I am happy to report that the insert slid into place between the rails perfectly. I have released the wheels and the table seems to be low but within adjustable limits of the levelers.    I have not attached the rails to the table yet.        Here I am making the last of the adjustments to the levelers to bring the table up to the level (by the way, I am using the level only as a long straight edge at this time.)     Before I slid the insert table out, I marked where the T-slot in the rail touched the insert side. Here I am transferring those marks about 3" from the leading edge.    I drill a 1/4" hole at the mark.    I screw a 1/4" lag screw into the hole. The head of the lag screw will align the top with the rails.     This close-up can give you a much better idea of how the lag screw in the wood rails fit into the Incra TS III aluminum extrusion. A little white lithium grease on the head of the lag screw allows it to slide smoothly in the rail.    I have four such lag screws — two at each end. I learned the hard way that the lag screws should be staggered so that you can fit the right rail on the right lag screw and slide the table in a bit and then line up and start the left lag screw.   In my case, the lag screw shown was 3" from the end and the other side's screw was 4". As I say, I learned this the hard way.     With the insert table completed, I install the Rout-R-Lift insert. I can't wait to use the whole outfit.   It didn't take me long to realize that the router would work better turned 180o. I had it oriented it so that the router height adjustment lock could be accessed — except for one thing — you don't use it. You use the Rout-R-Lift mechanism to change router bit height. So I turned the router around so that the shaft  lock mechanism is oriented towards me.    Thankfully, the Hitachi's base holes are symmetrical so the router could be switched without drilling new holes.    Well, it is time to start the next step. I want to build a cabinet under the table that will hold router bits and things.    I measure from the legs to the Rout-R-Lift area to see how wide a cabinet I can make.    This is what I have in mind. "A" marks trays I have made to hold the 50 or so templates that are used with the Incra system. I will explain how I made these trays (2 of them) in the next section...but they work GREAT!!!    The "B" marks router bit storage trays that I got from CMT. Router bits are very expensive and should be stored in a way where the cutting edges are protected. These do a fine job.     Please pardon the crude drawing but it should give you an idea of what's next. The "A" trays will simply slide in and out of grooves. No slides are needed here.    The "B" drawers will be heavy with bits so I will use heavy duty, full extension slides.    The bottom space will store jigs, feather boards and stuff.    Of course, this will be built so that everything will be accessed from the other side.    And, this cabinet will be the first real project made with the SuperStation.   Main Menu Previous  Page