cliffgolden

We live in a town house so my garage is also a workshop. A different project requires different set ups so I'm looking for a router table I can lay on top of my BD Workmate and do some routing. If I need to do some freehand work I can do that too, but I need to take the table apart each time.

Infinity makes what looks like a prime candidate and they have some other good stuff. Does anyone work with these kind of limitations and how do you adapt??

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Bob

Cliff,

I am not familiar with the Infinity, but I do have the one from Oak-Park and it fits the need you described very well. This is the table Bob and Rick uses on their show and is one of the most flexible units I have found. You may want to check it out before your final decision. Portability is an important factor in my shop as with any small shop. You situation is not unusual at all. We adapt just as you are doing right now, we share ideas and look at all available options.

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BrianS

Cliff, I have a small Craftsman router table that I have clamped to my workmate on several occasions. You could purchase something similar, or build a small one of your own. Or, several people have just cut a hole in a board, mounted their router to it, and clamped it to their workmate. All kinds of options.

Brian

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jjciesla

The Veritas stand I use is basic and very portable. I’m a proponent of the open assembly stand. That Bosch 1619 puts out some major BTU’s. When I made the base table I wanted to be able to use it as a low bench if needed so it was designed to house the router table. The base top sits on an upper & lower frame with the sides bolted on. The base is a rather low bench but I sized it to place the router table at the height of my elbow. Maybe this will give you some food for thought. Cheers.

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Hi Cliff,

I am using the same setup that you are contemplating using. I purchased an Oak Park table top, built my own frame around it and screwed the assembly to a sheet of 3/8" plywood. I then srewed a 2 X 4 to the bottom of that plywood and the B & D workmate clamps around that 2 X 4. I then lowered the workmate's legs to the lower position and I find the height comfortable. I am 6' tall so that is what works for me.

Joe Z.

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Mike

If you are looking for a complete, ready to use table it is awfully hard to beat the Router Workshop table from Oak Park. (I love mine!) There are other alternatives such as the Kreg bench top router table that merit a look. ShopNotes has plans for a couple of easy to build tables that are portable, one designed for clamping in a vice and your Workmate would be perfect for that. You can view these designs here: www.shopnotes.com

If you had all these tables in one place to compare the price, versatility and quality my guess is you would choose the table from Oak Park. There is a link on the left side of our home page to Oak Park.

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cliffgolden

Wowsers!! I wasn't aware so many have the same limiting factors.

Since I knew nothing about routers I was looking for a lift system for my Sears 1 1/2 HP router. While looking I found the Rigid factory reconditioned power tools page and bought the Uni-router: _www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100642024&N=529793+160 0+90401
Most of the responses to my dilemma mentioned Oak Park and their fine line of resources. However, the infinity line of accessories look pretty good too. The table top _www.infinitytools.com/prodinfo.asp?number=RTT-IP1does a fine job of incorporating the very large router insert (9"X12") into the table, while the fence _www.infinitytools.com/prodinfo.asp?number=RTT-IP1 is also a winner in my book. I will now have a full featured router with it's own lift system. It also came with a plunge base to sweeten the package.

Now, let's go make some saw dust!!