My New Router Table #1: First Go at Sketchup, what a cool program!

First time i’ve seen that set up. Pretty cool. It sure doesnt seem like enough table surface going that direction in the drawing. Most of the material I run on my router table is atleast 8ft in length. Are you thinking of running an extra dado track so you can run a traditional fence horizontally for long stock or will this setup be suffient? The one pictured in the Incra Blog looks perfect.. I would follow suit for sure..Sure is a sweet fence

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Great work please keep us up to date.

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Nice work in the Sketchup. I am really jealous of your skill. I think you will have a nice router table when finished.

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Good Job

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sketchup really is a nice tool. can’t beat the price either. 15 years ago, software of that caliper would have been 20 grand.

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Nice job for a new user! That looks like a good design. Whos the dude standing there? lol I always delete that guy before I start a new drawing ;@)

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Blake good job. You started yet?

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Blake, I’m impressed with your work on SketchUp. I’ve been trying to figure it out for a few weeks and am not much closer than when I started.

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Well done, Blake, this is one skill I’m lagging behind on – not the only one, though. LOL

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Now that I am looking at the design and where you placed the t-track….Question: are you planning on standing on the end of the table when working? You might get greater stability on your work pieces by using the long side of the table.

Although now that I think of it , the table is large enough for most pieces since you will be holding the work piece on the way out of the bit.

Just rambling.

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Gizmodyne,

I really don’t mean to sound preachy about Incra, but it really has been the most significant addition to my shop and woodworking experience in general. Incra has re-invented the router table. It seems that you are not familiar with their products, and you might want to check out there site... especially the video demos of their products (mostly the router table fences and positioners).

Check out my blog on Incra as well. The Incra system is very pricey and for years I stuck my nose up at it until I discovered what the fuss was really all about.

To answer your question, with an Incra style router table you generally stand in front of it (on the long side, where the drawers and cabinets are) and use it more like you would use a table saw. The fence goes from front to back instead of side to side and so does the miter track.

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Blake,

Thanks. I checked it out. Very interesting. Makes sense now. You are providing support for the fixture.

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