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   eriks | Nov 09, 2004 05:19pm | #1

   Sailalex,

   I have the Veritas steel router table top mounted as an insert in my router table.  there's no real crown to it, it seems to be pretty flat with the router attached.  It's not concave.   Size - my table is about 24x36 with the router mounted about in the middle I think.  Plenty of surface area for most operations. 

   Erik

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   Frozen | Nov 09, 2004 07:57pm | #2

   Lee Valley is now selling a Veritas insert that is a small version of their router tabletop, giving the same router hold-downs on a small circular steel plate.

   http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp?page=50264&SID=&ccurrency=1&category=1%2C43053

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   forestgirl | Nov 09, 2004 08:17pm | #3

   Hi, Sailalex, I just saw your thread.  The person I bought the Veritas top from had actually made a larger, surrounding table for it to slip into, and I still have it.  If you would like, I can take a picture of it and send it to you.  Click on my name up above and drop me an email.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
   Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   RonInOttawa | Nov 09, 2004 11:03pm | #4

   The Veritas table is actually crowned just a bit, perhaps just a few thousandths of a inch. It is designed to flatten under the weight of a large 3 HP router. I've had mine now for several years, and love it. I checked it recently with a machinist's straight edge and it's flat from corner to corner with a PC 690 router hanging underneath.

   I have it mounted on the smaller LV base, which I clamp to a Workmate. I have to admit that I'm not all that fond of the base unit and would consider any option to mount it on a sturdier stand. The only problem I see with using it as an insert is that the fence is designed to clamp to the edges of the steel top, which wouldn't work if it was flush with a larger top. I have a significant investment in the fence and other accessories which mount on the fence so I would have to be convinced of a major improvement before I changed it out.

   Regards,

   Ron

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   Frozen | Nov 10, 2004 12:29am | #5

   Those clever folks at Veritas have recently come out with a version of the fence that works in t-slots, to use in conjunction with the new router table insert. I don't know whether it would be possible to convert.

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   forestgirl | Nov 10, 2004 03:39am | #6

   They sell the fence T-slot Adapters separately.  See the bottom of this page.

   Even keeping the configuration you have, it should be relatively simple to build a solid, cabinet-type stand to drop the plate onto, leaving the edges proud of the perimeter of the stand.  (If I ever get this done for mine, I'll let you know, LOL!)forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   sailalex | Nov 10, 2004 03:11pm | #7

   Thanks for all your comments; I think this product is is probably one of the router accessories that has a lot of value compared to the alternatives.

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   forestgirl | Nov 15, 2004 12:23am | #8

   Hi!  Received your email yesterday, I sent two messages back, one as a straight reply and one through Knots.  Both of them bounced!  Are you sure you want to stick with AOL <g>?  I guess I could take pictures of that table and post them in the classifieds for you to see, but would really like to get this email problem straightened out.  Any ideas what's causing the problem?

   I have an idea to try and fix the glitch.   Go to this place, type [email protected] for your user name and use Knots as your password.  I set up a temp mailbox under your name.  Once we communicate directly, maybe your mail program will stop bouncing me (ouch!).

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
   Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>)