When we last joined Newbie Wood, he was waiting on his Vermont American
router table to arrive. Well, the table arrived and after assembling it I
noticed the mounting holes for the router didn't line up with the PC router
holes. After spending much time searching for an adapter on the Web and
calling both PC, Vermont and local stores (no adapters to be had), I just
drilled three new holes in my router table. Then I had to do that counter
sink thing but half the screw hole straddled the high part and low part and
so a large bit wouldn't do it. I went to a hardware store and got a bit
that was shaped like a bullet and I sort of scraped at an angle and after
several minutes I had the screw heads flush with the top of the table!

I mounted the router and finished the assembly and now I am ready to try it
out tomorrow. I calibrated the height (was a breeze) and the table is much
better than the Crapsman I had. Same idea but better quality and more
features (jointing fence - not that I know what that is exactly, one solid
piece for fence, hole for vacuum, off/on switch w/two outlets.



Tim

I have a Vermont American router table myself. They must have changed the
design. On mine, there is a steel plate that you have to drill and
countersink for your router. It then attaches to the router base in place of
the sub base. The screws that go through the table screw into this plate,
not the router itself. There was no need to drill the table.


"Tim Simmons" wrote in message
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When we last joined Newbie Wood, he was waiting on his Vermont American
router table to arrive.

"CW" wrote in message
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I have a Vermont American router table myself. They must have changed the
design. On mine, there is a steel plate that you have to drill and
countersink for your router. It then attaches to the router base in place
of
the sub base. The screws that go through the table screw into this plate,
not the router itself. There was no need to drill the table.



Tim S.:

Well, I guess they changed it. BUT, mine is set up now and I routed and
yes, it's better than the crapsman and I secured the table to the workbench
and man is it sturdy. I made a picture frame and airbrushed a cool shadowy
brown on it and it's hangin in my kitchen with MY original art in it!
hehehehehehe


Tim
"Tim Simmons" wrote in message
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When we last joined Newbie Wood, he was waiting on his Vermont American
router table to arrive.

I just checked. They have three different models. Must be a different one.


"Tim Simmons" wrote in message
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Well, I guess they changed it. BUT, mine is set up now and I routed and
yes, it's better than the crapsman and I secured the table to the
workbench
and man is it sturdy. I made a picture frame and airbrushed a cool
shadowy
brown on it and it's hangin in my kitchen with MY original art in it!
hehehehehehe

"CW" wrote in message
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I just checked. They have three different models. Must be a different one.


Tim S.:

I have the deluxe model (middle one). Maybe you have the first one?


Tim




"Tim Simmons" wrote in message
...

Well, I guess they changed it. BUT, mine is set up now and I routed and
yes, it's better than the crapsman and I secured the table to the
workbench
and man is it sturdy. I made a picture frame and airbrushed a cool
shadowy
brown on it and it's hangin in my kitchen with MY original art in it!
hehehehehehe

Third.


"Tim Simmons" wrote in message
...

"CW" wrote in message
news:u6vdb.604284$YN5.447048@sccrnsc01...
I just checked. They have three different models. Must be a different
one.


Tim S.:

I have the deluxe model (middle one). Maybe you have the first one?


Tim




"Tim Simmons" wrote in message
...

Well, I guess they changed it. BUT, mine is set up now and I routed
and
yes, it's better than the crapsman and I secured the table to the
workbench
and man is it sturdy. I made a picture frame and airbrushed a cool
shadowy
brown on it and it's hangin in my kitchen with MY original art in it!
hehehehehehe