edma194 wrote
Very nice. I am planning to make a router table that will fit on my Shopsmith dedicated drill press instead of a standard table. That would give me both under table and overhead routing capability. So I'm interested in any details on table construction in general and mounting the router if you have any details on that part to of it. I was thinking I should route out a circle in the top of the material just deep enough to hold a router mounting plate to hang the router from so the table thickness isn't using up a lot of router depth adjustment range. But at this point it's all vaporware, I need to solidify a plan.
I don't have any kind of drawing. There are a few critical dimensions. The total width of the wood, aluminum sides and added washers needed to be at 22". That required that I cut the wood part at 21-7/16". The tubes mount 1" down from the top of the table. The tubes have 1/4"-20 mounting studs protruding from them. I drilled the mounting holes slightly oversize to give myself a little room for error. The knobs that lock the tubes go into 1/4"-20 threaded holes in the aluminum. You will need an appropriate tap and drill bit. Horizontal spacing will need to match the tubes you are using.
For the router, I just cut a center hole with a hole saw and drilled and countersunk holes to match the bottom of my old 1/4" Sears router with the plastic sole removed. Using a dedicated router plate recessed into the top would be better, but I think my simple arrangement will be good enough for now.
My router table is really still a work in progress. It should also have a fence with a suitable guard. Any ideas anyone?
