In use the fence and table combination work well together. Also the combination of the Wonder Fence and the Triton Router provide outstanding dust collection. With my shop vac connected to the Triton and the 2 1/2" hose from my DC connected to the Wonder Fence the dust grabbing performance rivals that of my enclosed router table.

I used the fence to joint an edge on a board and it worked fine. Woodworkers who have a jointer might find this operation a bit tedious but if you don't have a jointer this method will suffice. Offseting the fence as described above in "Features" for routing a profile prevented the usual snipe I get when performing this operation. If you use a straight fence often once there is no longer any material on the infeed side the last bit of the profile can be ruined. The High Rise Cap worked well (see above left) and was actually quite ridgid, much to my surprise. It was also easy to re-align after the addition of my sacrificial fence.

The router insert also worked well and there was no vibration. The edges of the phenolic insert are beveled so that you work will not catch when it transitions from the table to the insert. The red aluminum spacer rings will not cause a catch either but that is because they sit about 3/64" below the insert. The rings are about 4.125" in diameter so this could be a problem with short or delicate work pieces. It is fairly easy however to shim the rings with masking tape.

One change I made to my TS-III was to use the sliding positioners which were included with the fence and set them so that they act as stops for a mid position on the rails. I set them so that the TS-III fence would be 16" from the saw blade. This allows me to leave the fence there for most operations and still be able to reach the router without having to reposition the Ultra jig base assembly. This greatly simplifies "bouncing" between router and saw. Incra sells a steel 16" precision scale which works great for saw indexing while you utilize the 32" scale for router operations.

If you are short on space and can't have a dedicated router table or if you want to take advantage of your TS-III precision and add the Joinery Package to what I've looked at here, the Wonder Fence and RTEW will serve you well. Utilizing the TS-III's precision set up it was easy to dial in the required fence position. I also was able to use the extra scales included with the TS-III to make precise positioning a snap. The Wonder Fence scales make it easy to use Incra's Shop Stop and the dust collection is outstanding.

The only item on the Wonder Fence that I would have liked to see constructed differently was the dust extraction elbow. I think it should have been sized to extend beyond the rear rail.

There were three minor issues with the RTEW. The first being that the spacer rings need to be shimmed as mentioned above in "Use". The second being the incorrect router screws which caused me an hour's round trip to the hardware store. And the last thing is really a nit. The seam for the edge banding on the table is smack dab in the middle of the left side of the table....right where one would rub up against it while using the router. In time I would expect this to lift a bit and catch on your clothing or belt buckle.

Since I'm kind of an unorganized woodworker I found myself needing to bounce between the router and table saw more than once during a project and because of that I perfer a dedicated table. Removing the Wonder Fence from the TS-III fence for these ocasions was very easy and required using the hex driver to loosen 4 screws and slide the Wonder Fence off the TS-III. Beacuse I have moved the position of the Ultra Jig base assembly I was able to use the saw without any further fence adjustement. Then when I finished the cut, I just slide the Wonder Fence halves onto the TS-III and repositioned it. So even if you are unorganized like myself, it really is pretty trival to switch back and forth and certainly a good trade to gain the precision of the TS-III.

Or I suppose I could just do a better job of planning :)

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