New Overarm Pin Router

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Re: New Overarm Pin Router

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Watch "Sawdust Sessions" #4 In 30 minutes you will have your answer and also plans for an OPR sliding table.

Sawdust Sessions can be found by hovering your cursor over "Woodworking Resources" on the wide red banner at the top of this forum - it is the first item on the drop down list/
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Re: New Overarm Pin Router

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Thank you. I just looked at the video and found the plans for the table. I wonder if you can angle the whole table as well by adjusting the whole table. This is an interesting set up.
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Yes, you can angle the table, but in horizontal mode it isn't usually necessary.

If you make a fence, you can angle that also.

Here are pics of my sliding table and one showing my sliding table fence. In the latter pic, note the hole that goes through the 3/4" edge. With that I can make a taller vertical fence. Of course you need longer bolts for this use.
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Re: New Overarm Pin Router

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Interesting... Did you use laminate for the table body?
I like the concept. Wonder why SS does not list this in their write-up on the site?
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delong94 wrote:Interesting... Did you use laminate for the table body?
I like the concept. Wonder why SS does not list this in their write-up on the site?
Laminate? Yes.

Why not in the write-up? Because A) It would take a couple pages B)It requires personal manufacturing-- Something SS can not be responsible for.

SS offers plans for some toys, but does not include these things in the write-up on the machine.
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Re: New Overarm Pin Router

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I'm one of the guys who greatly respected Nick's jigs, but I decided to avoid cutting into the Table provided with the Mk5 OPR package. I just made a couple of primary sleds with 'grip rails' fitting around the slick table edges -- one sled slides laterally, and one sled slides in and out toward the way-tubes. These and other simple jigs make for a very versatile setup.

Chris
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