On Sunday, January 12, 2020 at 10:44:05 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Sun, 12 Jan 2020 08:10:20 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
wrote:
On Sunday, January 12, 2020 at 10:03:34 AM UTC-5, Tom Crist wrote:
On Friday, January 10, 2020 at 3:50:20 PM UTC-5, Hawk wrote:
Planning to build a router table to replace my current one, which is too
big. I have a Rockler router top which will be used, so basically, I'm
building a base. I'm avoiding the Rockler stand because I want drawers
and dust collection case around the router. Seeking suggestions on
builds (pictures also, if available) but nothing too complicated. I
don't need a luxury style, just more practical.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Funny, I just finished a router table that has been on the to do list for a long time. I can't see how to post pictures here so I'll do my best to describe it.
Mine is a Kreg top and lift with a Rockler fence. I bought a kitchen base cabinet from the Habitat For Humanity Restore Store for $25, reinforced it, attached casters and mounted the top. If I need to prevent the table from moving, I can slip scraps of 4X4 under each corner. The cabinet has three drawers, the top one is notched to fit around the box containing the router and feeding the dust collector. The top drawer has wrenched for the router and lift and a holder for bits. The table was made to fit under my table saw outfeed for storage with the fence being stored on brackets on the side of the table.
I haven't even tried it out yet so I can't say what works and what I should have done differently. Good luck with your project!
Tom
This is a text only group, so instead of posting pictures, you need to
post links. I use Imgur, but there are other free image-hosting sites
available. Just make sure that you choose one that doesn't make your
audience register before they can view your images. That's not likely
to happen.
Just as an example, here's a link to one of my projects, a small kitchen
island for my daughter's apartment.
https://i.imgur.com/J44gEhl.jpg
Nice indeed. Did you make the butcher block?
No, I bought the top at Lowes and cut it to size.
See my response to Hawk. That project was actually a repurposing of a 2 piece
hutch I picked up at a consignment shop. I stopped by on the last day they
were open just to see what they had left and it was sitting by the front door,
about ready to hit the dumpster.
I think I paid like $50 for it. My timing was perfect because my daughter
had just moved in and really needed an island. Repurposing the hutch was a
lot quicker than building from scratch.
Remember the post where I said I took my dad on the gondola up Killington
and had lunch with him and my daughter? The delivery of the island was the
reason I went to Vermont so I swung through MA, picked up my Dad and took
him with me.