Project:Router Table
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| ProjectInfoBox Building a Router Table | |
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| Status: | planning |
| Initiator: | Mitja, Lukas |
| Team: | who else would like to help? |
| Materials Used: | probably mostly plywood |
A powerful router is heavy and too dangerous to be used on any boards narrower than its base. We want to build a table where the router is mounted upside down so the wood can be fed through (a similar principle as with a table saw vs. a handheld circular saw).
Planning
The table needs to be sturdy for a safe operation but also adjustable for the many use cases.
Location
Somewhere in the wood workshop - could perhaps be integrated into a large enough table saw and use the same fence!
Build
If you find promising designs online, please link them here! Lukas also has a woodworking magazine (HolzWerken) with plans for a small table which could be used as inspiration.
- router lift using a threaded rod
- awesome tilting router lift with wooden gears (won't fit our big plunge router though)
- first half of this video shows an adaptation for our router model (fence needs more thought than what's shown)
- demonstration of a very simple bench mounted one with general tips & tricks for working with a router table
- Steve Ramsey's router table and router lift
