mftha

Hi Hamlin,

Trust me, I know with absolute certainty that you are not the only one on this forum who has failures in the round thing that sits on top of shoulders.

The more I think about it, the more I wish there were template guides that fit 100 mm (just under 4 in) openings and come in size ranges including for example 75 mm (just under 3 in), 50 mm (just under 2 in) and Template Tom's favorite, the 40 mm guide. I would also have a series of router plate inserts to effectively reduce the size of the opening. With the Oak Park base plates, I have had problems with large diameter bits too large to fit the 1 1/5 inch opening, but leave cavernous gaps between the bit and support by the base plate when the 3 1/8 diameter base plate is used.

Do you or anyone else have any ideas? I am hesitant to spend hundreds of dollars on a new base plate and table top combination, but that might be my best choice.

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Hamlin

Hi mftha,

You might want to take a very close look at Bj's gallery on his guides. He made some "inserts" for just such sizes. Right now, I can't seem to find a link to them. Hopefully Bj will see this and provide a link. Otherwise, shoot him a pm.

Found the link: http://www.routerforums.com/show-n-t...uide-rack.html

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