Router table with swing arm measuring scale, block and method

A router table comprising

• a platen forming a horizontally disposed upper surface thereon,
• opening means formed through said platen for receiving a router bit therethrough projecting vertically above said upper surface,
• fence means, comprising an elongated fence, mounted on the upper surface of said platen for guiding movements of a workpiece therealong and on said upper surface for engagement with said router bit, and
• pivot means for removably mounting said fence means of said platen for pivotally mounting said fence means for swinging movement about a vertical pivot axis on the upper surface of said platen to selectively vary and adjust the distance between said opening means and said fence means,
• slot means, arcuately aligned with said opening means to define an open window through said fence between opposite sides thereof, for permitting swinging movement of said fence over said upper surface and across said opening means without interfering with said router bit, and
• a replaceable insert removably mounted on said fence and defining said slot means therein.

A router table comprising

• a platen forming a horizontally disposed upper surface thereon,
• opening means formed through said platen for receiving a router bit therethrough projecting vertically above said upper surface,
• fence means mounted on the upper surface of said platen for guiding movements of a workpiece therealong and on said upper surface for engagement with said router bit,
• pivot means for pivotally mounting said fence means for swinging movement about a vertical pivot axis on the upper surface of said platen to selectively vary and adjust the distance between said opening means and said fence means, and
• primary scale means movably mounted on said platen for visually indicating and closely approximating the distance between said router bit and said fence means when said fence means is pivoted about said pivot axis to various positions on said platen, said opening means being positioned between said pivot means and said primary scale means.

A router table comprising

• a platen forming a horizontally disposed upper surface thereon,
• opening means formed through said platen for receiving a router bit therethrough projecting vertically above said upper surface,
• fence means mounted on the upper surface of said platen for guiding movements of a workpiece therealong and on said upper surface for engagement with said router bit,
• pivot means for pivotally mounting said fence means for swinging movement about a vertical pivot axis on the upper surface of said platen to selectively vary and adjust the distance between said opening means and said fence means, and
• a router removably mounted beneath said platen and having chuck means centered relative to said opening means for releasably securing a said router bit therein.

A router table comprising

• a platen forming a horizontally disposed upper surface thereon,
• opening means formed through said platen for receiving a router bit therethrough projecting vertically above said upper surface,
• fence means mounted on the upper surface of said platen for guiding movements of a workpiece therealong and on said upper surface for engagement with said router bit, and
• pivot means for pivotally mounting said fence means for swinging movement about a vertical pivot axis on the upper surface of said platen to selectively vary and adjust the distance between said opening means and said fence means, said fence means comprising an elongated fence member having an adjustable fence portion disposed between said pivot means and said opening means and adjustment means for selectively adjusting and fixing said fence portion at a set position on said fence member.

A router table comprising

• a platen forming a horizontally disposed upper surface thereon,
• opening means formed through said platen for receiving a router bit therethrough projecting vertically above said upper surface,
• fence means mounted on the upper surface of said platen for guiding movements of a workpiece therealong and on said upper surface for engagement with said router bit,
• pivot means for pivotally mounting said fence means for swinging movement about a vertical pivot axis on the upper surface of said platen to selectively vary and adjust the distance between said opening means and said fence means, and
• carriage means, engageable with said fence means for guidance thereby, for securing a small workpiece thereto and for guiding said workpiece into engagement with said router bit.