My $2.00 Router table

now that’s what i call a deal!!! great looking router table.

-- Earl

I can’t wait to see what you make on it. “necessity is the mother of all inventions, but only a lumberjock can make a $2 router table” Nice Job there Pete.
Thanks.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

Now that’s stretching a dollar. Try not to spend so much on your next project :-))

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

i made my first router table out of a floor model tv someone gave me. it worked great until i needed more precision. i love reclaiming discarded stuff and making it useful. awesome table dude, way better than mine.

-- www.jonboon.info - more crap coming soon!

Very nice “find” with the router. Nice table too.

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

Wow, I think this wins the prize in the “thrifty projects” category!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Can you say frugal!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

When I first read the sentence “The router was free from the local pawn shop because the stop lock was broken.”, I read it as “because the SHOP lock was broken.” I thought you walked in the pawn shop at night and stole the router. I was amazed that somebody would post something like that. Glad to see you didn’t have to resort to that. Great table for that price. I’m not sure anybody could beat that.

-- Joshua, Olathe, Kansas

Pretty extravagant for 2 bucks! Nice work.

That’s awesome. I’m actually in the market for my first router and based on other suggestions have one picked out (2-1/4hp Triton for around $200) – and I was looking at the Bench Dog Benchtop router table for another $200 – but thinking I might take some inspiration from you, sir, and build myself something.

I know there’s no shortage of “build a router table” plans all over the place, but this has inspired me to think that I can do it with just the stuff I have around the house – and not have to worry about going out and spending $200+ on materials.
Thanks for this.

-- - living vicariously through lumberjocks

Nice table – the best things are often under our noses just waiting to be discovered.

Pete, Welcome to Lumber Jocks. That is one way to cut the costs of this hobby down, great job on the recyle.
Can’t wait to see some of the other stuff you have done or are working on.
CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

right up my alley, good job saving the cash… that looks like it will work perfectly

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †