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T-Slot Miter Channel Source
Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 11:04 pm
by db5
I'm building a router table for the 510. I have a miter gauge from a Mk. VII that I can use but am looking for a t-slot channel to use instead. SS price is a bit to high. Woodcraft (that once handled SS stuff) doesn't have anything. Is there another source?
Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 11:21 pm
by JPG
db5 wrote:I'm building a router table for the 510. I have a miter gauge from a Mk. VII that I can use but am looking for a t-slot channel to use instead. SS price is a bit to high. Woodcraft (that once handled SS stuff) doesn't have anything. Is there another source?
How about using a key hole router bit and making the slot in the table top.
Thusly.
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 11:22 pm
by JPG
db5 wrote:I'm building a router table for the 510. I have a miter gauge from a Mk. VII that I can use but am looking for a t-slot channel to use instead. SS price is a bit to high. Woodcraft (that once handled SS stuff) doesn't have anything. Is there another source?
How about using a key hole router bit and making the slot in the top.
Thusly.
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 11:37 pm
by JPG
db5 wrote:I'm building a router table for the 510. I have a miter gauge from a Mk. VII that I can use but am looking for a t-slot channel to use instead. SS price is a bit to high. Woodcraft (that once handled SS stuff) doesn't have anything. Is there another source?
How about using a key hole router bit and making the slot in the table top.
Thusly.
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2014 7:34 am
by dusty
The toolsare out there if you really want to do it this way.
For me, I'll purchase the t-nuts and aluminum rails from Shopsmith. This may be a bit more expensive but it will, IMHO, also be a bit more reliable.
Posted: Wed May 07, 2014 8:24 am
by claimdude
+1 what Dusty said
Jack
Posted: Wed May 07, 2014 1:29 pm
by benush26
I think this is the same as what Dusty is saying regarding parts. A friend bought two of the miter channels that go in the bandsaw table (one wasn't long enough for the table he built). I think he said it was about $40, so I just checked. The channels are #516165 @ $16.21 each so with shipping, that would be close.
Hope that helps.
Be well,
Ben
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 6:53 pm
by kenbu
Db5,
Here is an alternative source for miter channel:
http://durotools.com/Miter-Gauge-T-trac ... 45501.aspx. You can probably find more via Google.
Ken
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 7:58 pm
by JPG
Incorrect width.
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 8:47 pm
by reible
The only thing I use a channel for is to hold feather boards and in fact that is not all that often.
A sled against the fence is a much better solution as far as I'm concerned. I have not used a miter gauge for routing in 25 years......
If it were me I'd just skip the miter slot. Another option for you.
Ed
BTW I'm wearing my router hat so this is good information.
Ed