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Nice way to save space. Looks good.

Well, guess what...I laid a long level down on the router table yesterday evening. Came back a couple minutes later to pick the level up, saw light under the level midway. Turns out my router table surface dips down between 1/8 and 3/16 of an inch. Don't know for sure about the measurement. Didn't check it.

This is the table itself. Not the router plate. I only have a PC6902 under it. Never sat anything heavy on it. Maybe my father did before he gave it to me. Can't say I ever checked it.

What am I to do? New table?

Before you ditch it, you might try adding some braces to the underside. One of the Woodworking mags (can't remember which one) had an article this month about checking your router table.

Their solution to a dip in the middle was to add 2 prefectly straight (jointed) boards on edge underneath the table. As you fasten the boards with screws, they should pull the table back flat. (At least, that's the theory.)

Really would like a different one with slots instead of threaded holes, maybe a bigger work area. I would keep the stand though.

Like you said...theory. Should I spend my time trying?

Over the years I have built several router tables and have yet to build the perfect one. The under table will do some things quite well and the over arm
OPR can do many things well. I have both so I usually get the job done. I have never posted pictures so I will try it now with the last router table built and the one I use today. If you have any interest or want some info on the table give me a ping. I see I can only put five atachments with this post I will try and get the rest in another post.
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Very nice! Are those shopsmith casters? I have an extra set and I've been trying to figure out how to mount them to straight leg tables like yours.

What is the sled like device for?

Doug,
The caster set is from a SS 10ER from the 1950s. I like to use them as they work well on straight legs. You can use the Mark V casters, but then you have to weld up an angled bracket to attach them to straight legs. The steel wheels on the set were replaced with urethane wheels to handle the weight of the table. The frame of the router table is of .065 x 1 1/4 tube steel.

The sled is a jig to make 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2" box joints. It follows the respective PC guide mounted in the router plate. It is adjustable to take up any play in both the guide and adjustment of the pins. Works quite well. I like to make boxes. I also have a jig that fits my Mark V that uses a dado blade and is fully adjustable. If there is any interest I will post a pic.
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Please do post the pics. There is always interest.

Please excuse me for being a peeping woodworker but you shop looks quite interesting and amazingly organized. Really like your choice of equipment, what I could steal a peak at.