Finally finished my router table. I wanted to make the table with as little as cost as possible so I mostly used stuff that I already had even though it wasn't my first choice. The cabinet is made of 3/4 inch b/c plywood, the rest of the table inlcuding doors, drawers, table top, fench, side handles, and cord wrap are made from 3/4 inch mdf (laminated two pieces to get an 1 1/2 for the top). The fence and table insert are made from aluminum. Used hardwood scraps for the table edging and splines for the mitre joints on the acylic panel main door. Baltic birch scraps were used to make the dust port with a plastic dust port adapter from Rockler. The cabinet and doors/drawers were finished with a coat of wipe on poly, the table top and fence (mdf portion of it) was finished in several coats of spray on laquer and a couple of coats of butchers wax. I was initially planning to laminate the top and bottom of the table but laminate turned out to be almost $50 a sheet so I passed. Inside the cabinet the outlet is wired so the switch will turn on the router. The other portion of the outlet is wired independent of the switch so that the light will light up whenever the main plug has power, kind of a safety feature to let me know that there is juice. I also made an attachment to the dustport so it could be clamped independent of the fence for those times a fence isn't required. I'm still trying to work out the dust collection as you can see by the holes in the back of the main compartment. It took a couple of weeks off and on to complete, it's not perfect but it will definitely be funcitonal. Thanks for looking.
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Looks great! I like the idea for the light inside the router compartment. (Too bad I designed mine for the router cord to come out, rather than putting an outlet inside.)
Nice implementation of an above table, dual use DC port. Another item on my to do list.
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Very nice addition to your shop. I can see many people on here borrowing some of you ingenuity....including myself.Comment
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Very Nice
More then just functional, looks great.
Mike
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Thanks again guys. I'm still debating how to secure the fence to the table. At the moment I'm using quick grip clamps but considering either routing grooves for t-tracks or through grooves for t-bolts. I heard that through grooves could weaken the table tops. Any opinions? I'd also love to hear some suggestions on dust collection. I'm using a shop vac and when connected directly to the port on the fence it works great. Initially I was planning to connect a hose from the fence to the cabinet then the shop vac to another port in the cabinet hence the two holes you see in the pictures. I tested it a bit and the suction is greatly reduced. Not sure how to get good sucking power without having to upgrade to a dust collector.Last edited by ryan.s; 06-19-2006, 07:19 PM.Comment
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Looks great, Ryan. With 1 1/2" for the top, I don't think you will have a problem if you route slots for T tracks.Don, aka Pappy,
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Sweeeeeetttt!! You did a great job on that one.Larry R. Rogers
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