Router table

Thanks, I am saving it in my favorites, I need to build something like it.

-- rhykenologist and plant grower

that looks nice. i made my own router table too. you can get so much more out of it that way and for a lot less! thanks for the post.

Nice Table with some great accessories. I’m in the process of building a table into the extension wing of my tablesaw and just noticed the Veritas circular router table insert in their catalog yesterday. I beleive that’s what you have mounted in your table. How do you like it? Was it easy to install / level? How do they keep it from spinning in the table?

Any insight would be much apprecated.

The only thing I have seen and I bought it back when was about 10 years ago. Black and Decker actually made a table router/shaper is what they called it. Pretty much a table router more than a shaper. I have used it to make several raised panels with a 2” panel cutter and most of my roundover, chamfering, etc. Very easy to change bits, adjust height. Finally now that it is about 10 years old, the motor is finally showing it’s age. It was $150 at the time. Only saw it at a chain called Menards, (home depot’s of the north) in my hometown in Lincoln, NE. Haven’t seen it there for at least 5 years or so now. too bad, it was decent for the price.

Nice router table.Different idea for the feather board tracks.I like the fence.

-- Wayne,Saint John,NB

Nice engineering, looks like it will do everything a store bought model will do. Enjoy the new toy.

-- I can so I wood but why are my learning curves always circles

One of the nice things about building your own table is that it will be less expensive than a manufactured table. Further if it is your first router table it is unlikely that you will know exactly what suits you hence if your bought an expensive manufactured “first” table & it ends up having short comings for your use you could find yourself married to it due to it’s cost. A home built table does not give you this problem. For example, mine is now about 10 years old & am planning to eliminate it’s irritating problems by building a new one. Just gotta get to it one of these days.

-- Lee

JL Young—I did get the Lee Valley insert. And to be perfectly honest, I messed up the first one they sent me. Totally bogus mistake on my part—but they sent me a second one for free! That’s great customer service.

It was easy to level, as I had cut a hole for it to drop in, and I had used the router to cut a lip all the way around for it to sit in. A single hole accepts the cylinder/barrel post that ensures it doesn’t rotate.

It works well, and I had filed down a few edges of the lip so I can take the router out from the bottom as well (handy feature).

Oh, I also wanted to mention I cut the hole in the top about 2/3 of the way instead of exactly in the middle. This way I can flip the fence on either side depending on the size of the wood to give it more or less table to rest on. For things like thin trim boards, I use the narrow side, but larger peices get the wide side so it has plenty of bench to rest on.

I like the table and I agree with everyone else. A table you make yourself seems to work better and you’ll always find ways to improve it. I think I am on my 4th or 5th version over the years. Great job.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

That’ll do the trick just fine. You’ll get a lot of good use out of this.

-- Happy woodworking!

Beautiful table design , but what’s up with the featherboard placement ? Hopefully no rookies will see this and try to use theirs in this fashion .

-- I'm absolutely positive that I couldn't be more uncertain!

Hahaha! I was wondering if someone might notice! I just slid those on so I could have a free hand to hold the camera. I certainly couldn’t use it with the way they are!

Thanks for the compliments!

You’re welcome …How is the table / fence system holding up ? Would you change anything ?

-- I'm absolutely positive that I couldn't be more uncertain!

Everything is holding up really well. I had to adjust the fence because my original design didn’t allow the throat to close up enough. Luckily, it was as easy as unscrewing the wheels on the back and sliding them out and taking my chisel to expand the slots the ride in to be slightly larger.

I think about maybe making a way to keep the dust collector port to ‘snap in’ so the hose doesn’t move it. I’m thinking maybe just some rare earth magnets might work. Either that or fix my hoses so it doesn’t put sideways pressure on it so it wants to pop off.