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I've been working with wood my entire life (never very seriously, or very well, for that matter) but I have always been intimidated by routers. I just installed a vinyl floor in my kitchen, and decided it was time to take the plunge (pun intended) and purchase one so I could design an oak threshold.
I lucked into a two piece Porter Cable kit with a fixed base router that also has a plunge base. Don't have the model numbers in front of me right now, but I am on this forum in hopes of finding a decent router table for them. The Porter Cable brand gets pretty bad reviewson on amazon, so I'm wanting to find out who might make a "universal" table, or one that can be adapted. I'm also curious if it's the plunge base I will use when the router is mounted to the table (I see mention of the Router Raizer for this) or if I should stick with the fixed base.
As for the oak threshold, I (and the wife) couldn't wait for me to learn to use the router, so I just ripped on edge at 45% on the table saw, then notched that edge to account for the difference in height from wood floor to vinyl. Then I nailed and glued a piece of base shoe to the other side of the threshold, and it looks fantastic.
I lucked into a two piece Porter Cable kit with a fixed base router that also has a plunge base. Don't have the model numbers in front of me right now, but I am on this forum in hopes of finding a decent router table for them. The Porter Cable brand gets pretty bad reviewson on amazon, so I'm wanting to find out who might make a "universal" table, or one that can be adapted. I'm also curious if it's the plunge base I will use when the router is mounted to the table (I see mention of the Router Raizer for this) or if I should stick with the fixed base.
As for the oak threshold, I (and the wife) couldn't wait for me to learn to use the router, so I just ripped on edge at 45% on the table saw, then notched that edge to account for the difference in height from wood floor to vinyl. Then I nailed and glued a piece of base shoe to the other side of the threshold, and it looks fantastic.