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Trim routers are great tools, but the base is so small that they have the tendancy to tip over when milling edges. While one hand holds the router itself and steers, there is not much room to grab the tool with the other hand to hold it flat. And when holding such small narrow base, fingers are too closed to the spinning bit!
So, I made this accessory base plate. I used a piece of 3/8”-thick Plexiglass, about 6” by 11”. I made it wide enough to give a broader surface, room to place the handles and my hands, but small enough to prevent the Plexiglass from sagging. I used 1/4” flathead bolts and threaded inserts to install the handles, which are 1-1/4” hardwood dowels.
Great tool, with this great base !
For more details, pictures and a short video on drilling Plexiglass, click here.
Best,
Serge
http://www.atelierdubricoleur.spaces.live.com
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KMJohnson
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#1 posted 1213 days ago
Good idea.
-- Let's do it in the wood pile!
patron
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#2 posted 1213 days ago
i have 2 of them ,
that came with my
ryobi trim routers ,
$79.00 apiece !
-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle
Bricofleur
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#3 posted 1213 days ago
Hey David, I believe you mean $79 a piece for the routers, not the bases, right? (hope so!)
Best,
Serge
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patron
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#4 posted 1213 days ago
router and base in same box .
use router with or without the big base .
$79.00 .
only at home depot .
-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle
ken_c
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#5 posted 1213 days ago
great idea – how bout adding a wood clamp block and a toggle clamp – might make it better for portability and storage…
Bricofleur
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#6 posted 1213 days ago
Ken,
Let’s say I store the one without the base and I keep this one on the bench! T’was a good reason to get another router.
Best,
Serge
http://www.atelierdubricoleur.spaces.live.com
-- Learn from yesterday, work today and enjoy success tomorrow. -- http://atelierdubricoleur.wordpress.com
zlatanv
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#7 posted 1213 days ago
Cool, I have been using this router more than my big one.
-- Z, Rockwall, TX
RallyRick
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#8 posted 1213 days ago
Plexiglass. Brilliant!!
a1Jim
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#9 posted 1213 days ago
Good Idea Serge I’ll see if I can find a spare router.
-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/
Rick
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#10 posted 1212 days ago
good idea. Thank you
patron
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#11 posted 1212 days ago
serge , here is the ryobi ,
the big base has some features that might help ,
some offset lines for grooving ,
and some holes for circle pins .
-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle
Todd A. Clippinger
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#12 posted 1212 days ago
An excellent solution.
-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com
Kent Shepherd
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#13 posted 1212 days ago
Nice idea. Looks like something I want to do.
Thanks
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Riehlez
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#14 posted 1195 days ago
That little colt takes quite the beating in my shop. Its my only router that i keep a 1/4” collet on.
i have made many of base plates are yours is the best i vr seen for this little guy.
Question: What type of screws did you use to fasten the base plate with?
bigike
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#15 posted 1195 days ago
very nice work
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