How To Adjust A Router Table Fence
With the Router Table Jointing Shims available for Rockler Router Tables and sized to fit the rockler router table fence bolt pattern it takes only a few minutes to set up for edge-jointing.
How to adjust a router table fence. You can see in the pictures just how easy it is to fit wide bit and very skinny bits. Since the spacers are longer than the auxiliary fence mark your pieces based on a centerline. Therefore each turn of my rod will move the fence 003 at the router bit 005 x 06 003.
The primary task where the micro adjust can help is dados rabbits in dovetail and box joints. I have the Kreg Stand Fence Track Micro adjust Stop blocks Casters wheel and the Kreg Router Lift that come with Plastic rings and its no Solid plastic. To position a router-table fence flush with a bits bearing or a particular point on a bits profile get it close by eyeballing it and then tighten down one end of the fence.
This fence was designed to clamp onto an existing fence but it could be modified to work on any number of router table setups. So for every 1 the rod moves the fence will move 06 at the router bit 1 16 06. The ability to get the front panels as close as you can to the bits is the key to good dust collection.
Shim out the left half of the fence with a piece of plastic laminate or thin cardboard. Lay a straight board across the shimmed-out fence and against the router bit. Then mark the face and offer it up with the mark dead centre.
Measure the center-to-center dimension between the two bolts on the main fence and transfer that to the auxiliary fence and the spacers. Then all thats left is to turn on your router and youre ready to go. Trend GAUGE1 Router Depth gauge - MetricImperial Powertool World.
Holding a steel rule against both fence faces pivot the loose end until the rule hits the mark you want. Most factory-built router table fences come with a split design which means that the faces on either side of the bit are independently adjustable. Spin the bit by hand to make sure it barely touches at its deepest cut.