Posted: 4/8/2007 2:28:04 PM EDT
 Top of the table I stated by reading the plans from New Yankee Workshop and kind of changed things as I thought of it Table top is 2 thicknesses of particle board glued together with contact cement. Covered top and bottom with high pressure laminate for a slick surface that I can mark with pencil for stop and start marks. Edges are wrapped with white oak with a boiled linseed oil finish. Frame it's on for now is just 2X lumber I knocked together so I could use it for other work I needed. In front is the foot switch I use so I can hold the work with both hands and don't have to keep reaching under to find the switch on the router. Threaded inserts in the top for securing the fence and feather boards  Fence is made from 3/4" MDO plywood covered in the same laminate and edged with white oak that was going to be firewood and finished with boiled linseed oil. I should have a shot of the front, I made 2 sliding pieces that can be used to close up the cut out when using smaller bits so the part won't have a gap to jump from the fence to the router bit. Router that I have in there is a Freud FT2000. Variable speed so I can use larger raises panel bits. |
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Nicely done! My router table is a bit different. It's dead simple. It's a one inch thick slab of solid aluminum, CNC machined to accept my Hitachi TR-12 plunge router in a deep recess on the bottom side. The four corners are drilled and tapped to accept its legs, which are pieces of 1" diameter threaded rod, with jam nuts to keep them in position. I made the fence from some 2x4s and glue and planed the working surfaces smooth. The fence is just clamped where I need it using C clamps. I expect the fence to be able to contain flying crap up to and including a broken half pound 1 1/4" beading bit. Dear God, I hope that never happens! Not at 22,000 RPM! It breaks down to one plate and four legs for easy storage. Net cost....about 10 bucks plus the router. I got the aluminum for free.  CJ |
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Sweet! I think I'm going to go a little wider on mine, as I have a bunch of cabinet projects coming up with a real touchy raised panel detail. I think the melanine to make pencil marks is an AWSOME thought! I will definately be incorporating that neat little idea into my table. |
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