Finally Made a Proper Router Extension for the Table Saw

Well done!

Looks good. I bet you will get a lot of use out of it.

Thank you, and yes, except I'm already making improvements to it. :-)

When you get it perfected (although it looks pretty damned perfect) I'll take one also ... ;)

I'll price it just high enough to convince you to build your own... wait a sec.... you have Festools.... hmmmmm..... :-)

Ever since I got those magnetic featherboards, it frustrates the crap out of me to have to use regular ones on t-tracks. Did I mention I also hate those dust traps called t-tracks?

I reeeealy want to mount some sheet metal to the top of this. Perhaps I will find suitable scrap somewhere.

What frustrates me with magnetic feather boards, at least on the table saw, is 90% of the time I go to use one the magnets line up with the damned miter slot. :(

I know exactly what you mean. I don't if it's been done, but I would think those Magswitch guys should make one that is reversible with the magnets offset by about 1.5 inches.

One thing I've considered is a steel insert for the miter slot. Slides in, one set screw, leave it in most of the time.

Nice job, Mike. I use a magnetic featherboard, too, and hit the miter slot with the magnets often as well. However, I find that it holds well even when the magnets are directly over the slot.

Larry

You can purchase miters bars that fit the miter slot ay Rockler. I bought one to increase the length of the bar on my 45 degree miter gauge so all I had to do was flip it to cut the opposite angle for a 90 degree corner. It seems it was around $10.

I suspect they are available an any good wood working store.

Aren't those aluminum?

It has been several years since I changed to the longer bar on my 90 Degree miter gauge, so had forgotten.

I went out this morning and checked it with a magnet. It is iron as the magnet sticks.

It's probably steel, but I get your point. :-) In any case, you'll be glad you got steel, because those aluminum ones can wear against the iron/steel table slot over time.

Very cool Mike.

Tell him that it is green, black, and grey and I bet hell will place an order. ;~)

Nice