Overarm Pin Router: why the table?

paul heller · Post by **paul heller** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:47 pm

Ed in Tampa wrote:I brought this up again during a recent past Sawdust sessions that Nick promised to do a future Sawdust session on the jig. Drew said he would remind Nick.

I'll also cast my vote (again) for this session.

Paul

Ed in Tampa · Post by **Ed in Tampa** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:05 am

gregf wrote:How would having a router below the OPR be used vs having the Pro-fence router table be usefull?
That's an interesting idea to mount a MDF router table on the trunions.
I'm not picturing how it would be used.

If there is a way to mount a router under the OPR table you would have the capability of being able to have a router table (router mounted on bottom of the table) a horizontal router (router mounted in the OPR but the SS in horizontal mode) and OPR (rounter mounter in OPR and the SS in drill press mode). With these three combinations you would be able to do any router work that I can think of with one basic setup. Eliminating the need for a OPR and a router table/cabinet. Since one main selling points of the SS is saving space, this would be one more way.

Right now I have a router table that needs to be redone and a real desire to buy a OPR. Buying both would be fairly expensive. However if Nick has a jig that will allow the mounting of a router under the OPR table my expense would be the cost of the OPR plus what ever the jig would cost. It should be a savings.
Ed

mtobey · Post by **mtobey** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:14 am

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gregf · Post by **gregf** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:26 am

Thanks, I was trying to envision how or why you would use the upper and lower at the same time.

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:16 pm

Ed in Tampa wrote:If there is a way to mount a router under the OPR table you would have the capability of being able to have a router table (router mounted on bottom of the table) a horizontal router (router mounted in the OPR but the SS in horizontal mode) and OPR (rounter mounter in OPR and the SS in drill press mode). With these three combinations you would be able to do any router work that I can think of with one basic setup. Eliminating the need for a OPR and a router table/cabinet. Since one main selling points of the SS is saving space, this would be one more way.

Right now I have a router table that needs to be redone and a real desire to buy a OPR. Buying both would be fairly expensive. However if Nick has a jig that will allow the mounting of a router under the OPR table my expense would be the cost of the OPR plus what ever the jig would cost. It should be a savings.
Ed

I've really been thinking about this - and yes, it hurts! Every time my wife catches me sitting in a trance, while in the house, she asks "what's going on now!" Answer - "I'm just thinking!" -- Wife - "I thought I smelled wood burning!".

Anyway, I cannot think of any routing operation I cannot do with the OPR. As I am getting more used to the OPR, I find that I no longer need a router table. The reason I now use it - is because I am used to the router table system(s). Therefore I can visualize the setup(s) more easily. With a couple of fences (as shown by the Sawdust Sessions) either the horizontal, or vertical modes (one or the other - not both) can duplicate everything that can be done on a router table. Even shutter louvers and box joints.

When Nick and Drew finally are able to show that 'under the table thing' - I may be proven wrong AGAIN!

scottss · Post by **scottss** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:27 pm

Nice setup Mtobey. Great pics, this is a setup I have been looking for. How do you like it?

gregf · Post by **gregf** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:15 pm

Watching my order status online it has gone to "being shipped" today.

Since I'm only one day away in FedEx time maybe tomorrow or Thursday.
Whooohooo!

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:15 pm

Hi Gregf! Good for you! I can't help but think of the OPR owners as a specific enlightened sub group. Kinda like the 520 owners.

In your excited anticipation of your new arrival, do yourself a big favor. Make sure you have a special small place in a drawer (about 3" by 5") to keep/house all of your little parts that'll come with the unit. You'll be getting more little screws, allen wrenches, wing nuts that you can imagine.

A cardboard or wooden box would do. If you have one of those old fashioned cheese boxes, that would be perfect ( a bit longer) and would even hold the clamps that hold the unit to the way tubes.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 4:03 pm

charlese wrote: A cardboard or wooden box would do. If you have one of those old fashioned cheese boxes, that would be perfect ( a bit longer) and would even hold the clamps that hold the unit to the way tubes.

Or, you could make a small wooden box to hold these things one of your next projects.

Don't be like I am. I am for ever complaining that I need a better way to store all of the small support items that I have accumulated. I have about 1 of everything but I can never find it so I now have 2 or 3 (which I still can't find when I need them).

gregf · Post by **gregf** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:32 pm

Sounds like good advice.
I do have a wooden storage cabinet with lots of small drawers that I inherited.
It's perfect for things like this.

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