Patent ID: 6138726
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: B23Q,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for use with a router, said router having a baseplate and a router bit extending downwardly from said baseplate for routing a workpiece, said apparatus comprising:(a) a main body platform having location means for receiving and locating the router baseplate therein, said main body platform having a centrally located access hole for the router bit and opposite side edges;(b) a pair of fence feet located on the underside of said main body platform on either side of the access hole and substantially parallel to one another, said pair of fence feet providing opposing inside surfaces for limiting lateral movement of said main body platform relative to the workpiece, each of the fence feet having first and second ends extending beyond the opposite side edges of the body platform and including first and second surface areas viewable from above;(c) calibration reference points on at least one of the first and second surface areas thereon;(d) mounting and securing means slidably mounting the fence feet to the main body platform for movement in a direction generally perpendicular to the fence feet and enabling the fence feet to be secured to the main body platform; and(e) calibration markings marked on said main body platform along the opposite side edges for use in conjunction with the calibration reference points, wherein the calibration reference points enable an allowance to be made for the diameter of a router bit.