Router Table Top

I think your router table top and accessories look prettier than most I’ve seen. Very clean and functional looking. I hope it serves you well for many years.

Regards,

Jeff

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This is a very nice looking router table top, good job!

That’s a beauty!

your router table top and feather boards look very nice,definitely will serve you well…

-- Jeff,Tucson,Az.

It’s not as fancy as other ones but very functional.

I think your table top is beautiful! ...and functional!

-- "Find out what you cannot do and then go do it!"

Very innovative, love it. Thanks for sharing.

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wow….

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TWITA

-- Router è ancora il mio nome.

Good looking RT.
It reminds me of my first one although it was not nearly as large and didn’t have all the accessories.

Routerisstillmyname what is TWITA?

-- "I never met a board I didn't like!"

“It’s not as fancy as other ones but very functional.”
I think you are being bashful. Your router table has all the features any commercial table has … Oh, except the little bell at the end that lets you know that the board has past the bit … (think typewriter)?
Great job on this table, I used my “home brew” router table for 16 years and just retired it lately.
I think that yours will out last the one I built.

-- Grumpy old guy, and lookin' good Doin' it.

Good work Radu! I made one similar without the added, but IMHO completely necessary accessories a long time ago and also used a laminate scrap. It held up my m12v – the old hitachi beast very well. The only thing I did to increase the rigidity around the router cutout was put in a couple of ripped down 2×4’s to stiffen the underside. Just don’t put them too close or you will have a hard time getting at the router ;-) been there done that.

I like how you used finish on the top, very good thinking, makes it smoother and slicker. If you want you can even wax it.

When you do add the cabinet, put a dust port with a blast gate opposite your dust collection port, the small opening around the router bit is usually not enough space to allow make up air to flow through.

Again, congrats – I wish I still had my RT, the shop is not complete without one!

-- Sneaking up on the line....

The use of hardboard was a great idea. Using flooring for the insert is inspired.

Thank you everybody for the nice words. Now I need to put it to more use. All surfaces are coated with shellac and waxed. I am planning on building a rack on the wall to ensure it stays straight when not in use. The feather boards can also be used a stop blocks if I flip them upside down.
Again, I used materials I had on hand, mostly picked up from the cull lumber cart at HD (I am actually very disappointed that the HD, close to me, has given up the cull lumber cart. I asked what happened and I was told they don’t cut sheeting goods in the store any more. I wonder if this happened in all stores).

Nice!

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I don’t know if you were going for the saltillo tile look, but you certainly got it.

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