Ive not heard of the Router Boss. but after looking at there web site, it looks a lot like the Wood Rat system. at least thay work on the same concept. The plunge bar might help get finer control of the plunging movement? Please let me know what you find out.
C.A.G. ----- Original Message ----- From: Harvey Matyas <hmatyas0...@gmail.com> To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Sent: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 07:31:02 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Add on to control depth of cut on the router I did some more research and the Router Boss has the plunge bar. On Sep 18, 2012 3:30 AM, "curt george" <curtgeo...@wowway.com> wrote: Hello Harvey I've not seen the saw trax unit before, that I pretty neat! There have been a number of different idea on this forum in the past. In the early years the Wood Rat plunge bars were tried, and some people really liked them, I do not know of anyone who now uses them.But it was a simple way to get more control with out a big expensive, or retor fit on the legacy. Mr. Bill Buckley made his own Z axis that fit his old plunge router on his Z axis. I own a SS overhead router, (the older version mid 80's model) the rack-in-pinon movement with sliding dove-tails works well and could be used on the legacy but making a new carriage to hold this set up may be a bigger problem to fit onto the Legacy ? (but very good idea in concept.) I also know that at one time both Tim and Art were talking about making there own Z axis's (perhaps they will chime in on this latter.) but I do not know if ether of them went anywhere with the idea ? Perhaps its a good time to bring back the topic? Since Legacy is not selling there units (z axis) anymore. I have to get to work now. This too is an idea that I think I might like to get into, Making my own new Z axis. take care, and thank you for more idea's I like the saw trax floating router table, I need to take a closer look at that one. ;-) Have a good day. C.A.G. ----- Original Message ----- From:Harvey Matyas To:legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 9:20 PM Subject: Add on to control depth of cut on the router Has anyone any ideas on what to purchase or build to control the depth of the router cut? Like the Saw Trax Floating Router Table on http://www.johngweber.com/jgw/NW/SawTrax/STfrt.htm Or the Shop Smith Pin Router http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/catalog/rm_overarmpinrouter.htm The Shop Smith you can control the depth and lock it in place. I would like the Z axis drive but I believe the Z axis drive is no longer for sale. Shop Notes also has an article on how to build a homemade router lift. I have been looking at the Saw Dust videos by Nick Engler on the router by Shop Smith. Basically, the Legacy could do the same thing as the Shop Smith router in several of his videos. What I like in the Shop Smith router was the way you can control the depth of cut. -- -- -- --
