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S Bolton · 06-15-2008, 06:23 PM

Probably right. How do you level your baseplates?

sb

**bobj3** · 06-15-2008, 06:35 PM

HI SB

Most come with a device to do that with, in the corners..I realy like the HF base plates for the price and the rings...

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=94331

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S Bolton · 06-15-2008, 07:25 PM

Wow. I am placing an order tomorrow. Good tip.

sb

**Mike** · 06-16-2008, 02:38 PM

Steve, you are better off mounting to a plate. If cost is an issue HF sells a clone of the Rousseau plate which is flat for $20. I have one of these and it works well. You can buy a "Norm style" table for less than you can build it at: http://rt1000.com/

Joe is a member and built this table before Norm.

pmspirito · 06-24-2008, 07:36 PM

Congratulations on wanting to build your own router table. Here is a link to an article on my web site about the router table I "designed" and built. I hope you see and idea or two you will want to incorporate in your table.

http://www.peterspirito.com/routertable.htm

S Bolton · 06-24-2008, 09:53 PM

I like your table. I am hoping to steal ideas from a number of tables and then combine them, and then hopefully the New Yankee People will have me on as Norm's assistant and I can quit my day job here.

Steve Bolton

allthunbs · 07-02-2008, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by S Bolton

I like your table. I am hoping to steal ideas from a number of tables and then combine them, and then hopefully the New Yankee People will have me on as Norm's assistant and I can quit my day job here.

Hey Steve, then you'll have to use some ideas from mine: 2' x 4' x 3' high, on 4x210 lb casters, 4" high locks aligned under the legs to isolate the casters, 1" laminate covered MDF, 2 Oak Park baseplates mounted in the surface, one at each end. The routers are completely open but are controlled by safety switches mounted in front of the guide pins on each router. The dovetail attachment is semi-permanently mounted on top of one of the inserts but can easily be moved to another bench. I'm still working on bit and small parts storage.

Just remember all of us when Norm comes a callin'!

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bobj3 Forum Contributer Supreme Forum King Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Littleton,Colorado U.S.A. Posts: 8,304 View bobj3's Gallery	Report This Post! HI SB Most come with a device to do that with, in the corners..I realy like the HF base plates for the price and the rings... http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=94331 ============= Attached Thumbnails __________________ PodCast videos RWS on YouTube http://www.routerforums.com/86898-post1.html Besure and click on the Up Arrow key ▲ on the Youtube video, you can select other youtube videos on router tables http://www.woodworkingonline.com/?s=dovetail Machine Cut ▼ http://www.woodworkingonline.com/200...cut-dovetails/ http://www.woodworkingonline.com/woo...podcast-store/ http://www.woodshopdemos.com/menu2.htm Bob J. Last edited by bobj3; 06-16-2008 at 11:22 AM.
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S Bolton Registered User Forum Geek Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 494 View S Bolton's Gallery	Report This Post! Wow. I am placing an order tomorrow. Good tip. sb
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Mike Senior Moderator Supreme Forum King Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Detroit, Michigan USA Posts: 3,380 View Mike's Gallery	Report This Post! Steve, you are better off mounting to a plate. If cost is an issue HF sells a clone of the Rousseau plate which is flat for $20. I have one of these and it works well. You can buy a "Norm style" table for less than you can build it at: http://rt1000.com/ Joe is a member and built this table before Norm. __________________ Mike Please edit your profile with a name and location so we can better assist you.
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pmspirito Registered User Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 123 View pmspirito's Gallery	Report This Post! Photos of my router table Congratulations on wanting to build your own router table. Here is a link to an article on my web site about the router table I "designed" and built. I hope you see and idea or two you will want to incorporate in your table. http://www.peterspirito.com/routertable.htm Attached Thumbnails __________________ www.PeterSpirito.com
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S Bolton Registered User Forum Geek Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 494 View S Bolton's Gallery	Report This Post! I like your table. I am hoping to steal ideas from a number of tables and then combine them, and then hopefully the New Yankee People will have me on as Norm's assistant and I can quit my day job here. Steve Bolton
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