anyone got any?

please e-mail them to me at :



thanx in advance

j


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On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:39:12 +0100, "j"
Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:

anyone got any?

yep
mount a router to a piece of plywood with a hole in the center of it.
flip the plywood over and place it on two sawhorses.
take a square, straight 2x4 and clamp it to the plywood for use as a
fence.



please e-mail them to me at :

i only respond to the group.


Traves

"j" wrote in message
news:X18Va.51$nq.5@news-fe1...
anyone got any?

please e-mail them to me at :



thanx in advance

j


Try looking here, lots of stuff.
http://plans.the3house.com/index.htm

Dan

mount a router to a piece of plywood with a hole in the center of it.
flip the plywood over and place it on two sawhorses.
take a square, straight 2x4 and clamp it to the plywood for use as a
fence.

Yup this is the best router table to get going with. To make it easily, go
to the Borg, buy a precut 2X4' piece of 3/4" ply, two saw horse kits and
away you go. 20 Years later you'll still be using this setup.

I just uploaded into ABPF two photos of my router tables built in this
fashion.

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Rumpty

Radial Arm Saw Forum: http://forums.delphiforums.com/woodbutcher/start

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"Traves W. Coppock" wrote in message
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On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:39:12 +0100, "j"
Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:

anyone got any?

yep
mount a router to a piece of plywood with a hole in the center of it.
flip the plywood over and place it on two sawhorses.
take a square, straight 2x4 and clamp it to the plywood for use as a
fence.



please e-mail them to me at :

i only respond to the group.


Traves

I'm actually getting ready to build one... I wanted something cheap and
easy to build... and was wanting something to do to try out my new
dado set... so my only slight suggestion...

- get 2'x2' 3/4 plywood at Lowes (I don't want to buy a whole sheet). $5
- buy I'm thinking 4 2x4s abd build a fram construction... using lap joints
so ultimately the side construction will be flush on both sides (ie
make 2 squares for the sides, then connect them together... $8 ish

So why the latter instead of saw horses... I'm thinking with the frame
construction the way it is, I can always add drawer slides and make
drawers (hadn't done that before... so new learning experience for me...
and I get to use my dado set for the lap joints. ("Honey... I needed
the $150 dado set to build my $15 router table") :-)

Might do something a little more elaborate for a fence... but for
sub $20... I'm thinking a fairly decent/useable router table... I can
always go back and add a lift or t racks or whatever later on...
but this will meet my needs for now... I wanted something simple to
round the edges on some outdoor projects I want to build
in the next couple of weeks...

Dave


Rumpty wrote:
mount a router to a piece of plywood with a hole in the center of it.
flip the plywood over and place it on two sawhorses.
take a square, straight 2x4 and clamp it to the plywood for use as a
fence.


Yup this is the best router table to get going with. To make it easily, go
to the Borg, buy a precut 2X4' piece of 3/4" ply, two saw horse kits and
away you go. 20 Years later you'll still be using this setup.

I just uploaded into ABPF two photos of my router tables built in this
fashion.

--

Rumpty

Radial Arm Saw Forum: http://forums.delphiforums.com/woodbutcher/start

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"Traves W. Coppock" wrote in message
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On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:39:12 +0100, "j"
Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:


anyone got any?

yep
mount a router to a piece of plywood with a hole in the center of it.
flip the plywood over and place it on two sawhorses.
take a square, straight 2x4 and clamp it to the plywood for use as a
fence.



please e-mail them to me at :

i only respond to the group.


Traves





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David J. Dube' Cisco Systems, Inc.
Phone: (919) 392-6694 7025 Kit Creek Road
FAX: (919) 392-3887 PO Box 14987
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

I'm actually getting ready to build one... I wanted something cheap and
easy to build... and was wanting something to do to try out my new
dado set... so my only slight suggestion...

- get 2'x2' 3/4 plywood at Lowes (I don't want to buy a whole sheet). $5
- buy I'm thinking 4 2x4s abd build a fram construction... using lap joints
so ultimately the side construction will be flush on both sides (ie
make 2 squares for the sides, then connect them together... $8 ish

So why the latter instead of saw horses... I'm thinking with the frame
construction the way it is, I can always add drawer slides and make
drawers (hadn't done that before... so new learning experience for me...
and I get to use my dado set for the lap joints. ("Honey... I needed
the $150 dado set to build my $15 router table") :-)

Might do something a little more elaborate for a fence... but for
sub $20... I'm thinking a fairly decent/useable router table... I can
always go back and add a lift or t racks or whatever later on...
but this will meet my needs for now... I wanted something simple to
round the edges on some outdoor projects I want to build
in the next couple of weeks...

Dave


Rumpty wrote:
mount a router to a piece of plywood with a hole in the center of it.
flip the plywood over and place it on two sawhorses.
take a square, straight 2x4 and clamp it to the plywood for use as a
fence.


Yup this is the best router table to get going with. To make it easily, go
to the Borg, buy a precut 2X4' piece of 3/4" ply, two saw horse kits and
away you go. 20 Years later you'll still be using this setup.

I just uploaded into ABPF two photos of my router tables built in this
fashion.

--

Rumpty

Radial Arm Saw Forum: http://forums.delphiforums.com/woodbutcher/start

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"Traves W. Coppock" wrote in message
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On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:39:12 +0100, "j"
Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:


anyone got any?

yep
mount a router to a piece of plywood with a hole in the center of it.
flip the plywood over and place it on two sawhorses.
take a square, straight 2x4 and clamp it to the plywood for use as a
fence.



please e-mail them to me at :

i only respond to the group.


Traves





--
David J. Dube' Cisco Systems, Inc.
Phone: (919) 392-6694 7025 Kit Creek Road
FAX: (919) 392-3887 PO Box 14987
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

"j" writes:
anyone got any?

Not plans, but at least inspiration...
http://www.delorie.com/wood/projects/router/

On 28 Jul 2003 09:29:17 -0400, DJ Delorie Crawled out
of the shop and said. . .:


"j" writes:
anyone got any?

Not plans, but at least inspiration...
http://www.delorie.com/wood/projects/router/


DJ ya showoff...
hehe nice table tho.

Traves

Traves W. Coppock wrote:

anyone got any?



yep
mount a router to a piece of plywood with a hole in the center of it.
flip the plywood over and place it on two sawhorses.
take a square, straight 2x4 and clamp it to the plywood for use as a
fence.
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I agree....BUT with the following additional comments....

After you use the table the first time you may wish to modify it to
make it function a "little" better...after 3 or 4 modifications you will
then spend a day in the shop building another table that incorporates
all you modifications.... This process is never ending... !

BUT honestly it is NOT cheaper, not faster, and the end result most
likely will not be as functional as just buying a commercial Router
table..BUT it is a heck of a lot more FUN and much more satisfying
....and a great way to spend a rainy day....

Bob Griffiths

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 13:41:39 GMT, "Bob G. " Crawled
out of the shop and said. . .:

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BUT honestly it is NOT cheaper, not faster, and the end result most
likely will not be as functional as just buying a commercial Router
table..BUT it is a heck of a lot more FUN and much more satisfying
...and a great way to spend a rainy day....

Bob Griffiths



for sure agree with you here,,,my first one was a used Crapsman (those
who know me understand i use the crap term very seldom. . .)
cast aluminum (aluminium Greg) deal,,,moved from there to a plywood
job as i described, then on to a wing for the TS, which has had about
6 different fences built for it...
Jigs, RT's, shop fixtures ad nausium,,,they are what give us practice
for the "show off" projects. . .

Traves