Router Tables - Page 7 of 10

A free-standing router table with fence accessories.

When I began thinking about a router table, it soon became apparent that finding a home for a large, occasionally used table would be a problem in my crowded basement…

I added two 3-in.-wide, 15-in.-long pieces of hardwood to the fence of my router table. Each piece is mitered on the end closest to the bit and attaches to the…

These jigs control the workpiece to ensure safe operation and clean cuts

This zero-clearance fence is an easy project that improves the performance of almost any router bit. The fence is made of 1/2-in.-thick medium-density fiberboard (MDF). Construction details are shown in…

When I installed the insert in my router table, I didn't bother to rabbet the cutout hole to support the insert. Instead, I attached spacer blocks and two lengths of…

The Makita plunge router I have installed in my router table works beautifully. But adjusting the depth of the bit with the adjustment knob was awkward and tedious. I solved…

I see the advantage of mounting an extra router base under the router table as suggested by Wallace Kunkel (Fine Woodworking #15, March '79). But instead of groping around under…

I suspect that many of us use our routers upside-down, like a shaper, more than we do as a portable tool. I certainly do. But I don't like the flimsy…

I made my router table with a plywood top and a pair of sawhorses as legs. In order to allow easy knockdown, the tops of the sawhorses simply fit into…