Router Table Safety Guard

Clear bit guard offers good visibility yet keeps your fingers safely away from the spinning bit.

Router table safety guard.

When routing freehand never use your free hand to hold the workpiece see above. My students will take a safety test after watching this video. Purchase as an add on to an older table or as a replacement for a lost or broken bit guard. Mounts easily into a t slot in the fence face.

Also available as a kit with mounting hardware 55158 sold separately. Router bits spin so fast that they demand your constant attention. Our router bit guards are simple in design but are effective when it comes to safety. How to safely and effectively use a router table.

Router bits tend to spin the board and gouge the wrong edge when you start the cut. 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. Accidents can happen suddenly.

If the fence didn t come with a guard purchase an aftermarket guard or devise one of your own. Starting pins can help you gain control but don t offer dust collection or protection from flying chips. This often results in damage to your carefully shaped furniture parts. 12 tips for router table safety review the essential dos and don ts of router table use.

Use the extras for jigs and fixtures around your shop. Always keep your hands and fingers well clear of the bit. The guard is vertically adjustable for router bit height. Clear bit guard offers good visibility yet keeps your fingers safely away from the spinning bit.

The new woodpecker free hand guard does all these. Always use a guard. Includes two knurled knobs and a 5 pack of 1 t bolts. They can be easily removed by loosening the knobs and sliding out of the track.

Whenever possible use a push stick or push block to propel the work past the bit. Don t force the bit or overload the router. Here are a few of the most important safety rules. Never start the router with the bit in contact with the stock.

Then lift it to expose about one quarter of the shank before tightening the collet nut. For safe router table operation your table should be fitted with a guard that covers the area immediately above the bit. The guards mount directly to your table fence with standard 1 4 x 20 hex head bolts. Push the bit into the collet.

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.