I'm kind of working backwards on making a router table with all the controls mounted above the table.
For me trying to figure out all the electronics is probably the most time consuming part of this project, So I figured it would work out best for me to start with the controls that I wanted for the router table.
Awhile back I started a post on trying to figure out how to extend the wires on this DC motor controller.
The controller is eventually going to be used to power a 24VDC 120RPM gearmotor that will be used for a DIY router lift.
Along with the motorized lift I plan to add a digital readout like this one
so that I would know the depth of cut being made.
My plans at the time were to extend the wires & mount just the controls in a small control box that would be mounted up above the table on a repositionable arm, That way I could mount the actual control box somewhere below the table.
After thinking about a little more I started to look around for a larger box that I could just mount the whole controller in.
Well that led me into yet another one of those "Rabbit Holes"
With a larger box I had more room for other items & l could also mount the digital read out to the box.🤔
Being I will have the digital read out & the lift controls in one location, It also made since to have some way to know when the router bit is flush/even with the top of the table so I can zero out the DRO. After a ton of Google searches I came up with the idea to use a Arduino Nano with a modified Reed Switch Module & a relay to make a zero touch plate that will stop the router lift the moment the bit touches the plate.
This is what I came up with.
And here's a cut & paste version of what it will look like with the DRO mounted.
Doug
For me trying to figure out all the electronics is probably the most time consuming part of this project, So I figured it would work out best for me to start with the controls that I wanted for the router table.
Awhile back I started a post on trying to figure out how to extend the wires on this DC motor controller.
The controller is eventually going to be used to power a 24VDC 120RPM gearmotor that will be used for a DIY router lift.
Along with the motorized lift I plan to add a digital readout like this one
My plans at the time were to extend the wires & mount just the controls in a small control box that would be mounted up above the table on a repositionable arm, That way I could mount the actual control box somewhere below the table.
After thinking about a little more I started to look around for a larger box that I could just mount the whole controller in.
Well that led me into yet another one of those "Rabbit Holes"
With a larger box I had more room for other items & l could also mount the digital read out to the box.🤔
Being I will have the digital read out & the lift controls in one location, It also made since to have some way to know when the router bit is flush/even with the top of the table so I can zero out the DRO. After a ton of Google searches I came up with the idea to use a Arduino Nano with a modified Reed Switch Module & a relay to make a zero touch plate that will stop the router lift the moment the bit touches the plate.
This is what I came up with.
And here's a cut & paste version of what it will look like with the DRO mounted.
Doug
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