| Project by DaveH | posted 261 days ago | 980 views | 5 times favorited | 21 comments | ![]() |
Size: 48” x 30” x 36” tall
Cost: close to $500 including the router and fence.
Router: Freud 2 1/4hp with above the table bit change and adjustment
Fence: Freud (soon to be replaced with a shop built)
Base: Shop built. engineered lumber (timberstrand)
Description: Top is laminated (top and bottom), made out of 2 pieces of 3/4 inch MDF. Cabinet is on rollers, 2 fixed, 2 swivel with double locking. T-tracks for miter gauge and fence alignment. Fence and below table dust collection. Router speed control and receptacles for tool plug ins.


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21 comments so far
USCJeff
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posted 261 days ago
Great Start. Looks very hefty. Solid.
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GaryK
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posted 261 days ago
As Jeff says, it looks solid!
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Jiri Parkman
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posted 261 days ago
Nice router table. Enjoy it.
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Grant Davis
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posted 261 days ago
I like the nice size of the table top and yes it looks solid.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 261 days ago
That is a nice job. The size and depth of the top looks like a winner to me. You simply don’t get that in commercial tables.
Thanks for sharing. It gives me some ideas on upgrading my router table.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 261 days ago
Looking very nice!
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SPalm
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posted 261 days ago
Hey Dave, Welcome to the zoo.
Looking good.
I had never noticed that Freud fence before. Looks nice. Let us know how you like it.
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rikkor
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posted 261 days ago
Looks like a great table.
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Grumpy
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posted 261 days ago
No stopping you now Jeff.
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RobH
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posted 260 days ago
Great job Dave. I am adding this one to my favorites for the idea.
I am about to start on a router table project myself. I mainly want a multi-use top that can be used for the router, the sander, or the soon-to-be purchased hollow-chisel mortiser. I also need storage for some things. I am hoping it will clean the shop up a little bit.
Keep up the good work.
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designerboy
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posted 260 days ago
Dave,
That must be the Grand Daddy of all router tables, I hope you are putting pockets in the corners…..
For potting the Snooker balls of course !
enjoy!
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Karson
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posted 260 days ago
Great looking bench. A nice Job.
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cajunpen
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Now that’s a Router Table. It’s big enough to have a need for plumbing – and I thought that you were only kidding about adding the plumbing. Should make a great table – assuming you have the space for it. Good that you put it on a mobile base – I’d hate to have to move it without that.
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Blake
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posted 260 days ago
Looks really good. You’ve got everything you need: tons of great storage, dust collection, a good fence, and mobility. I’m not sure if those casters are locking or not but you might want to consider using locking casters so it doesn’t slide when you are pushing something particularly heavy through your router table.
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shaun
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posted 257 days ago
And I thought I was over the top building mine 25”x42”. Looking good Dave.
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mot
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posted 257 days ago
It looks like it’s going to do the trick!
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DaveH
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posted 251 days ago
Added the finished table pics.
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DaveH
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posted 250 days ago
Does anyone have an idea on capturing the dust when making a cut that is not next to the fence? I’m thinking maybe a dust collection port/slot that is off the left end of the table.
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Blake
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posted 250 days ago
This looks great!
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Dave
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posted 233 days ago
It seems like some kind of downward suction from underneath the table(holes in tabletop), or maybe an overhanging hose with suction adapter while cutting would help capture the dust too, but that might be overkill. Your idea of having a slot off to the side sounds great.
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DaveH
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posted 233 days ago
I think the problem has become a non-issue. Once I installed the door covering the router access area the suction was adequate to pull the extract the dust from the cutter area.
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