Street price: $630 Source: jessemdirect.com Flatness with plate and router: 0.025-in. dip Flatness with lift and router: 0.0028-in. dip Dust collection: Fair
This table is identical to the router table chosen as Best Value (“JessEm Mast-R-Top with Rout-R-Fence and Rout-R-Stand Router Table,” FWW #237), but with a slightly taller fence. There also are scales on the mounting brackets, which make it easier to set the fence’s distance from the bit and to keep the fence parallel to the miter slot, which is helpful when you’re routing cope-and-stick joints with a sled.
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An essential tool for drawing circles and curves accurately. Also good for layout.
These clamps can handle glue-ups between 10 in. and 36 in. wide, and boards up to 3 in. thick. Sliding feet attach to the lower bars with magnets, letting you position them quickly for stability on any surface. The spring-loaded jaws adjust easily, dropping into notches along the bars. And the powerful clamp handles clear the benchtop.
These gauges can be easily and precisely adjusted with one hand, which allows you to set the tool while holding a ruler or workpiece in the other. The quality is exceptional, and all have sharp cutters that offer great visibility.
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