July 22, 201213 yr That's a great build Ron. Have you used it yet? I'll bet it works great. Thanks for posting.
July 22, 201213 yr Larry Old Woodworking Machinery Forum HostRon Dudelston said: Breathe, Greg, Breathe Ron DudelstonSite HostAbove and Beyond WoodWorks
July 22, 201213 yr Author I'm toying with the idea of cutting a 4" hole in the shelf under the router and installing a 90 degree elbow towards the rear. This will usually sit against the wall and a full 90 through the back would eat up space. Then I seal the back with 1/4" plywood and install a ventilated door on the front. I was shocked at the amount of shavings that built up.Ron DudelstonSite HostAbove and Beyond WoodWorks
July 31, 201213 yr Ron, you inspired me to buy a new router last night! Our shed burnt to the ground last February (2011) and took all Mike's power tools (INCLUDING a nearly new 24" chain saw that HAD been next to his bed until just a couple weeks before the fire! ) Fortunately we were insured so we were able to replace a lot of the stuff including the building. Still, the router was not of sufficiently high priority that it got replaced. Considering the fact that I don't even touch the power tools, it's actually kind of odd that this one missing tool has preyed so heavily on my heart and mind. ANYway, last night we went to Home Depot hoping to find an 8 1/4" blade for Mike's pole chop saw. He had to leave the area abruptly for a few minutes leaving me with the boys wandering around the tools and there were the routers. There was a Ryobi for $57 and a 10 pc bit set for $30. The salesman showed me that I could have THAT router with a table (NIO where even CLOSE to your Ron!) for $99. I got it, the bit set, AND a combo square. Now I'm afraid, do I have woodworkers disease? Will I be collecting fragrant sawdust to mix into my high fiber bread? Will itty bitty boxes start lining the walls? Will I make a chicken tractor with finished edges? Jo
July 31, 201213 yr Author I'm afraid you have it bad Jo. The sad, sad news is that it only gets worse. The good news is that that got a great bargain but my next question is, "Whatcha gonna build now that you have a new router and table"? As an added piece of info to you who have seen the table, I added a couple of features to it yesterday. John Morris asked me why I didn't have a dust collector vent in the router cavity so I added doors to the front and back, and drilled a 4" hole below the router. I also drilled a 4" hole in the lower right side of the cabinet and connected the hose with flanges and flex hose and connected it all to the dust collector. Works great. Thanks for the inspiration John.Ron DudelstonSite HostAbove and Beyond WoodWorks
July 31, 201213 yr For the new router, #1 is a chicken tractor and #2 will be a photo voltaic panel. From there, I'll probably be making boxes even in my dreams for a few months!!!Jo
August 13, 201213 yr Nice router table.  Good choice of router & base too. Won't wobble in the fixed base.
August 31, 201213 yr Author I made some modifications to the table before I started my kitchen project at the suggestion of John and John. (Morris and Moody.) They suggested that I port the unit under the router to the dust collector so I did. I bored a 4" hole under the router and in the right side of the table. I connected the two with a piece of flexible 4" tubing. Works pretty well. Here's the pictures.                               Ron DudelstonSite AdministratorAbove and Beyond WoodWorks
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