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02-03-2011 11:00 PM |
Topic tags/keywords: question tablesaw router I have a shop that ~390 square feet. Eric -- Eric "That's all very well and human, but when will you stop having to apologize and start doing your very best you can? When will you begin?" |
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#1 posted 02-03-2011 11:05 PM |
Do you have a left-tilting Unisaw, Eric? I use a left-wing Benchdog extension on my right-tilting Unisaw. Absolutely love it! -- jay, www.allaboutastro.com |
#2 posted 02-03-2011 11:35 PM |
Make your own they are the best, you built it the way you want it. |
#3 posted 02-03-2011 11:36 PM |
Really comes down to space. The advantages of a standalone table are: - You can have a lot of dedicated router storage nearby for accessories. I find this particularly useful if your fence system (e.g. Incra) has a lot of parts. - You can control some of the noise of the router by enclosing it in the cabinet - You can build dust collection into the cabinet and either have a standalone collector (small shopvac in cabinet) or hook up to your main DC system. - You can stand at any location around the bit. The disadvantages of a standalone table are: - Space. The advantages of an extension table router table are: - Saves space. - Probably gives you more workpiece support depending on where you’re putting it. For example, your outfeed surface for your TS may also give you a large outfeed surface for your router. You also have a lot more surface in front of the fence. The disadvantages are: - Having to use the same fence for router and TS – maybe you don’t want to change your TS fence position until after you rout something. - Noise and dust control is a little more difficult – may need to buy or build some sort of box around router - Depending where you’re positioning the router table on the saw, your standing options and feed directions may be less than convenient: -- Optimists are usually disappointed. Pessimists are either right or pleasantly surprised. I tend to be a disappointed pessimist. |
#4 posted 02-04-2011 12:26 AM |
You don’t HAVE to use the TS fence for the extension wing. While I have an Incra TS-LS, and would normally like to use it for both, I don’t have to…I could easily just mount my Benchdog router fence for a quick groove or rabbet. Then again, it’s not that critical with the Incra since I can repeatably get the fence right back where it started. Love that thing! But really, it depends on the features. Buy something like a Benchdog and it will allow use of a separate router fence. Build something, and you could still utilize a dedicated router fence for such occasions. -- jay, www.allaboutastro.com |
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