This versatile shop built tool features a sliding table that moves in four directions and an adjustable fence that s quick and simple to set.
Fine woodworking router table plans. You can build it in about 20 minutes and add a simple fence in another 10. It also helps to increase the accuracy of your work. Build a router table that can easily be set up to cut mortises tenons and other joinery with these plans from nick engler. Get a look at 11 great router tables that range from simple to extravagant.
To use the table simply clamp it to your workbench with wooden hand screws. Everybody wants a router table on a cabinet with a router lift. As time and money permits add the lift and finally the cabinet. A handheld router is an amazingly versatile tool in its own right.
An overwhelming project for the new woodworker. Check out our router table plans and video instruction to build a dedicated router table designed to last as long as your workshop. Cabinetmaker s router table plan. We all take baby steps before we run.
The router table includes plenty of storage space below for bits and wrenches in the drawers. But by the time you buy a porter cable 7518 a lift and a commercial fence your in the ballpark of the cost for shaper. Here s a free router plan that incorporates all the bells and whistles of a store bought router table and will cost you less than 200 to build it. Designed by furniture maker doug stowe it s just a router mounted upside down on a piece of plywood.
Let s take that approach to the router table. When set up correctly a router in a table is often simpler and more stable to use than a handheld router. Plus get fine woodworking emails filled with plans how to and. This project s straightforward construction will yield a super stable cabinet with a fence that s perfectly square and easy to adjust.
By bob van dyke 270 sep oct 2018 issue. Once you mount your router in a router table you might never remove it. Router table basics get the most from this workshop workhorse. But not every router table is right for every woodworker and his shop.
A router table is one of the most useful and versatile tools in your shop. Fences a sturdy top and a cabinet front are just some of the features. Use these simple router table plans to build this router table and change your woodworking world. Just a thought about a different approach to building a router table.