Router Table Saw Extension Wing Insert and Fence Shop Build

Follow along as I build a new fence and install a router insert in my Sawstop table saw extension wing. This is the first video in a series I'll be doing on upgrades to my new table saw.
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[@biggusbestus551]

One of the best home cooked fences I have seen ...

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Thank you

[@ClintonCaraway]

I'm going to have to say that after a attempts at creating my 1st KZbin tutorial in which I built a cyclone dust collector out of a harbor freight 2hp collector and a Oneida Super Dust Deputy..... I HAVE 100X the respect for KZbiners. I got maybe 15-20% done before realizing you are compounding the task several times and that is before any of the editing. Keep up the awesome job my friend!! You are for me at least a true inspiration!!

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Thanks Clinton! Let me know if you need any help.

[@danjacobsen7645]

The mag switch suggestion at the end. Thank you! I just built a similar router fence and was trying to come up with a solution to secure the fence to the table saw fence. Excellent build and excellent video presentation. Thank you for sharing!

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Thank you so much. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@giannisozo7928]

The fence is a great idea

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

It’s still one of my favorite upgrades

[@Sawdust45205]

Excellent video and the best router fence I've seen utilizing the saw fence guide.

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Thank you

[@Pyper70]

Have a 1980s Craftsman Table Saw I just made a solid bench for with a router wing for my Makita and new JessEm lift. Your router fence design is top notch and I'm going to make it for mine today. Cheers

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

That’s awesome. What Makita are you using?

[@bskelly]

Very cool design. I’m definitely stealing it!

[@dougmcpeek1075]

I built a similar insert for my Sawstop a few years ago. I Phenolic to replace the entire extension table. I also imbedded a slot track perpetual to the miter slot you installed. I then manufacture pivot that can be slid in the second slot. When a piece of wood is up placed on the pivot it can be spun to create a perfect circle. All of my slots will support all of the Jessem components. This makes my saw work fully as a router and a great saw.

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

That sounds pretty interesting.

[@dougmcpeek1075]

I would send you some photos and maybe a video if I knew how to attach them. I am a strong believe in not building something that you can buy, unless the building of it is the enjoyment. I will also build something if I believe I can make a better mouse trap. To that end my top looks like a commercial product and was designed and built to accommodate all of the Jessem Router table attachments. None of which I have yet purchased. It was done on a friends C n C so it is absolutely reproduce-able. If you want some photos let me know how I might get them to you and I will send them.

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Yea I’d love to see them. Email me at [e-mail] Thanks

[@davidpatton7912]

Great video, Chris. I just received a Jessem router lift last week, to install in my table saw extension wing. I wanted a drop-on fence for my Biesemeyer, and your version was exactly what I needed. Finished it up today, and it works great. Thanks for the clear, step by step instructions, made cloning this fence a very enjoyable project! (the music was awesome, particularly the last piece. Reminded me of a Clint Eastwood spaghetti western)

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Glad to hear it helped. Thanks!

[@ToddMitchell62]

Loved that music too ♥️

[@lucymcturner1858]

Unnecessary Walnut! You go man!

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Haha that’s right

[@dconkey1]

The one thing I would add is some tee track on the fence faces so you can use feather boards.

[@tender3066]

Wow man. I’ve watched a lot of carpentry videos here, but your work has a style and flare that I really appreciate. I especially like the film editing you dial in. Looks like I may be making a router fence, and maybe redoing the less than ideal attempts I’ve already done on my wing insert. Keep it up!

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Thank you so much. I really appreciate it.

[@BruceAUlrich]

#unnecessarywalnut I like it, Chris! Are you still using this setup? Still like it? I'm considering doing it in my SawStop wing and I like your setup. I like how you did it far enough out that you didn't have to cut into the rail like I've seen some others do.

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Yes I still use it all the time

[@roystonwilliams7260]

Great video, great music and a brilliant design. Thank you for sharing

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Thanks for watching!

[@aux1z11]

I'm going to do this to my Grizzly Go6o5x1 thanks for the vid and links.

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Awesome, thank you

[@MrTeamfitz]

Nice video Chris just wish you were able to go step by step for us newbies. I know that takes a lot of time but just in case you ever make a new one lol. Love your videos buddy!!!!!!!!!

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Thanks. I might have to revisit this project one day and do a more in depth build with a voice over.

[@onelegoutdoors-477]

Good video Chris!!! I can’t wait till I have a bigger shop so I can get a sawstop.

[@brendaboyce9967]

Great video Chris. Love the jigs you make.

[@jacobmendez]

What I love most about this is that you made a router table with the t-glide fence. I absolute hate traditional router table fences. Many could argue their use, but I don’t see myself ever needing you use a router where I won’t want a perfectly straight cut, so the t-glide makes the most sense. Good job with this concept. Although now I’ll have to buy a sawstop… my bank account will hate me.

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

I’ve never found the need to be able to angle it either 🤷‍♂️

[@dustinflint8557]

Great content, very informative. The magswitch idea would be perfect. I'm going to try and build this as well, but I want to incorporate a T track on the front of the fence to accommodate the jessum stock guides

[@caseyballentine3205]

Awesome video Chris! I don't have a sawstop or a router table, but would love to build a router table one day.

[@Todd-W]

excellent video as usual. the mag switches work incredibly well just use 95lb or higher. the lower weight holding versions won't work for this! This is how I affix my jessem guides to my tablesaw fence!

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Thanks for the info. I still haven’t done anything to attach it more permanently. I gotta stop dragging my feet and just make a decision.

[@themonkeydrunken]

Excellent build. Suffered through the trash music to watch you work lol.

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Thanks. I’ll let the bands know.

[@MrDjscotteb]

Great design Chris!

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Thanks!

[@apowell389]

Well done Cuz!

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Thanks!

[@chuckspencer3624]

Great video. I've got some scrap walnut plywood left over from a kitchen remodel 4 years ago. Probably have just enough to build this for my table saw. By the way I enjoyed the music choice. You obviously need a higher class of viewers.😂

[@PermacultureLongboarder]

I was trying to figure out how to add a fence without adding a fence or marring up the table saw fence. Awesome idea an dlove the pvc. I think it would have looked epic if you painted in black and nice call on the mag switches. Would be cool if there was a t track on the fence in the middle. Wonder if you could build two small clamps into the wood fence to attach to the back plate. I don't have 400 for a sawstop or bench dog right now so I am considering using an old aluminum saw and doing this. That said, that table looks epic.

[@keystonekreative2174]

Wow!!!

[@davyhay1]

Man, your tool collection is worth more than my house, and I live in a pretty nice house.

[@mikesebphoto]

Chris, I liked the video. Obviously, it’s your channel and you can do whatever you want, and I don’t presume to tell you otherwise. But if I had a vote, I would give a thumbs down to the music. Watching you work and listening to what you have to say, is good enough for me.

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Thanks

[@sk8brder]

This is a great video and awesome fence you built! Now that it's been a little over a year, how is the stability - any sagging? I have been considering this but figured I would need to add a 3/4 sheet to provide some strength.

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Thanks. It’s holding up great. I’ve been using it a lot lately.

[@Richard-dh8ny]

Did you build a box around the router? All the other videos I've seen for table saw routing stations include the box for better overall dust collection. If you found it unnecessary I'd be impressed.

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

No I didn’t

[@puppetofpeace]

Hi, thanks for this. Isn’t the clamp just clamping to itself or is there enough flex in the construction for it to grip the fence.

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Yea it’s just enough to squeeze the sides together.

[@cullenbohannon7099]

Great build, I'm goijg to buuold a very similar fence for when i attach my roter top. What did you use to attach your hose to the pvc pipe?

[@fredcoombs288]

Just curious as to why you inserted the aluminium track so far away from where the router is? I can't really seeing it much good there.

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

If I put it any closer, I would have had to notch the angle iron on my saw, and I didn’t want to do that. It works fine where it is.

[@dougbrewer7213]

Chris - great design - I am going to use your design with a Jessem router lift (router lifts are great). You use a clamp to hold it to the saw stop fence - what is the brand? Thanks

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Thank you. I’d really like to go to a dedicated lift eventually. I usually use my Pony clamps. I’d like to come up with something better. Just haven’t had the time to mess around with it. I still like the idea of the magnetic clamps on the top.

[@johnindallas5778]

I enjoyed the video, but I do have a basic concept question. When you built the two sliding "sides", it appears that the purpose is to adjust the gap BETWEEN those two sliding sides based on the size bit you are currently using. Can those same sliding sides be adjusted forward/backward? Example: if you used this router to trim "x" off the edge of a board, the side "receiving" the freshly-trimmed board should be adjusted FORWARD the same "x" distance to compensate for the amount trimmed - to keep the board perfectly flush with the fence. I have watched many table saw/router videos looking for this specific feature to be implemented- but haven't spotted one that mentions this scenario. I can do this easily on my router table, as the two sides are mounted independently. Any thoughts on how to add this feature on a table saw/router fence? I want to ditch my router table and use table saw exclusively. I know that someone is going to respond: just perform the trim on your table saw instead of the router - but its difficult to remove 1/16" inch from the edge of a board using a table saw; piece of cake using a trim bit on a router table. Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Yea you could just use shims on one if you set it up the same way as I did. It would be interesting to see a quicker adjustment method. Maybe something that had screws to adjust from the back and push the fence out.

[@JeremyElliott]

Rockler makes a set of shims for this very purpose, but making a set DIY would be very easy.

[@janktron]

Probably a dumb question but im completely new to woodworking....what is that black glue you are using? Is it just a black tinted ca glue?

[@michaelgibbons9470]

I’m struggling to decide whether or not to install the aluminum track in the same location you did or notch the rails. The current feather boards I have wouldn’t work so far away but could easily make some custom ones

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

I ended up adding another one closer to the router

[@xstreamdownhill]

The vacuum works well. What shop vac do you use?

[@stephenrees438]

Did you upgrade to mag switches?

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Not yet. I’ve just been clamping it on.

[@dodgeram2500ism]

awesome video man gotta ask one question whats the drilling jig u used on the walnut ??

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

It’s a Milescraft drill guide. I got it at Lowe’s. It does round stuff too.

[@dodgeram2500ism]

@@ChrisPowellFSD oh ok ty sir

[@ritoluis4903]

How far back from end of wing did you place center of router?

[@JakeApperson]

Got links to the plate and track? Looks awesome on there.

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Ahh that’s what I forgot to put in the description! Let me look them up for you.

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Kreg KMS7448 48-Inch Combo Trak www.amazon.com/dp/B001DCE79Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_BAkaFb47KJZBQ

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Woodpeckers Precision Woodworking Tools AITRITON Router Mounting Plate www.amazon.com/dp/B009US4ONW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_BzkaFbC25PHA2

[@CainMarcoMusic]

What size angle did u use for mounting?

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

It’s just bolted to the factory frame on my saw, but something like 1” would work well.

[@kazthehack]

how far is the t track from the base plate /router bit?

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

I’ll measure it in the morning for you.

[@railroad9000]

Great video. Could have done without the music. Listening to shop noise is preferrable.

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Thanks. I usually do voice overs now, but was a little rushed for this one.

[@henrypaderon6241]

Use a magswitch

[@ginoasci2876]

the hole in the fence sucks, but what about the dust underneath?

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

You can also hook up a hose to the dust port on the router. You can use a y fitting on your vacuum hose.

[@AranOtang]

Great vid, Chris. Could you tell me what the music tracks you've used in this are please?

[@daver4576]

I made it to about 8 and 1/2 minutes then the music was to distracting. Not sure why loud and certain music selection is so popular with the content makers. Glad it works for them but I'll move on every time.

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

It’s not that it’s popular with content makers. It’s popular with viewers.

[@daver4576]

@@ChrisPowellFSD perhaps but certainly NOT all viewers.

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

@@daver4576 I stopped trying to please everyone a long time ago. If it’s not for you, it’s not for you. Someone else will enjoy it and appreciate the time I spent making something that they receive for free.

[@ricardocasillas9604]

What brand is your apron?

[@markkoons7488]

Yeah, Mag Switches.

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

I still have to do that

[@douglassprague9727]

What is the T track for

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

A miter guide or accessories like a featherboard

[@DIALFMUBEDAJAEN]

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[@darren7650]

Lose the music, i couldn’t get past the first 60 secs.

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

The music gets good at exactly the 61 second mark.

[@secobaairways4585]

Decent video but unbearable "music", distracting and annoying.

[@cds957]

Music is distracting!!

[@SmokinGun55]

Great video but it is ruined by the music that you chose.👎

[@luciusgorgo14]

Lazy video. Didn't explain anything.

[@ChrisPowellFSD]

Do you need everything explained for you. It’s shown in the video. You just have to watch it and pay attention 😂