Fourleftpaws

Ok - now for a laugh - this is my router table - being cheap - I combined my Porter/Cable table within a wood table. Reason - it had everything already set up. I hate dust - I know - woodworking is making dust - but when I route something - I have three vacuum going and very little dust or wood chips to clean up after. Inside is a PC plung style router - which never comes out. I even made the top to work with the space fence by Oak Park. As I stated its a little bit un-slightly - but by golly it works great.

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challagan

If it works it works! Looks like you got it enclosed well. Looks like you had a try at making a router top with plate leaning against the wall? Didn't go well? Wit your DC set up it reminds me of member Bj. I like the looks of your shop with the Plywood walls.

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Fourleftpaws

Thanks Corey - as a matter of fact - the router top thats leaning against the wall did work okay - but then I thought - if I remove the fence on the Ugly router table - I have the same thing - so I use the Ugly router table for everything now. Yes - With all the "stuff" that I had to attach to the walls, I knew better than using sheetrock. The plywood is actually outside house siding. Very thick. "Stuff" hangs well from it.. It was funny about incasing the router. I was worried about the door not seating well and having air leaks around it - when I turn on the motor that is attached to the 4" hose on the bottom - the door seals shut and I can not open it - unless I turn off the motor.

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Bob

Personally I don't think it is as ugly as you are crediting it to be and it sure looks like it serves the purpose.

One thing I would like to comment on is that if your DC pull is sealing the door tight, you are starving your air flow and losing efficiency. A DC system does have to draft to work at it's peak. You may want to drill a few holes and give it some breathing room.

Do you have that all on a remote switch that comes on when you start the router? I will be using a 4" DC on the table top and a 2 1/2 inch shop vac hose under the table with the Vac-U-Plate system from Oak-Park when I am made to come in from the outdoors to work. I am studying the best route to go on a switch start up of the whole mess rather than turning each machine off and on at the source. Even a remote control is better than that

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bobj3

I'm Sorry but I must disagree with you , SORRY it's Not ugly ,it works for you and that's the only thing that counts I have seen and used many router tables that look great but are just so much junk...

I ask one guy how do use this pile of crap and he said I use this 2ft board and push things over the router bit...it was 5ft long top and 4ft wide nice looking but just so much junk....firewood....it was NYWS copy (NORM A.type Table) he put in over 500.oo in the cabinet , just JUNK

You did a nice job it works....

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My first router table (shall remain nameless) was a mid-high priced commercial table with fence. But it had so many design flaws.
I just couldn’t use it. It ended up on eBay for half what I had paid for it. So I designed my own.
So, whatever table that makes you productive and comfortable is the best table for you.

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Dr.Zook

Reminds me of a song "she sure is ugly, but she sure can cook". I quote, "but by golly it works great". Thats what counts. I too think it looks great with what you had to work with. Nice fourleftpaws.

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harrysin

I reckon that it's time to change you're name, it doesn't correctly describe you're abilities. Just one little niggle, the hinges let it down, I'm sure with a little thought they could be rearranged and give the whole project a more professional look. Perhaps if they were inside it would bring the door slightly forward and give sufficient inflow of air all round as mentioned by Bob.

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Mike

Bob N is correct, you need more airflow through the cabinet. This will improve the dust collection, not hurt it. Airflow is what transports the dust into the filter. One other thing: Bob and Rick specifically recommend not using Quick-grip style clamps to hold jigs on a router table. They suggest using either a C clamp or an F clamp and mention their own experiences of having the Quick-grip style clamps come loose due to vibration. I trust to their experience and save those clamps for glue ups where they work wonderfully. If your table gives you the results you want there is no reason to call it names. The very expensive Freud table is built from unfinished plywood. It's not about looks, it's about function.

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Joe Lyddon

Hey, if it works, does the job, and you are HAPPY with it, what else is there... besides being happy and proud of it?!

Atta way to go!