Rich Riddle
02-06-2014, 5:21 PM
I cheated and purchased an Incra #3 because the thought of spending two or three weeks building a router table proved unappealing to say the least. A couple of side notes.
1. It's a tool and built as one, not like a piece of fine furniture. The entire assembly is from scrap, inconsistent scrap.
2. It can be entirely disassembled simply by removing screws.
3. I cheated and used a pocket hole jig (Harbor Freight model) to make the face frame and doors.
4. Simply use 1/2" plywood to put in the "slots" the aluminum frame provides.
5. Your times may vary depending on how mechanical you are at assembling metal parts.
Here are a few of the build pictures:
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One of the Clean Sweep Dust system. When not collected to the dust collector the Clean Sweep door must be lowered. Since it is in a cabinet, I made a bar devise to attach the back. If the router ever needs to be removed, it can be done from the inside. Other wise, the top would have to be removed every time you removed the router. In order to factor in that the Clean Sweep door must be lowered, I hinged the upper panel of the main door so it too could be lowered.
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The main photos of the completed router table:
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The 50' electric cord was recycled from an inexpensive and broken power sprayer. There is an outlet next to the service entry with one plug hot and the other switched with the router. An easy thing to wire in when you are having to install electric.
Hardware was recycled from the condominium renovations. No need for new hardware.
1. It's a tool and built as one, not like a piece of fine furniture. The entire assembly is from scrap, inconsistent scrap.
2. It can be entirely disassembled simply by removing screws.
3. I cheated and used a pocket hole jig (Harbor Freight model) to make the face frame and doors.
4. Simply use 1/2" plywood to put in the "slots" the aluminum frame provides.
5. Your times may vary depending on how mechanical you are at assembling metal parts.
Here are a few of the build pictures:
281835 281836 281837
One of the Clean Sweep Dust system. When not collected to the dust collector the Clean Sweep door must be lowered. Since it is in a cabinet, I made a bar devise to attach the back. If the router ever needs to be removed, it can be done from the inside. Other wise, the top would have to be removed every time you removed the router. In order to factor in that the Clean Sweep door must be lowered, I hinged the upper panel of the main door so it too could be lowered.
281838 281839
The main photos of the completed router table:
281840 281841 281842
The 50' electric cord was recycled from an inexpensive and broken power sprayer. There is an outlet next to the service entry with one plug hot and the other switched with the router. An easy thing to wire in when you are having to install electric.
Hardware was recycled from the condominium renovations. No need for new hardware.