Hi delirous26
You will always get straight cuts if the fence you have is true, because you have only one point in the table top that has the bit coming out of it,, the fence can be anywhere on the table top, think of it this way, it's like a bearing on top of a router bit no more no less...but the bearing can be moved back or forward unlike one that's screw down on top of the router bit..it's just a guide...
Do this for a quick test, chuck up 3/8" router bit put a 1" wide block next to the fence and right up to the router bit,,,now clamp the fence in place, now move the bit down so you can make a slot 1/4" deep,,, once you have done that un clamp the fence and move the fence, lets say to the right , and do the same thing, once you have it set clamp the fence down and flip the board over and push it over the bit with a push block,,, the slots should just alike ....
on both sides...
Bj
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Originally Posted by delirous26 Newbie with questions
i recently made my first router table but the problem im having is trying to figure out the fence part i took some 3/4 birch plywood and cut two pieces at 3" in height and screwed them together like a l-shape know im trying to figure out the best way to use this and get straight cuts.  please help. |