garycurtis

Several months ago I had the same question. I was installing a router in my tablesaw extension and considered putting in miter slot. I decided against it. For the safety reasons Harry suggests in his post here. And because I was afraid the slot would weaken the table top.

Instead I bought a Coping Sled. I know that if you look at the Lee Valley (Veritas) router top, their fence has a sliding sub-fence that accomplishes the same thing --- or nearly so. So does WoodHaven on their fences.

Having only run through a half dozen coping (end) cuts on my router, I can say that it is a somewhat violent and possibly hazardous procedure. Almost like using a shaper. I would opt for something that clamps the wood down securely, preferably with a guard separating you from the bit.

Gary Curtis

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