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My PC Router won't attach to my Kreg table correctly.

1430 Views 15 Replies 10 Participants Last post by AngieO, Jun 3, 2016

AngieO

Discussion Starter · Jun 2, 2016 (Edited by Moderator)

Ok…. it's been a really long time since I've been on LumberJocks. I can't believe how long it's been.

I was having some issues with my Router and my Kreg router table. From the day I brought them home I've had the same problem. The screws that attach the router sit proud of the table. So… whenever I run a piece of wood across the table it catches on the screw. Not only does this affect accuracy… It also scratches up my wood.

In the picture below it's the screw to the left of the wood.

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So… my first thought was that the holes needed to be countersunk more. So… tonight I FINALLY attempted that. The two screws on the front side were the ones sitting proud of the table. So I got my drill out and tried to drill them out. I'd drill… then test… then drill… then test….

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But no matter what I did… no matter how much I drilled those holes out… the screws would still sit proud.

So I decided to flip the plate around. I knew the back hole didn't have any issues. However… when I flipped the plate and used the back hole in the hole to the left…. same issue. At this point… I figured the issue MUST be in the screw hole on the router itself.

SO…... I took a couple pieces of thin material and made myself some shims. Just to raise the plate away from the base of the router.

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You can see in the pic where I had placed the shims to raise the plate up more. SURE ENOUGH!!! The screws now are countersunk and do not snag or scratch my wood. However… this was just a test to see if my theory was correct. I don't think these little pieces of wood are the best answer.

So after googling the subject and getting no help I finally realized…. THIS is the place to go for answers.

Any suggestions? Is there a way to drill the hole deeper in the router base? Is there a thin shim that actually would attach to my base of the router? What next?

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TheFridge

· #2 · Jun 2, 2016

I'd try grinding the head of the screws or pretty much where ever the screw is hitting the router till I got enough clearance.

Myself, I'd prefer not to drill the router or plate if I didn't have to.

Or just use some washers. That'd prob be the easiest I think?

MrUnix

· #3 · Jun 2, 2016

Shorter screws.

Cheers,
Brad

Lazyman

· #4 · Jun 2, 2016

I agree with Brad (shorter screws). You can verify that by just putting the screws in without the plate and measure how high they protrude when they bottom out. I assume that they are the correct tread as well. If they don't turn more than about 1 revolution before they stop, they could also be the wrong screws.

AlaskaGuy

· #5 · Jun 2, 2016

Shorter screws.

Cheers,
Brad

- MrUnix

Yep

AngieO

Discussion Starter · #6 · Jun 2, 2016

Well… Thanks guys. I didn't have any shorter screws. But… now I do! i got my dremel out (At the suggestion of a google plus friend) and shortened the screws with a cut off wheel. First time I had messed with cutting metal… but after getting used to it they were done pretty quickly. Thanks for the advice.

AngieO

Discussion Starter · #7 · Jun 2, 2016

Oh… and Layman…. .the screws that I had were much thicker than any of the others that I had on hand. I had some of shorter length. And ones that the heads weren't as thick. But none had the same thickness as the screws that came with it.

But…. now I got it!

DocSavage45

· #8 · Jun 2, 2016

Angie!

Missed your smiling face! Sounds like you got it solved!

Kentuk55

· #9 · Jun 3, 2016

Carry on Angie.

JoeinGa

· #10 · Jun 3, 2016

Good job on fixing the screws yourself!
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Jim Jakosh

· #11 · Jun 3, 2016

Just countersink the holes in the Kreg plate a bit deeper. I modify new stuff all the time to make it work…..........especially Harbor Freight tools!!

AngieO

Discussion Starter · #12 · Jun 3, 2016

I did try to countersink the holes in the plate. But the screws kept bottoming out.

JoeinGa… I Know! It's been way too long. However… not so long that when I saw your pic I was like… Isn't that supposed to be JoeinTN…. ? But you had changed that before I was off here.

I've got a lot of stuff going on in my shop. I'm out there more often now. So I hope to be on here more. It's good to see you guys.

Lazyman

· #13 · Jun 3, 2016

Angie, Just make sure that if these were the original screws that attach the normal base plate to the router that they are still long enough if you ever use it with the normal base plate again. Take note of how much you cut off in case you need to go buy some new ones at the hardware store. They could be metric so you'll want to take them with you to the store to get the right size and thread if you do have to buy new ones.

Just a thought.

Jim Jakosh

· #14 · Jun 3, 2016

Hi Angie. I guess I don't understand what the screws are going into. They must be blind holes in the router?
If that is the case and you already countersunk the plate to be deep enough to clear on top, then you have grind off the ends of the screws until they tighten up without bottoming out. On all the routers that I have , the screws go clear through so the ends are in the air and never get into play. I don't have any PC routers to look at.

That should do it for you!
Jim

teejk02

· #15 · Jun 3, 2016

First pix looks like round heads…seems to me that those screws would not have worked on the PC standard base plate either (which I doubt is any thicker than a router table). All that said the old PC stuff seems to require PC screws!. Try to find one to hold their router guide properly.

AngieO

Discussion Starter · #16 · Jun 3, 2016

Jim… yes. Two of the three holes are blind holes. The third goes all the way through and was having no issues. So I did end up trimming them down with my dremel.

Lazyman…. out of the three screws two of them would not sit right. So the third one is still at it's original length. I don't see me taking this router out of the table much… But they are still long enough to hold the plate. They were just sitting proud of the table enough to snag and scratch the wood.

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