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   jackiechan | Sep 10, 2004 06:05am | #1

   Forest Girl,

   The fence looks to be reversible.  The side with the small cut out would allow for (roughly) a zero clearance around the bit.  With the fence reversed, it can be used for any other cut that doesn't run along the edge of the wood being routed.

   Dan Kornfeld, Owner/President - Odyssey Wood Design, Inc.

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   xcutsaw | Sep 10, 2004 06:24am | #2

   FG

   What makes you think it is a router fixture, besides the hole in the middle?

   Does the thing with the knobs travel?

   Tom

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   nikkiwood | Sep 10, 2004 06:48am | #3

   Looks like some special purpose jig. I think you should store it away, then in 20 years time, you can throw it out and feel really good about removing all the clutter from your shop.

   If you toss it now, it is axiomatic that about one week later you will come up with something you could have used it for.....................

   Looks like one of those "what is this?" features on ATOH.

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   forestgirl | Sep 13, 2004 07:16pm | #12

   Well, I cut to the chase and took it apart last night.  Put the base in my sheet-goods stack to become a future drill press table maybe.  Hung the fence and it's "base" on the wall -- the right-angle aluminum may become an upgraded router fence.  Knobs will be useful too.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   bill_1010 | Sep 10, 2004 07:58pm | #4

   It seems its a fence, the aluminum was probably used to stiffen the the fence for rigidity.  The groove was probably there to deal with dust and chip extraction because they didnt have a a dust collection. 

   It could be just some jig. 

   Either way id salvage what you can and part it out and toss it or do as nikkiwood said, use it for insurance as a feel good item you can throw away some day. 

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   toddhunter | Sep 10, 2004 08:13pm | #5

   I'm with Chan on this one. Looks reversible to me. Maybe the prior owner put it on backward. Todd

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   BArnold | Sep 10, 2004 10:34pm | #6

   Hmmmmm.....looks kinda like if the fence were reversed, the alignment of the bit opening would be about right for rabbeting the edge of a panel.

   Bill Arnold - Custom Woodcrafting

   Food for Thought: The Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.

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   Shopmole | Sep 10, 2004 11:10pm | #7

   Wow

   Thatas a very rare left handed flopmigibmitz. You should be able to get $$ for it on E- Bay.

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   forestgirl | Sep 11, 2004 06:26pm | #8

   Don't think I wouldn't try, ROFL!!!  [Are you sure you have the spelling right on that?]forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   shake_n_stir | Sep 14, 2004 06:47pm | #13

   Oh, that is a turboincabulator.  I had one of those once.  It doubles as a mouse trap and a calulator.

   What's the deal here?  Is this the "What Is It" from "Ask This Old House"?  LOL

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   milanuk | Sep 11, 2004 06:44pm | #9

   It looks an awful lot like a jig I've seen in a book by Nick Engler for making dadoes in cabinet panels. You loosen the wingnuts, slide the panel in, have a piece of scrap the right width to 'locate' the panel relative to the edge of the fence, clamp it down, and zip the router along. The divot on the other side... I'd guess is just that, an 'aw crap' divot.

   HTH,

   Monte

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   forestgirl | Sep 12, 2004 12:52am | #10

   Ahhhhhh, now there's an idea.  I like the technical description of the divot too.  Thanks for the tip, I'll check it out. forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   forestgirl | Sep 12, 2004 12:56am | #11

   Thanks for all the input.  I've been busy getting stuff out of the path of the rainstorm that came through last night.  The Pacific Northwest is showing its true colors this weekend!

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
   Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>)