As mentioned ho made.
A flat sheet of 3/4 birch ply with a hole for the bit and the router base
screwed to the underside is all you need.
FWIW on ABPW my router table, a slightly modified version of the flat sheet.
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"JoeV" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> What are current opinions regarding the best router table for the money?
Benchdog?
>
> Thanks!
>
> JoeV
What's the going rate to get one?
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"Unisaw A100" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Ho-made.
>
> UA100
JoeV wrote:
> What are current opinions regarding the best router table for the
> money? Benchdog?
>
> Thanks!
>
> JoeV
Homemade is great. I used Norms deluxe router plan (which is a great
deal for 24 bucks-excellent plans) and built every thing but the fence.
Enlarged the top a bit and then outfitted it with the Incra Ultra Jig,
Wonderfence and then finally the woodpecker Pro Router lift. Its a
great table. But definitely not for the budget minded.
I concur with the ho-made approach. I designed and built this one between Christmas and New Year.
http://wood.reid-home.com/images/tools11.jpg
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"JoeV" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> What are current opinions regarding the best router table for the money? Benchdog?
>
> Thanks!
>
> JoeV
That looks very similar to mine, based -- more or less -- on one
shown in Hylton's "Woodworking with the Router."
Cost me a sheet of plywood, some laminate and an insert. Couldn't
have been much more than $50 total. Five years later, I'm still real
happy with it and have never given a moment's thought to replacing it
with a commercially-produced unit.
So count me as another advocate of home-made.
(I've never had a "ho-made" model. I think I'd have some difficulty
explaining it to SWMBO when the contractor showed up ...)
On Fri, 9 Apr 2004 08:24:07 -0400, "Al Reid"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I concur with the ho-made approach. I designed and built this one between Christmas and New Year.
>
>http://wood.reid-home.com/images/tools11.jpg
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"Pounds on Wood" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> What's the going rate to get one?
Depends on the experience and abillities of the Ho. ;~)
Pounds on Wood wrote:
>What's the going rate to get one?
So far I have most of mine built and it's not cost me much
other than some MDF corners from The Store Formerly Known As
Wooddorker's, the continuous hinges, touch latches for the
door and $500ish for the router and insert. OK, that part
doesn't actually count.
I will acknowledge right now that the top will never be as
flat as the top on Roger Cliffe's shaper.
sigh...
Pictures to follow on a abpw/abpf group near you, some day.
UA100
Home made is the most bang for you buck as pointed out by Keith but the
Benchdog is an excellent setup.
"JoeV" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> What are current opinions regarding the best router table for the money?
Benchdog?
>
> Thanks!
>
> JoeV
"JoeV" <[email protected]> wrote in message ...
> What are current opinions regarding the best router table for the money?
Benchdog?
>
> Thanks!
I have the Benchdog and like it a lot. I also have their lift and
reeeeeeeeeeealy like it. Makes bit changing so easy and adjustments are
very precise.
OTOH, making a table can be a rewarding project. Lots of designs available
and you can modify them to suite your needs. If building one is a
consideration, maybe a Benchdog fence and/or top is a good idea too.
B a r r y <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 8 Apr 2004 18:24:12 -0700, [email protected] (JoeV) wrote:
>
>>What are current opinions regarding the best router table for the
>>money?
>
> My shop made version was under $100:
>
> <http://www.bburke.com/wood/images/routertable2.jpg>
>
> Barry
>
I liked your sled so much I made my own using your plan. Do you have a
plan for the routertable? The ppictures are nice, but (IMO) don't show
enough detail.
TIA!!
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Han
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B a r r y <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On Fri, 09 Apr 2004 12:24:51 GMT, Han <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I liked your sled so much I made my own using your plan. Do you have a
>>plan for the routertable? The ppictures are nice, but (IMO) don't show
>>enough detail.
>
>
> Sorry, no plan. FWIW, it's only an MDF box. I didn't even bother to
> dado, it's all butt joints, glued and screwed. The top is 2 layers of
> 3/4" MDF, laminated on both sides with Formica, edged with scrap ash.
> The height was chosen based on what felt right for me.
>
> The hole for the DC fitting on the back looks like I shot it with
> buckshot! <G> I needed the table to make an actual project, so I
> didn't have time to get all that fancy, but it's turned out to be all
> ever need.
>
> If there's specific measurements or detail shots you need, let me
> know, I'll put 'em up.
>
> Barry
My router table is an old kitchen cabinet (bottom part). The drawer
"hole" is to access the router. The top is part of a solid core (MDF???)
door, with a hole fitted with a 3/8" acrylate router plate. No real
fence. So I am looking mostly for a fence and a better way to mount and
dismount my new Bosch router. The old B&D router is nigh impossible to
get to to exchange bits when mounted. Moreover, the height adjustment
(sort of rack and pinion) gets full of sawdust, so I need better dust
extraction as well.
Any advice welcome!
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Best regards
Han
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In article <[email protected]>,
Unisaw A100 <[email protected]> writes:
> I will acknowledge right now that the top will never be as
> flat as the top on Roger Cliffe's shaper.
Ayup.
Here's a qwik tip for all you budding routertabletopmakers.
If possible with your design, being able to flip the
router top over is a good thing (tmMS). That way you can
choose your evil: dip or crown.
--
Jeff Thunder, dutifully answering the troll
Dept. of Mathematical Sciences
Northern Illinois Univ.
jthunder at math dot niu dot edu
On 8 Apr 2004 18:24:12 -0700, [email protected] (JoeV) wrote:
>What are current opinions regarding the best router table for the money? Benchdog?
>
>Thanks!
>
>JoeV
Just about every WW magazine has run articles on yet another
"Ultimate Router Table" I know, I have copies of most!
Anyway, I'm halfway thru the one in FWW March/April 2004 starting page
58. I liked it's versatility and simplicity, and it's cheap!
Barry Lennox
On 8 Apr 2004 18:24:12 -0700, [email protected] (JoeV) wrote:
>What are current opinions regarding the best router table for the money?
My shop made version was under $100:
<http://www.bburke.com/wood/images/routertable2.jpg>
Barry
On Fri, 09 Apr 2004 12:24:51 GMT, Han <[email protected]> wrote:
>I liked your sled so much I made my own using your plan. Do you have a
>plan for the routertable? The ppictures are nice, but (IMO) don't show
>enough detail.
Sorry, no plan. FWIW, it's only an MDF box. I didn't even bother to
dado, it's all butt joints, glued and screwed. The top is 2 layers of
3/4" MDF, laminated on both sides with Formica, edged with scrap ash.
The height was chosen based on what felt right for me.
The hole for the DC fitting on the back looks like I shot it with
buckshot! <G> I needed the table to make an actual project, so I
didn't have time to get all that fancy, but it's turned out to be all
ever need.
If there's specific measurements or detail shots you need, let me
know, I'll put 'em up.
Barry
On Fri, 09 Apr 2004 10:53:55 GMT, B a r r y
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On 8 Apr 2004 18:24:12 -0700, [email protected] (JoeV) wrote:
>
>>What are current opinions regarding the best router table for the money?
>
>My shop made version was under $100:
>
><http://www.bburke.com/wood/images/routertable2.jpg>
>
>Barry
my shop made version was maybe $20... for casters. the rest was found
materials or scrap form other projects.