Router Table Safety Guard

For safe router table operation your table should be fitted with a guard that covers the area immediately above the bit.

Router table safety guard.

Purchase as an add on to an older table or as a replacement for a lost or broken bit guard. Router bits tend to spin the board and gouge the wrong edge when you start the cut. Mounts easily into a t slot in the fence face. Here are a few of the most important safety rules.

The guards mount directly to your table fence with standard 1 4 x 20 hex head bolts. The new woodpecker free hand guard does all these. Always keep your hands and fingers well clear of the bit. Whenever possible use a push stick or push block to propel the work past the bit.

How to safely and effectively use a router table. Don t force the bit or overload the router. Starting pins can help you gain control but don t offer dust collection or protection from flying chips. Clear bit guard offers good visibility yet keeps your fingers safely away from the spinning bit.

Our router bit guards are simple in design but are effective when it comes to safety. My students will take a safety test after watching this video. Never start the router with the bit in contact with the stock. 12 tips for router table safety review the essential dos and don ts of router table use.

When routing freehand never use your free hand to hold the workpiece see above. Router bits spin so fast that they demand your constant attention. This often results in damage to your carefully shaped furniture parts. Clear bit guard offers good visibility yet keeps your fingers safely away from the spinning bit.

Accidents can happen suddenly. Taytools 300015 deluxe 32 inches long router table fence 3 1 2 inches tall anodized aluminum with feather board bit guard adjustable stop and dust port 4 3 out of 5 stars 49 99 99. Also available as a kit with mounting hardware 55158 sold separately. The guards mount directly to your router table fence with standard 1 4 x 20 hex head bolts and are vertically adjustable for the router bit height.

They can be easily removed by loosening the knobs and sliding out of the track. Purchase as an add on to an older table or as a replacement for a lost or broken bit guard. If the fence didn t come with a guard purchase an aftermarket guard or devise one of your own. Then lift it to expose about one quarter of the shank before tightening the collet nut.

If you re doing free hand routing you know how tricky it can be to start the cut. Our router bit guards are simple in design but are effective when it comes to safety. Always use a guard. Always unplug the router when changing the bit.

The guard is vertically adjustable for router bit height.