Pin Router Attachment
By bolting a simple router arm and an auxiliary table to my drill press, I can convert it to a pin router. This lets me take advantage of the drill press’ quill movement to lower the router into the work. Make the router arm from a 20-in. length of 2×6 lumber. Drill the arm to fit your drill-press quill and feed stop, then notch the back of the arm so it can slide up and down the post. On my drill press the arm is held in place well enough by the drill-press feed-stop collar and the feed stop. Other drill presses might require bolting the arm directly to the housing. In the end of the arm, cut a hole the same size as your router. Then cut a slot in the arm and install a bolt to pinch the router and lock it in place.
The table is a 20×30 panel of 3/4-in. plywood covered with plastic laminate and strengthened by a thick plywood spine on the bottom. A tapped brass plate located in the center of the table accepts different diameter pins (I used standard router pins from Sears).
Andrew Makarevich, Villa Park, Ill.
Fine Woodworking Magazine, December 1982 No. 37
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