Bench Dog 40-006 ProFence 36-Inch Router Table Fence

by Bench Dog

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Enhance the performance, versatility and safety of your router table with the Bench Dog 40-006 ProFence. This smartly engineered accessory fits shop-built and store-bought router tables that measure between 24 and 32 inches long. It’s made of heavy-duty extruded aluminum, which creates a perfectly straight, flat surface for precise routing operations, such as shaping decorative edges, milling joints, plowing grooves, and cutting raised panels.

The ProFence is equipped with adjustable MDF sub-fences that can be positioned close to the bit for zero-clearance routing. The 36-inch aluminum fence has front and rear T-slots that accept featherboards and various other add-on jigs and fixtures. Other features include a dual-position clear plastic bit guard, and a built-in dust collection port that accepts a standard 2-1/2-inch-diameter vacuum hose. Two jointing settings—1/32 inch and 1/16 inch—provide a quick, easy way to joint board edges perfectly smooth. The ProFence mounts to the table using a unique cantilever clamping system that has large, easy-to-grasp knobs. -- Joseph Truini

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Bench Dog 40-006 ProFence 36" Fits router tables 24" - 32" wide

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• Shipping Weight: 11.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00005RHP2
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 40-006
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #236,414 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't Fence Me..., August 29, 2004

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Marc Ruby™ "The Noh Hare™" (Warren, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bench Dog 40-006 ProFence 36-Inch Router Table Fence (Tools & Home Improvement)

I bought this fence as part of a package that included the table and top as well. The basic structure of the fence is heavy machined aluminum (with front and back t-tracks) using MDF for the running boards. Clear plastic parts form the bit guard and dust port. One of the nicer features of this board are a pair of metal bars (or shims) that fit into one of two pairs of slots these allow for offsetting oun side by either 1/32 or 1/64 of an inch for light horizontal jointing.

The fence uses a cantilevered gripping system to hold the fence in position, and thereby lies the only rub in this design. Because this gripping system has to be loose enough to avoid binding it's a bit sloppy and setting up takes concentration. I found it more precise to make the fit tighter than recommended. It still to concentration to set the fence, but stayed a bit truer. This was a surprising design decision (to me anyway) and I'm likely to replace with one of Jessem's one fine day. In the meantime, it will work better than almost very fence I've seen.

There are countless accessories for this fence - hold downs, risers, you name it. Changing the MDF boards is easy enough to justify having a set of zero-clearance boards. For it's price, this is a very fine fence.

[Part III of 'How to Build a Really Expensive Router Table']

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is an outstanding fence, June 8, 2005

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Scott Pointon "Former Marine, Librarian, Wood... (Crest Hill, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bench Dog 40-006 ProFence 36-Inch Router Table Fence (Tools & Home Improvement)

When I purchased the Bench Dog cast iron router table wing for my tablesaw, this is the fence that was included. I am thrilled with the quality and design of this fence. I have noted many things that I wanted to share, including:

1. The fence is very ridgid and straight

2. It locks down tight without warping or twisting out of square

3. The sub-fences are dead flat and easy to adjust and actually remain square to the table in every position

4. The dust port is relatively efficient when used with my Fein Turbo II

5. There are several tracks that accept the excellent Bench Dog feather boards

6. Though I don't joint boards on my router table, there is a very clever and accurate way to do so with this fence

Honestly, there is nothing here that I don't like. The only complaint I had initially was that the lockdown knobs were a bit hard to turn because the plastic hadles were molded incorrectly (the plastic was rubbing the threads of the bolt). One call to Bench Dog had a couple new ones at my doorstep in 3 days.

If you have need for a router table fence, I don't think you can do any better than this one!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Fence, February 16, 2007

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J. Hill (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bench Dog 40-006 ProFence 36-Inch Router Table Fence (Tools & Home Improvement)

I have been very happy with this fence. I am using it with the Bench Dog Pro Top Standard, which makes for a solid combination. The fence locks down very securely in a quick fashion. The dust collection has been very efficient with the built-in dust port, and my Crafstman shop vac.

I am pleased with all of the Bench Dog products, including their perfect feather boards, which mount directly in the slots of this fence.