Router Table

[shoottx]

My new Router Table

Here is the first dry fit assembly of my new router table. I had a Woodhaven top with four legs, a sheet of solid core plywood, and the rough cut red and white oak boards pictured. The table has two folding wings, one red oak and one white oak. The original top is 32” long with the router offset to the left. The new design makes the top 40” with the wing down and 80” with the wings up. One wing will accommodate the Jointech guide I have had but not used.

The carcass will be on locking casters and set up with the router enclosed for dust collection, storage for additional routers and bases underneath and a series of drawers for bits, storage and junk on the right side.

[Pappy]

Good start. I don't recall seeing a router table with built in wings. Good idea but you might consider a support leg on them so the table can't tilt as heavier stock is moved across it.

[jhart]

Good looking start. Be sure to post finished pics.

[Duff]

custom designed by yourself or something you found/bought for plans? Looks good.

[shoottx]

custom designed by yourself or something you found/bought for plans? Looks good.

It was my own design. I browsed the internet for some ideas, and the started with a proto type to se if it would work.

[shoottx]

Good start. I don't recall seeing a router table with built in wings. Good idea but you might consider a support leg on them so the table can't tilt as heavier stock is moved across it.

Witht he weight of the table and wings, and the cabinet full of junk I don't believe the cabinet will be too tippy. Because of the height from the ground to the base of the wing, I could not get a study support leg incorporated into the design. What is possible is to clamp a support leg onto the wings if that is necessary.

Thanks for the comments!

[Pappy]

Detachable was what I was thinking. Add a box/frame on the underside of the wings to hold the top of the legs in place. Maybe a simple bracket on the back to store them.

[dbhost]

Interesting. I hope you post it up in Finished projects, and keep us posted on how well, or not it works...

I personally started on one of those Bobsplans Ultimate Workbenches with a built in router table. That got as far as getting the MDF, and the plywood, and making some layout lines, and then the honey do list hits...

[poolhound]

Looks like you are well underway - good job make sure we get to see it finished. Thats going to be one monster router table. What made you create an 80" surface, do you have plans that will require this?

[shoottx]

I don’t have a project that requires an 80"table, so here is how the design evolved. Way back when, or as the fairy tales start, “Once upon a time” at a Woodworking show I saw the neatest gadget that I just had to have a Jointech IPM machine.

I bought it. And of course I bought the biggest model, 24”long version (40” when fully extended). Next I purchased a 24” by 32” Woodhaven Router Table with the router hole offset to the left to accommodate the IPM machine. I also purchased a set of Woodhaven legs

The table would not work with the IPM and having the router hole offset to the left provided little support on the out feed side of the router. So rather than doing the smart thing and scraping everything and starting over, I started with a plan to add storage space under the table and add enough surface area to use the IPM.

The little addition turned into scraping the legs and building a cabinet, by adding the first wing, I can install the IPM and use it. The second wing extends the router out feed from 8” to 32” of support.

The whole project has turned into a great design challenge, using stuff I already have allowing me to use stuff that has been banging around the shop and adding storage for some of the other junk. It may not be the smartest project but is sure fun!