To say that we have reviewed and used a few fences on this site has to be the understatement of the decade. "Fences Are Us" might be more appropriate. And some of them have been real gems and others not.

    I say this to introduce this section. I fell in love  with the Kreg Fence months ago when I heard it described as "as easy to  use as the best table saw fences."  At that time I immediately asked Kreg to send me one and they did but I didn't get any further because the router table I was using was extra large — too large for the fence, in my opinion at the time.
   This time, I will gladly add it to the new router table. All the holes are drilled for me. It makes installation faster and much less scary.

Photo from Kreg Tool Website
  

    Of course I am reading the instructions first. It saves time in the long run.  And it reduces the number of parts found left over after you think you are all done.
  

   A Kreg product comes with all parts bagged and small parts bagged and inventoried.  If The instructions say "six brass washers" you will find just that: "six brass washers.
   I really admire a manufacturer who goes the extra mile like this.
   Sal will tell you that way long ago, we were putting together an Incra fence and the instructions specified 8 Number 6 screws. We looked everywhere for that 8th one and finally went ahead using one from my parts cabinet. "They must have made a mistake," we agreed.
   Not so, I found the 8th one embedded in my shoe and my foot. It was an expensive lesson for me. Now, if it says 8, we had better find and use eight. It is also a good reason for keeping the shop floor absolutely clean.

   Elena fastens an aluminum bracket to the underside of the router table.

          She adds nuts and bolts loosely fastened in the elongated holes.

   She can then slide on the black extrusion which will be the guide rail for the fence.

      Next, she adds the locking lever.

      Elena has added the four little rubber nibs on the underside of the fence. She uses her rubber mallet to secure them in the channel. These nibs allow the fence to slide smoothly on the router table.

   I am performing one of the last steps by adding the actual fence to the guide mechanism. With this done, I can slide the fence back and forth very smoothly and lock it down with the use of one lever — just like the best table saw fence will do. I love it.

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