The Router Maniac

The other day I was on Amazon and ran across this plan.  I do not usually buy plans, but this plan hit a few notes for me.  Most people do not know how to go about building a router table.  If you put some thought into it, you would quickly figure out that cutting the insert out from the table is the most challenging part of the whole project.  So I put this up as a good reference, that the plan can make your thought process a bit easier.

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I really like how simple the case is on this table, you can pretty much make it out of any scrap wood in the shop and its purpose is really very simple.  You can also add features to it as you progress.  You can make it very stable (no matter how light it is) by clamping it to your bench.   The fence is very unusual since it rides on T-track that is mounted to the side of the table.  If you use standard knobs and bolts, this can be a very easy setup and get you some good accuracy without having to buy one of those expensive fence kits.  My first router table fence started out as a straight piece of wood clamped to the table.

The picture does not show a miter track, but you can easily insert one into the groove that you cut out.  If you do not think you will need this, you can always add it later on.  Most of the parts needed for this project can be bought just about anywhere, you really only need some bolt and knob sets, a dust port and some T-track.

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