I recently built a router table that does not have a miter track. But since I also deal with very limited space I thought I would share with you how and why I built it the way I did.
I thought I had an "originial" design, but the other day I saw one on a site with free plans that was almost identical. My table is 34x24 and about 5" tall. It's basically just a top with a rectangular frame attatched on the underside so I can clamp it into a B&D Workmate folding workbench.
When planning my table I searched several online retailers and found the same [router in the center]. I could not see any reason I would ever run stock between the fence and the bit. So I oriented my table the the opposite way [fence is 24"] and centered the router 14" from the edge. I went that far in to keep the weight of the router closer to the center of the workmate.
The fence rides in T-track and has a T-track in it for a featherboard for downward pressure. I also made a sled [very similar to the MLCS sled] to make the cope cuts on some cabinet doors I've been making. The sled rides against the fence so it does not require lining up a miter track, a bit, and the fence.
I may add a miter track at some point. But it would be for accessories[featherboard, etc.]and would be spaced to fit at that point.
Rusty |