Install Wixey Remote Router Readout WR 525 on CMS-VL Router table

[Slartibartfass]

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[Gregor]

Thanks for posting (and reminding me that I have such a set on the shelve, waiting for the exact same application).

 

[Slartibartfass]

Thanks for posting (and reminding me that I have such a set on the shelve, waiting for the exact same application).

Gern geschehen.....

 

[nclemmons]

Thanks for sharing.  Other than what comes with the Wixey gauge, what additional hardware did you need? 

Is the hole in the CMS table tapped from the bottom or a through hole with a countersink from the top?

 

[Slartibartfass]

Thanks for sharing.  Other than what comes with the Wixey gauge, what additional hardware did you need? 

Is the hole in the CMS table tapped from the bottom or a through hole with a countersink from the top?

I used a small bolt from my collection for the upper connection using the existing hole in the “catcher” that holds the router down.

Plus some small washers for the angle piece as I did not have a bottom tap yet to establish screw threads all the way down in the hole (used provided screw (a PItA) to create screw threads). Proper drill is included. Lots of “meat” in this area. Not necessary to drill a through hole....

 

[arso_bg]

Another Wixey DRO on Festool CMS router table.

Fast and easy installation.

Did not drill the router plate. Removed the pin (pic.1) and installed the DRO instead. I think after the router is already installed on the plate I don't need the pin anymore. I think the rest is self-explanatory.
Works well. I didn't test it yet in action .... but I hope it will work well.

The only concern is that the DRO unit is quite close to the body of the router and I am wondering could the electromagnetic field of the router somehow interfere with the DRO.
Any considerations in this regard?