Category Archive: Router Table Build

Jul 06 2011

New Router Table Fence: The Face

Categories:

Cordless Drill, Phenolic Coated Plywood, Router Table, Router Table Build

July 6, 2011

With the carcass completed, I turned to working on the phenolic coated plywood face. On the top part of the fence, I have one stationary 32″ piece with a T-slot for attaching featherboards, guards, and stops. Below this stationary piece are two 21″ pieces that slide on t-bolts which can be …

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Jun 28 2011

New Router Table Fence: The Frame

Categories:

Baltic Birch Plywood, Dado Stack, Drill Press, Miter Saw, Oscillating Tool, Phenolic Coated Plywood, Router Table, Router Table Build, Table Saw

by benjamen

June 28, 2011

Since I gave my old router table fence away, I needed to make a fence for my new router table — the old fence was too small for the larger table I built anyway. I didn’t follow any specific set of plans when I made the fence, rather I used the …

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Apr 26 2011

Putting The Router Table Top Together

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Dado Stack, Jig Saw, MDF, Router Table Build, T-Track, Table Saw

by benjamen

April 26, 2011

When I left off last time, I had finished cutting the holes for the router plate. In this installment I’ll round the corners of the table, mount the T-track, and screw the two halves of the router table top together. Rounding the Corners I chose to round the …

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Apr 20 2011

Cutting The Opening For The Router Plate.

Categories:

Jig Saw, MDF, Router Table Build

by benjamen

April 20, 2011

After cutting the two sheets of MDF to 36″by 24″, I found the best surface and made that the top. Then I made a registration mark in the lower left hand corner of each sheet so that I started measuring from the same point on both sheets and hopefully the cuts I …

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Apr 07 2011

Planning A New Router Table

Categories:

Bench Dog, MDF, Rockler, Router Table Build

by benjamen

April 7, 2011

My cheap Wolfcraft router table has served me well, but it’s time to upgrade to something a little larger that can accommodate my new Rockler Router Lift FX. Rather than buy one of the pre-made router table tops, I decided that I would build a new router table …

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