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Hi, new to woodworking and setting up my first router.
I got a Triton TRA001, and Bosch RA1181 table. The table plate is not compatible, so i need to drill new holes to mount the router. It does not seem I can take advantage of any of the existing holes.
Im looking for help properly centering the router. Without too much detail, here is what I did: Used the holes in the router base plate to find blank spots on the table plate, then taped the base to the plate and aligned it on top of the router to check fit.
With the collet extended, Ive squared the flat ends of the collet to the edge of the plate. Then checked that the distance between the collet and end of the plate is (close to) even on opposite sides.
But here is what is throwing me:
I got a Triton TRA001, and Bosch RA1181 table. The table plate is not compatible, so i need to drill new holes to mount the router. It does not seem I can take advantage of any of the existing holes.
Im looking for help properly centering the router. Without too much detail, here is what I did: Used the holes in the router base plate to find blank spots on the table plate, then taped the base to the plate and aligned it on top of the router to check fit.
With the collet extended, Ive squared the flat ends of the collet to the edge of the plate. Then checked that the distance between the collet and end of the plate is (close to) even on opposite sides.
But here is what is throwing me:
- Im not sure if im aligning the right thing? At first I thought I should be aligning the center point of two circles - the throat opening of the router plate with the opening in the middle of the router base plate?
Ive attached pictures to show that when the collet is centered in the table's plate throat, the base plate is not centered.
Is this correct? Or do I need to restart and make the center of the two circles aligned? If so, any tips on doing this?
- What level of accuracy do I need to achieve? On opposite sides, the measurement to the collet is about 1mm off (for example 4.1cm from collet to top edge, and 4cm from collet to bottom edge) - is that close enough or will this create lots of alignment and accuracy issues for me going forward?

