Do I take the router off to saw?

[TheHinge]

Dumb question: Say I set the saw up with a router. But then I want to cut more wood. Do I have to take the router back off before I can use the saw again? My guess is, uh, yes.

[monte]

It's very easy to remove with the 4 screws and only takes a minute. You won't loose your router settings either.

[gary]

I don't take it off. I just make sure the bit is below the top of the table if the fence or workpiece would interfere with it.

[John Hunter]

I remove the bit when not in use but leave the router on all the time.

[autiger1]

Either remove the bit...or lower it below the table.

[lrogers]

My router has been out of the table once since I mounted it. I just remove the bit and make sure the collet is below the table.

[Stan]

I'm with the others, just drop the bit below table height.

[Pappy]

Mine rarely comes off unless I need to move the rails to the left for a cut. Then I remove the acc table with the router in it.

I leave the smallest insert plate installed to help keep sawdust out of the router collet and make sure I blow it out good before installing a bit.

[dlminehart]

Another suggestion, gleaned elsewhere: if you want to remove the bit but keep your same bit height setting, put a rubber O-ring at the bottom of the collet. If you make a point of always snugging the inserted bit down to the O-ring, you can remove the bit and replace it at the same elevation above the table.