Winston Chang
12-30-2020, 4:34 PM
I just got a Veritas compact router table, and I found that the table is slightly bowed downward. Without the router or plate mounted in the table, I found that it dips about .005", measured right next to the place where the router plate would go.
Here's a picture. Note that I'm using millimeter feeler gauges, and there are .06 and .07 mm feeler gauges stacked on top of each other, so it's a total of .13 mm, or .005 inches.
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I have a larger Bosch aluminum router table, and it's so out of flat that it's useless for doing precise work, like joinery. Part of the reason I got this Veritas router table is because I wanted one that was usable for joinery, but I'm a bit concerned that the out-of-flatness here means that I'll have to constantly fight it to get precise results.
The router table is small (15 inches wide) and a dip of .005" seems like a lot to me, bu tI don't really know since I haven't used a good router table before. Will the dip in the surface of this table make it difficult to use it for precision work?
Here's a picture. Note that I'm using millimeter feeler gauges, and there are .06 and .07 mm feeler gauges stacked on top of each other, so it's a total of .13 mm, or .005 inches.
448226
I have a larger Bosch aluminum router table, and it's so out of flat that it's useless for doing precise work, like joinery. Part of the reason I got this Veritas router table is because I wanted one that was usable for joinery, but I'm a bit concerned that the out-of-flatness here means that I'll have to constantly fight it to get precise results.
The router table is small (15 inches wide) and a dip of .005" seems like a lot to me, bu tI don't really know since I haven't used a good router table before. Will the dip in the surface of this table make it difficult to use it for precision work?