Router Table Insert throat plates

[axio]

Hi guys,

I was gonna make a router table, trying base it off of the Benchdog benchtop router table. I have two questions:

How well does a 1/4" sheet of phenolic work for holding up a router? Is it thick enough so that it won't flex under the weight of the router?

Secondly, how do you make and attach the throat plates into the phenolic sheet?

[tribalwind]

all the inserts ive seen are at least 3/8, so 14/" is an eighth under norm,if its a smaller router then should be ok???
i have a bunch of that stuff for sale if u need i'll hook you up with 1/2" or 3/4" for well under anyplace $.

for the throat plates all i did for mine was cut the oversize opening at an angle so the bottom slanted inwards,then cut round slanted inserts to match and to be barely a hair under,out of same thickness in wood... they fit perfectly like that and never came up on me so far,doubt ever will

goodluck