I've had a basic router for a few years, a Porter Cable Model 1001 (690, fixed base), and have been occasionally thinking through building a router table for it. I thought I'd caught a break recently when a friend was about to send a "Craftsman Professional" table to the dump but thought to ask if I'd want it first. Of course I grabbed it, but it doesn't accommodate the PC router's screw holes and it doesn't have a removable insert. So now I have a router table to figure out what to do with. But I digress.
This got me back to thinking about building one, and I'm trying to figure out what material to use for creating my own insert. I don't think the router's mounting screws are long enough to go through a half inch board or so, so I'm figuring I'll have to use something thinner (metal or lexan) that will still have strength for the insert part. I'm leaning heavily toward Lexan, but wasn't sure what thickness I should go for to provide the requisite strength to hold the router. Thoughts?
This got me back to thinking about building one, and I'm trying to figure out what material to use for creating my own insert. I don't think the router's mounting screws are long enough to go through a half inch board or so, so I'm figuring I'll have to use something thinner (metal or lexan) that will still have strength for the insert part. I'm leaning heavily toward Lexan, but wasn't sure what thickness I should go for to provide the requisite strength to hold the router. Thoughts?