Vaughn McMillan
02-18-2006, 6:42 AM
I currently have a P-C 690 in my router table, mounted to a standard Rockler aluminum plate. The plate is 8" x 10".
I just received my new Hitachi M12V and Router Raizer (courtesy the recent Amazon deal) and of course it needs a different plate. Rockler sells one for the Hitachi that's 9" x 13"...they don't appear to have an 8" x 10" pre-drilled for the Hitachi.
I'd like to have the option of switching between the two routers (on separate plates) and I'm inclined to try mounting the Hitachi on a blank 8" x 10" plate from Rockler, but I have considerations about getting things exactly centered. If I can use the same size plate as I have now, I won't need to re-cut the recess in the router table. I'd prefer to find an 8" x 10" plate that's pre-drilled for the Hitachi, but haven't found one yet. Of course I could buy two of the larger plates and re-cut the router table, but Rockler doesn't appear to have the larger plate pre-drilled for the P-C 690. (Danged if I do, danged if I don't.) Plus, two plates cost twice as much as one, and I could buy a fair amount of wood with the extra money.
So...anybody know of a source for good 8" x 10" plates pre-drilled for a Hitachi M12V at a reasonable cost? Or any other suggestions for getting a dual-router/one table setup? BTW, I've read a couple of excellent threads here on SMC regarding centering a base plate, so if need be I could try it. I'd need to buy some template bushings first, though. And find some of those screw-in points for marking the holes. Your thoughts?
Thanks in advance -
- Vaughn
I just received my new Hitachi M12V and Router Raizer (courtesy the recent Amazon deal) and of course it needs a different plate. Rockler sells one for the Hitachi that's 9" x 13"...they don't appear to have an 8" x 10" pre-drilled for the Hitachi.
I'd like to have the option of switching between the two routers (on separate plates) and I'm inclined to try mounting the Hitachi on a blank 8" x 10" plate from Rockler, but I have considerations about getting things exactly centered. If I can use the same size plate as I have now, I won't need to re-cut the recess in the router table. I'd prefer to find an 8" x 10" plate that's pre-drilled for the Hitachi, but haven't found one yet. Of course I could buy two of the larger plates and re-cut the router table, but Rockler doesn't appear to have the larger plate pre-drilled for the P-C 690. (Danged if I do, danged if I don't.) Plus, two plates cost twice as much as one, and I could buy a fair amount of wood with the extra money.
So...anybody know of a source for good 8" x 10" plates pre-drilled for a Hitachi M12V at a reasonable cost? Or any other suggestions for getting a dual-router/one table setup? BTW, I've read a couple of excellent threads here on SMC regarding centering a base plate, so if need be I could try it. I'd need to buy some template bushings first, though. And find some of those screw-in points for marking the holes. Your thoughts?
Thanks in advance -
- Vaughn