Router Table #3: More progress

Awesome use of reclaimed lumber… looks like your table is coming along nicely… much better than my thrown together chunks of plywood LOL.

-- San Diego, CA US Navy

Jamie, this looks really good. I really like the way you are “dressing” this table up. Shop jigs and furniture do not have to simply be functional. They can look good as well.

Nice job.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Scott, I figured that if I am going to build my dream router table, then I want it to be perfect. My wife is already saying that it is going to be too nice to work on when it’s finished. With me doing this project like I have, it has given me a chance to try things that I never have before, such as laminating, spline miter joints, etc.

-- Jamie, Kentucky

Nice job thus far! I have to ask; Is that a toilet flange being used as your dust port?

I have built this table, I’m sure you’ll like it.
It can be seen in this image
Workshop photo #2

-- Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati

Goggy, It was actually listed as a floor drain port at lowes, but it may be the same thing. I really couldn’t find anything else that would work the way that I wanted it to. Let’s just account this to ‘creative engineering’ :)

-- Jamie, Kentucky

If your wife likes it

you win

in the end

thats really all that matters

in Kentucky….(smile)

-- http://www.furnituremann.ca/

Roman.. True.. so true..

-- Jamie, Kentucky

Great job!!! I love the “plumbing” of you dust collector setup.

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

It’s looking great Jamie.

Contuining with some great looking work.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Very good progress.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

My version in closer photo

-- Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati

GaryCN, Good looking router table! I hope mine looks as good as yours!

-- Jamie, Kentucky

Router plate is from Rockler
I used my Porter Cable 690 Fixed Base. It is a little difficult to adjust, and will not accommodate a very tall bit.
I recently had the router drop out of the base on start up and cut the power cord. The router stayed contained in the table but it was scary. My power switch is on the right side away from the door. I was distracted by a phone call then a UPS delivery and failed to tighten the base to the motor after I had adjusted the depth. I am very likely going to replace the plate with one that I can adjust from above because of that issue, something to think about.The power cord cost me about $25 to replace at my porter cable dealer. The laundry detergent to clean my under ware was insufficient. The standard Porter Cable base uses a wing nut to tighten the motor to the base you spin the motor to adjust the depth of cut from under the table. I don’t think I’d let that happen to me again, as I’m usually over cautious, 55 years old and have not had
anything more than some very minor cuts, But that issue was an eye opener and I’m fortunate. Put a good latch on the door.

-- Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati

Gary, I had a router leap out of the router table and spin around the floor with a bent 3/4 inch bit on it a while back, luckly it unpluged itself as the wife and son were in the shop at the time all of us trying to run away from it at the time. Fun times in the shop.

-- Life is to short to own an ugly boat.

And hey I was almost afraid to admit it happened to me, If I’m not the only one then it is definitely something to think about.

-- Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati