLOCK With router table work you often need to pass the workpiece vertically past the cutter. A tall table fence helps, Read the full article... |
![]() | RIGHT-ANGLE PUSH BLOCK WITH BREAKOUT PROTECTION I do not use a mitre fence on my router table for the reasons given in the ‘Mitre Fence’ entry Read the full article... |
![]() | HANDLES FOR WORK AIDS Many routing work aids are easier to use if they have a substantial handle with which to guide them. Read the full article... |
![]() | TABLE FENCE If your table fence has separate infeed and outfeed fences, you can shim the outfeed fence to bring it forward Read the full article... |
![]() | PRESSURE GUARDS You can make your own horizontal pressure guards by cutting the end of a softwood board at about 45 degrees Read the full article... |
![]() | BISCUIT JOINTING If you have a 4mm slotter you don’t need a bearing on it to set depth of cut for biscuiting. Read the full article... |
![]() | SETTING PIECES When setting up a complex cutter for the first time, e.g. a profile/scriber or a lock mitre cutter, the job Read the full article... |
![]() | MITRE FENCE If your router table is fitted with a mitre fence and you want to use the table fence to control Read the full article... |
![]() | ADJUSTING THE FENCE Very fine adjustments to the router table fence can be made by pivoting it at one end on one of Read the full article... |