Wanted! pictures of your router table!

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Old_Chipper

Discussion Starter · Oct 25, 2009

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Okay members, here is your chance to brag. My son in GA, wants to see pictures of router tables to give him some ideas for his. I told him to look at mine and he don't need to see any others, but he didn't believe me.

So here are 3 of mine to get us started. Lets show him what you got.

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sjama6678

· #641 · Oct 16, 2012

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Massachusetts, table

Old_Chipper said:
Okay members, here is your chance to brag. My son in GA, wants to see pictures of router tables to give him some ideas for his. I told him to look at mine and he don't need to see any others, but he didn't believe me.
So here are 3 of mine to get us started. Lets show him what you got.

Hi, here is my shop made table.
The top is 1 1/2" thick, 3/4" MDF on bottom, 3/4" 15 Ply Finnish Birch w/Phenolic resin coat-both sides, JessEm Plate, 1" Fence double Melemine, inserted T tracks, inserted Incra miter track, Aluminum fence support, dust collector up and down (under table around router base contained) shop made Cab copy of BenchDog. Each side hold 99 bits, middle door to router, bottom drawer and door to compartment, on two locking wheels, two fixed.

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matermark

· #642 · Oct 22, 2012

Hey, that looks great!

What is that steel rod for? at first I thought it had sliding doors on it but the rod goes through the partition wall of the main router boxed-in area...

papasombre

· #643 · Oct 22, 2012

Hi, Phillips.

When I shown your first picture to my wife, she said that it would be a shame to do some woodworking with your router table because it is so beautiful compared with mine which is under construction now. I think she is right.

Congratulations!!!

MACswag

· #644 · Nov 12, 2012

Jelous

bigdogmedia66 said:
Here's mine that I finished a couple of weeks ago.

TS/RT combo

I'm sick,sick,sick,aaaaaaahhhhhhh.MAC

MACswag

· #645 · Nov 12, 2012

R/t

sjama6678 said:
Hi, here is my shop made table.
The top is 1 1/2" thick, 3/4" MDF on bottom, 3/4" 15 Ply Finnish Birch w/Phenolic resin coat-both sides, JessEm Plate, 1" Fence double Melemine, inserted T tracks, inserted Incra miter track, Aluminum fence support, dust collector up and down (under table around router base contained) shop made Cab copy of BenchDog. Each side hold 99 bits, middle door to router, bottom drawer and door to compartment, on two locking wheels, two fixed.

That is the best and most simple I've seen on here,If I can make the measurements in my head I'l:sold: have a go at making it,thanks for the post, MAC

MACswag

· #646 · Nov 12, 2012

Mayhem said:
bgriggs said:

Here is my Mill Right table. I didn't make it but it sure is nice to work with.

Mayhem

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Hi,awesome table,where did you buy it,:sold:MAC

Jim Howerton

· #647 · Nov 25, 2012

Pictures of router tables

Well, I just joined the forum late last night and "show me your router table' is the first thread I looked at. I like to keep things simple and recycle when ever possible. I had an old desk that I had disassembled. It was made out of 1 1/2 thick walnut veneered particle board and weighed around 400 #'s. I used the top for my main workbench and the ends for 2 router tables.The bases are baltic birch plywood. I'm not done with the router cabinets. I still need to finish the vacuum system,
The one with the Jessum fence gets the most use. The other one is for pattern and freehand routing. It's nice having 2 setups and a shaper when I'm making cabinet doors. Everything in my shop is the same height as well, very convenient.

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WoodNutPat

· #648 · Nov 29, 2012

Wow, two router tables. that must be nice when doing doors. looks great. I also have the Jessem set up and love it.

Chris Curl

· #649 · Dec 9, 2012

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Here is mine ... it is a 24x48" table with spaces for 3 routers. It is made from 3/4" ply topped with 1/2" ply. It has 10x12" insert plates, made from the same 1/2" ply.

I embedded tee-nuts between the 2 pieces of the top so that it can be bolted to whatever base it ends up on.

The outer edge still needs to be cleaned up and it needs to be sealed.

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richtink

· #650 · Dec 9, 2012

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Table of necessity

This was a two day build because I needed it quickly. The laminate top was free from a local cabinet shop. Everything else was scrap lumber. I bought the knobs prior to needing them when I made a dado sled for shelves in a stereo center.

After looking at all of the tables in this thread, well most of them anyway, I thought I would show something functional, but not pretty. At the time, routing was just a necessary step in some projects.

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Originalbart

· #651 · Dec 9, 2012

wbh1963 said:
Very nicely done Bill! Your setup has a lot in common with the 'dream station' I would like to build out some day. The 'universal tracking & fencing' that support a combined routing and table saw top in particular. In my case I want to put my Radial arm saw on the left side of the TS.

The RAS belongs along a long wall not next to the Table-saw. Your dream station sounds more like a nightmare station.

I have both a 12' & a 10" RAS as well as a sliding CMS. Raised the son of a cabinet maker & custom home builder The RAS's are just a few of Dad's tools that I have.

seahawk65

· #652 · Dec 16, 2012

Very Basic table

Mine is a very basic table, but does have a lift..:cray:

stevetbo

· #653 · Jan 5, 2013

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Nearly finished my table

Still need to do the finish work... but its too cold right now, so that will be done in the spring. I researched quite a bit... and this thread really helped. Thanks for posting your pictures and sharing what you know.

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timbertailor

· #654 · Jan 5, 2013

Router\Table Saw Combo

stevetbo said:
Still need to do the finish work... but its too cold right now, so that will be done in the spring. I researched quite a bit... and this thread really helped. Thanks for posting your pictures and sharing what you know.

Looks like you really added a lot of storage capacity for your router and your table saw. I wish I had the room to do something like that. My garage is overflowing with stuff. I really need to get started on my router table cabinet. Thanks for sharing your design and taking time to post photos. I love to "borrow" ideas wherever I can and from whomever I can. I really like your set up. Just one question. Is this a permanent installation or is it all on casters so it can be moved?

Thanks for sharing and don't forget to post more photos after it is out of the staining\finishing booth!

Originalbart

· #655 · Jan 5, 2013

timbertailor said:
Looks like you really added a lot of storage capacity for your router and your table saw. I wish I had the room to do something like that. My garage is overflowing with stuff. I really need to get started on my router table cabinet. Thanks for sharing your design and taking time to post photos. I love to "borrow" ideas wherever I can and from whomever I can. I really like your set up. Just one question. Is this a permanent installation or is it all on casters so it can be moved?

Thanks for sharing and don't forget to post more photos after it is out of the staining\finishing booth!

In the second pic it appears that the whole assembly sets on a common base & is fastened into the fence system so from what I see the system is a permanent installation. The saw doesn't appear to have any wheels underneath it either.

stevetbo

· #656 · Jan 5, 2013

This set up does not move. My shop floor is asphalt....bumpy and uneven...which makes it difficult to move and keep everything lined up and somewhat level. I have seen some plans and pictures with of ts and router on wheels. That would be nice.
The open shelf to the right of the router box is large enough to hold my router fence when I need it out of the way. The next task is to rebuild the ts outfeed so it extends completely across to the front edge of the router table. If you look closely you can see a T-slotted bar that extends past the table. right now this is just hanging out there... not installed actually. So the table saw outfeed will be built out to include and support that bar

timbertailor

· #657 · Jan 5, 2013 (Edited)

Don't know how I missed it!

bigdogmedia66 said:
Here's the link to mine that I recently finished. It's a Jet contractor saw, PRL-V2 lift and Porter Cable 7518. I'm very happy with the outcome.

Table saw/router cabinet

That is a top notch layout for a table saw\router table combo bench. I love that it is on casters for mobility. I would love to be able to accommodate something that large in my shop. I just have way too much stuff in my garage. I also really love the dust collection system you have. Something I have always said I was going to do and just have not gotten to it. I need a bigger garage.

Yours looks so neat and organized. Top marks sir. Brilliant!!!

AxlMyk

· #658 · Jan 16, 2013

Finally finished the darned thing

RMilgie and I have been working on and off on this thing the last 2 years. It's in the middle school shop where our WW group meets on Tuesday nights.
Finally got the legs on it, so now we don't have to store that 50 pound box on top of a cabinet.
Whew.

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wolfcreekmt

· #659 · Jan 18, 2013

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Just finished my table using Incra fence.

I hope I am posting this correctly. Anyway, here is the router table that I just built.

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Originalbart

· #660 · Jan 18, 2013

So how well does you DC system for the router work & does it help to keep the router cool? I like you design.

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