introduction and router question

[eric may]

Hi this is the first time posting. I am very new to woodworking and I only classify myself as a novice. I have learned so much since I have found this forum. I have a 3612 and I would like to build a router table to the right side and extend my fence with a face and dust collector built in so I can have one table and fence for both. My shop is a low overhead 1 car garage and I am trying to be as creative as possible to maximize my space. Has anyone done this? If so do you have some pictures that I could see so I can gather ideas for this project?

[ralphthetoolman]

Hello Eric,

Welcome to the forum.
I think the link below will help you. It's what i put on my 3612.Works just fine. Hope it helps.

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=TOOL&pid=00925351000

Ralph

[Steve L.]

Eric,
Take a look at the router table I made. Router table photo (click here). (http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/conv1995gt/vwp?.dir=/woodworking&.dnm=Router+table+overview.jpg&.src=ph&.view=t&.hires=t) Let me know if you are interested in any more info.

Steve

[eric may]

steve it looks like that link doesnt provide a pic???? I would love to see the pic though

[eric may]

steve it looks like that link doesnt provide a pic???? I would love to see the pic though

[eric may]

steve it looks like that link doesnt provide a pic???? I would love to see the pic though

[Dave Arbuckle]

I present this one in the spirit of showing what can be done if you're completely insane and don't have the first clue when to quit:

http://users2.ev1.net/~arbuckle/ripping/3090001.jpg
http://users2.ev1.net/~arbuckle/ripping/DWAshop06.jpg

Dave smile.gif

[yogibear]

Dave,
It appears that there are two fences: the TS rip fence and one perpindicular to that. My plan is to build a similar setup with an auxiliary, split fence mounted to the TS fence, but I'm not clear what the purpose of the other fence is?

[eric may]

Wow Dave I was looking for much simplier ideas. Yours, while it is impressive, I don't have the kind of money or time for a setup like yours, but I do appreciate your imagination. I already have a cheap ryobi router table that I think I will use but I am trying to mount this to my table. Has anyone done this?

[BigDaddy]

Just posted this on the other router table thread too .. Here's my 3650 setup .. still need to make the miter slots and auxilery fence .. was simple, and about $10 in materials + the $50 rosseau plate

http://home.comcast.net/~sgraflund/9.jpg

[Dave Arbuckle]

Yogibear, it's an Incra fence. That piece at right angles to the fence is the positioning mechanism.

Eric, didn't mean to taunt, hopefully there's something everywhere to pick up a little info from.

Dave

[eric may]

bigdaddy that is exactly what I am looking to do. How did you attach to the wing? Do have more of a support to the right to help support the router? The outfeed table is something I am wanting to upgrade along with adding some storage that attaches to the table.

If you could give me some detailed shots of this setup would be great if you have time.

[eric may]

bigdaddy that is exactly what I am looking to do. How did you attach to the wing? Do have more of a support to the right to help support the router? The outfeed table is something I am wanting to upgrade along with adding some storage that attaches to the table.

If you could give me some detailed shots of this setup would be great if you have time.

[Steve L.]

Sorry Eric,
I am still struggling with some of these advanced forum functions. I will send you some photos via email.
I would like a lesson from Dave A. on how to include photos in my posts.
Steve

[John S.]

Ok guys, I want to get in on the fun too, but don't know how to post a pic to this forum. I don't have a website or host, but would like to share a pic of my "slightly" modified 2424. Help!

[BigDaddy]

eric,

The wing setup is pretty simple ... all I did was get melanmine, and some poplar ... cut the melanmine to 27" x 20", make sure it's the exact same length as the existing table top, so the fence won't be off ... then, I built a box underneath it, or a frame, with additional support pieces so the melanmine won't buckle... I didn't add a leg underneath, I didn't think it needed it for support, seemed to work just fine without it ...

The fence rails have some T-slots where the fence originaly mounts to the saw ... just drill some holes in the frame of the router table top and bolt in place .. the PITA is making sure everything is square and level. I added a couple of small C clamps underneath to bolt the side frame to the extention wing of the saw for more support .. You can do this with C clamps, or drill some new holes in the cast iron.

The fold down extention table also was kind of a PITA .. The big thing was getting clearance over the motor for the fold down to work properly .. I bolted a frame to the legs of the saw:

http://home.comcast.net/~sgraflund/12.jpg

Lots of bolts to make it sturdy .. that's main thin for the frame, make it sturdy, otherwise with the wight of the table when folded down, it will buckle and not be aligned.

Blue masking tape underneath outfeed table was for the support frame pieces, had to shim them to get level with the table top, just used masking tape.

http://home.comcast.net/~sgraflund/11.jpg


P.S. For all those who don't know how to post images:

If you have your image on a web server, get the full http path of the image and put it in your post like this:

img src="http://www.whatever.com/image.jpg">

add a "<" to the beginning of that line, if I added it as a demo, it would've tried to show it as an image.

[Dave Arbuckle]

Potentially even easier way to post picture. Get it's name and location (starts with http://, ends usually with .jpg). Under where you type your response, there's a section called Instant UBB Code. Click on the one that says IMAGE, put the picture location in the little box that pops up, and you're good to go. The picture has to be accessible to the internet, no getting around that.

To make links like I did earlier in this thread, just put the address there. Making it a link is an automagic function.

Dave

[Steve L.]

Thanks Dave.