Video of My Router Table

-MIKE- wrote:
> TD Driver wrote:
>> Pretty cool, Mike.

I agree! I like mine better - except that I don't have the convenience
of a hinged top :(

> The UHMW plastic fence pieces came from woodline.com
> Their warehouse is actually a couple exits down the interstate, so I go
> there personally. Last time, when I was picking up some T-Track, they
> just started throwing extra stuff in my bag, and those fence extensions
> were parts of it. Nice people.

Yeah, you definitely suck.

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On 5/23/2009 3:12 PM Mark & Juanita spake thus:

> -MIKE- wrote:
>
>> This has the Harbor Freight fence and the base is from a store-bought
>> sheet metal router table, that I've had for years.
>> I took the cheap aluminum top off and put on a plywood box top, with a
>> melamine top ply.
>> Other goodies and features. All of it for dirt cheap, too. Works very
>> nicely.
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh9fNX22O7M
>
> Good stuff. Nice approach using video rather than stills

Ackshooly, for my money[1], I'd rather have pictures. I'm on dialup.


[1] $0.00, I know.


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Pretty cool, Mike. I think you tipped me to the HF fence, which I also
bought. My table isn't quite as elegant as yours, but pretty functional
nonetheless. Where did you source the hold-downs?

Larry

-MIKE- wrote:
> This has the Harbor Freight fence and the base is from a store-bought
> sheet metal router table, that I've had for years.
> I took the cheap aluminum top off and put on a plywood box top, with a
> melamine top ply.
> Other goodies and features. All of it for dirt cheap, too. Works very
> nicely.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh9fNX22O7M
>
>

On May 23, 12:20=A0am, -MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote:
> This has the Harbor Freight fence and the base is from a store-bought
> sheet metal router table, that I've had for years.
> I took the cheap aluminum top off and put on a plywood box top, with a
> melamine top ply.
> Other goodies and features. =A0All of it for dirt cheap, too. =A0Works ve=
ry
> nicely.

Nice table, Mike. I love to see how other people put together their
workstations - it always gives me some ideas for my own use. Thanks
for putting it out there.

JP

-MIKE- wrote:

> This has the Harbor Freight fence and the base is from a store-bought
> sheet metal router table, that I've had for years.
> I took the cheap aluminum top off and put on a plywood box top, with a
> melamine top ply.
> Other goodies and features. All of it for dirt cheap, too. Works very
> nicely.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh9fNX22O7M
>
>


Good stuff. Nice approach using video rather than stills

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> Nice table, Mike. I love to see how other people put together their
> workstations - it always gives me some ideas for my own use. Thanks
> for putting it out there.
>
> JP

Thanks, Jay. I've always been more of a function over form guy when it
comes to tools, which is obvious by looking at some of my stuff. :-)
Couple that with the pack-rat in me and it makes for a lot of recycling
of parts.

When I bought the table package from which that base came, I was in a
situation where I needed a router table, yesterday. I never wanted to
buy it, and always intended on making my own cabinet base. I'm please
with the compromise.


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-MIKE-

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TD Driver wrote:
> Pretty cool, Mike. I think you tipped me to the HF fence, which I also
> bought. My table isn't quite as elegant as yours, but pretty functional
> nonetheless. Where did you source the hold-downs?
>
> Larry
>

Thanks, Larry. How are you enjoying the HF fence?

The feather boards came from Rockler. I always look for when they have
the safety sets on sale for 50% off.... then I try to get a free
shipping coupon to make it even better. I don't see this exact set on
their site, but they have others. They've gone up in price, of course.
When I got them, I think it was 15 bucks for the set, free shipping.

The UHMW plastic fence pieces came from woodline.com
Their warehouse is actually a couple exits down the interstate, so I go
there personally. Last time, when I was picking up some T-Track, they
just started throwing extra stuff in my bag, and those fence extensions
were parts of it. Nice people.


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-MIKE-

"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
http://mikedrums.com
[email protected]
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Mark & Juanita wrote:
>
> Good stuff. Nice approach using video rather than stills
>

Anymore, it's just easier.
I suppose if someone's still on a slow computer with dialup, they're SOL.
But them again, I'm not the wood whisperer. :-)


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-MIKE-

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David Nebenzahl wrote:
> On 5/23/2009 3:12 PM Mark & Juanita spake thus:
>
>> -MIKE- wrote:
>>
>>> This has the Harbor Freight fence and the base is from a store-bought
>>> sheet metal router table, that I've had for years.
>>> I took the cheap aluminum top off and put on a plywood box top, with a
>>> melamine top ply.
>>> Other goodies and features. All of it for dirt cheap, too. Works very
>>> nicely.
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh9fNX22O7M
>>
>> Good stuff. Nice approach using video rather than stills
>
> Ackshooly, for my money[1], I'd rather have pictures. I'm on dialup.
>
>
> [1] $0.00, I know.
>

LOL! See my other post. :-)

I'll take some pics, David, just for the bandwidth impaired.


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-MIKE-

"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
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