I have a mobile workbench I made, approx. 3' x 4', on wheels and
would
like to install a router underneath. Does anyone know of a conversion
kit or similar I could buy to install?

Maybe it would be easier to recess a piece of aluminum into the 3/4"
plywood top and cut a hole in the metal for the router bits

Dave

"Dave" wrote in message

Maybe it would be easier to recess a piece of aluminum into the 3/4"
plywood top and cut a hole in the metal for the router bits

Making your own router plate, and using your router to recess it in the top
of your mobile workbench, is a simple, cost effective way to go.

I used a piece of plywood with an inlaid phenolic router plate, between two
saw horses, for a long time before going the dedicated router table route.

There are also, depending upon your budget, a lot of commercial
options/router plates available also, among them, strictly for ideas:

http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/order.../routacc1.html

Check with the likes of Rockler, WoodCraft and Lee Valley also.


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Thu, Sep 27, 2007, 1:23pm (EDT-3) (Dave) doth sayeth:
snip Maybe it would be easier to recess a piece of aluminum into the
3/4" plywood top and cut a hole in the metal for the router bits

Or a piece of plywood.



JOAT
What is life without challenge and a constant stream of new
humiliations?
- Peter Egan

On Sep 27, 5:24 pm, (J T) wrote:

Or a piece of plywood.

I think I like this plywood idea for now. It is much cheaper and
easier to work with than aluminum and will work until I get a shaper.

JOAT
What is life without challenge and a constant stream of new
humiliations?
- Peter Egan

"Swingman" wrote in message


http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/order...ml/pages/routa...

Check with the likes of Rockler, WoodCraft and Lee Valley also.


Thanks for the website. Like to mentioned I can use these for ideas
and rough templates. That must of been annoying using the router table
on saw-horses. My workbench was built 1/8" shorter than my table saw
which also has a stand with wheels. (No workshop, just a garage with
minimal storage)

"Dave" wrote in message

Thanks for the website. Like to mentioned I can use these for ideas
and rough templates. That must of been annoying using the router table
on saw-horses.

Amazing how well it worked and how mobile it was, not to mention how little
room it took up ... a big consideration in a small shop.

My workbench was built 1/8" shorter than my table saw
which also has a stand with wheels. (No workshop, just a garage with
minimal storage)

Sag is a problem with plywood, so the thicker the better, which can be a
problem because it cuts back on your bit height adjustment room.

That's why I like your idea of an aluminum plate, particularly if you
reinforce your workbench top from underneath to keep it flat. You can also
make an aluminum plate once and use it on any future iterations of a router
table.

I need to make one (an aluminum plate) for my router table because my PC
7518 will flex even a tough phenolic plate just enough to occasionally cause
a problem with precision routing.

Good luck ...

Bob's Plans has a mobile worktable with a router table installed in it.
Maybe you could look at that one. I think it is a free download.


"Dave" wrote in message
ups.com...
I have a mobile workbench I made, approx. 3' x 4', on wheels and
would
like to install a router underneath. Does anyone know of a conversion
kit or similar I could buy to install?

Maybe it would be easier to recess a piece of aluminum into the 3/4"
plywood top and cut a hole in the metal for the router bits

Dave

Bob Alexander wrote:
Bob's Plans has a mobile worktable with a router table installed in it.
Maybe you could look at that one. I think it is a free download.

Thanks Bob, I presume you are referring to Bob Vila's website. The
plans I did find there were for sale not a free download. But no
biggie, I found links on that site to other sites that has them. My
brother uses a lot of aluminum for making drain covers for retention
ponds and found a 9"x12" piece he is going to give me. I can use other
plans for templates, ideas, mistakes to look out for, etc...

Thanks again for all the ideas everyone.
Dave FL

Can be clamped or screwed down to another work surface.
http://patwarner.com/router_table_cd.html
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On Sep 27, 12:23 pm, Dave wrote:
I have a mobile workbench I made, approx. 3' x 4', on wheels and
would
like to install a router underneath. Does anyone know of a conversion
kit or similar I could buy to install?

Maybe it would be easier to recess a piece of aluminum into the 3/4"
plywood top and cut a hole in the metal for the router bits

Dave

http://www.bobsplans.com/




"Dave" wrote in message
ups.com...
Bob Alexander wrote:
Bob's Plans has a mobile worktable with a router table installed in it.
Maybe you could look at that one. I think it is a free download.

Thanks Bob, I presume you are referring to Bob Vila's website. The
plans I did find there were for sale not a free download. But no
biggie, I found links on that site to other sites that has them. My
brother uses a lot of aluminum for making drain covers for retention
ponds and found a 9"x12" piece he is going to give me. I can use other
plans for templates, ideas, mistakes to look out for, etc...

Thanks again for all the ideas everyone.
Dave FL

On Oct 31, 9:15 pm, wrote:
Can be clamped or screwed down to another work surface.http://patwarner.com/router_table_cd.html
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23 bucks for that? Damn, you can buy "Woodworking with the Router"
for less than that.