Axminster Workshop Folding Router Table Kit

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The front-mounted NVR Switch supplies AC power to the router via the socket* on the side, eliminating the need to access the router power switch. Alternatively, if you’re a carpenter or a full-time handyman, a portable table or floor standing router table is desirable. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform.

Because my trim router only came with a round, flush base that of course would not sit in a router table, I needed to make myself a square base out of plastic. But it'll get the job done in almost every case, it's made from scrap, and it takes up very little room under your bench. To make the fence, I simply connected strips of plywood with screws and added some supports to keep the fence square. Not only does this give you more control and enable you to work more efficiently, it’s also easier and safer.

For even smaller jobs you can just fasten the router upside down in a vice and work right off the router's base plate, using the edging guide as a fence if necessary. I chose the ones with a shoulder because when I combined it with a washer I have metal-on-metal contact as the hinge moves. The switch is also a momentary type “dead mans” so if you want to use in our router tables the switch would need to be strapped closed, in this mode a no volt release switch must be used. These are the complete plans to build this unique table and include all of the information needed to build your own, including hardware lists and sources of the parts used. These plans are provided by our business partner, Australian Woodsmith, and are based on the original Woodsmith plan.

The truth is, a fence for a router can be as simple as a flat, straight piece of board with a hole cut into it to accommodate a bit when needed. This benchtop tool features all the accuracy and stability you’d expect from a full-size router table. Here at Kendal Tools, we have been supplying woodworking machinery and bandsaw blades for many years, and provide all you need to get the most from your machines – be it spindle tooling, router cutters or router tables from big names, such as Charnwood, Draper and Scheppach. Consequently most guys will have a small sheet of 12 or 15mm MDF with a heavy hardwood lipping to add a bit of stiffness. Duty Rating Portable / Benchtop AC Voltage 240V Plug Type UK 3 pin Bench height 410mm Tabletop Size 610 x 405 x 26mm (W/D/H) Back Fence Height 68mm Dust Spout Aperture 57mm Router Cutter Aperture 98mm Insert Ring Sizes 83 / 68 / 54 / 35 / 31.drill a pocket hole into the bottom of the table to receive the elevator bolts as retainers/holds for the brackets. Router tables provide a secure, flat surface that makes it easier for you to cut joinery, slots and grooves into the edge of wood. The first thing you need though is the plastic base material if you trim router does not come with a square base .