(First post – be kind.)
I previously owned a Ryobi BT3000 then BT3100 for the last 13 years. I liked the feature on the BT’s where my router base bolted to a ¼” thick aluminum plate. This plate then was bolted to an aluminum accessory table. The accessory table was locally about 1/8” thick casting w/structural ribs. I’m used to the router (Bosch 1617evs) being mounted to the far right side of the saw, removing the router motor assembly to c/o bits, and adjusting bit depth from under the table.
Will take delivery of 22124 this week (really liked my Ryobi’s but couldn’t pass up the sale on the zip code saw). My first project will be to incorporate my router into the right hand table extension of the saw. I need some help on choosing the right/best way to do this:
1) Keep the router on the Ryobi aluminum plate and hog out about a 6” x 9” portion of the wings bottom side (the local thickness of the pressboard will be about ¼”. This set-up will be similar of what I’ve had for the past 3-4 years.
2) I have a piece of ¼” Lexan that I could make a drop-in plate from.
3) I have a piece of ¼” aluminum that I could make a drop-in plate from.
4) I could buy a drop-in plate phenolic or Lexan.
5) Could buy a router raiser w/ plate (this may be too expensive of a choice).
6) Open to other ideas.
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Thanks,
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Mike