How To Make A Router Table Fence
The bottom layer is 34 plywood ripped to a width of 3.
How to make a router table fence. If its not youll end up with joints that dont fit properly. Assembling the Base and Back. Drill for the rods with fence supports face down on the drill press table.
For the vast majority of routing jobs this will make it very easy to adjust depth of cut. Sand the faces flat before you drill for the adjustment rods. Since the fence will overhang each side by 2 the width of these layers will also be 2.
The most important thing to keep in mind when building a router table fence is that it absolutely must be square to the tabletop. The frame and bit holder are made. The cutouts come together to form an opening for the router bit.
You will need 2 pieces 1 of which will be a flat piece that will lay along the top of the router table and another at right angles to the first piece. Four clamp blocks are cut from red oak. Since the spacers are longer than the auxiliary fence mark your pieces based on a centerline.
With the fence in position I made a mark in line with the tracks so I could drill the holes. At 32 long my fence will fit any standard-sized router table. I made the holes slightly larger than the bolts Im using so it could have a little wiggle room.
Piece of MDFThen rip the fence bottom and front from this piece. They make the fence easy to position for accurate cuts. These clamps are simple to make and grip tightly and quickly.