Is it possible to make router table plate inserts?

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vogid38032

Discussion Starter · May 11, 2022

Actually, this is not that hard to do. You need to find a piece of perspex that has the same size as the router bit you want to use. Then attach this perspex to the router plate using double-sided tape or screws. This may not be the prettiest solution, but it does the work. There are also better solutions out there. For example, the Porter-Cable router plate that has a template system which allows you to change the height of the router bit just by changing the template. Or the Bosch T-profile router plate that has a height-adjustable fence.

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The Hobbyist

· #2 · May 11, 2022

I am not sure what you are describing. What am I missing?

Joe

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jw2170

· #3 · May 11, 2022

Welcome to the forum, @vogid38032

Are you referring to CNC machines?

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old55

· #4 · May 12, 2022

Welcome to the forum @vogid38032

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A. C.

· #5 · May 13, 2022

I would not use double sided tape to hold anything like a plate or insert onto a router. It's reckless and unsafe. Use screws. At least four (4). There's a problem with terminology in your post, but then, there isn't a standard for some of the terms for some of the parts. Perhaps that's confusing us.

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John Smith_

· #6 · May 13, 2022 (Edited)

I'm pretty sure he is talking about bases for Hand-Held router work - not mounted upside down hanging in a table.
his business is listed in his signature.

Edit: the original post was moved to here from a 12 year old thread that he had responded to:
I apologize for any confusion this may have caused.