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Ask any bunch of woodworkers which is their most essential fixed power tool and you'll get many answers. But ask for the top three, and they will alwa...
The router, in a router table, is screwed to a router table insert plate. The insert plate is a flat piece of stable material (often metal, sometimes...
Once the template has been built up, it should be routed out. This should be done in two passes, once taking a shallow cut, then a second pass at ful...
A single piece of 3/4" Melamine is rather thin, for a router table top, particularly when it is intended to be used only partially supported by a work...
Once the Melamine has been laminated to the MDF, the next step is to cut out the mortise in the MDF. This is done in the usual way - drill holes throu...
The next step is to trim to size. Before we can do that, we need to decide upon the size. The width is simple. The wider, the more support the bench c...
Because Melamine chips easily, along the edge, I decided to edge-band the top with hardwood. This is just a shop tool, not a piece of fine furniture,...
The commercial fence I'd bought needs a pair of tracks along which to adjust. I decided to use t-track for this, because I was uncertain of how well ...
The back third of the top will be supported by the workbench, the rest will hanging off the side. This section could use some additional support.
When I first mounted my router to the insert plate, and tested it against the top, I found a problem. There router has a knob that is used to lock th...
I could have used 3/4" dowels and some long bolts, but that would mean having to reach under the bench to tighten things down. instead, I went with Ve...
The final step is to set the top on the bench, line up the holes, screw in the bolts, fasten the router to the insert plate, drop the plate in the mor...
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