i need router table plans

I'm actually getting ready to build one... I wanted something cheap and
easy to build... and was wanting something to do to try out my new
dado set... so my only slight suggestion...

- get 2'x2' 3/4 plywood at Lowes (I don't want to buy a whole sheet). $5
- buy I'm thinking 4 2x4s abd build a fram construction... using lap joints
so ultimately the side construction will be flush on both sides (ie
make 2 squares for the sides, then connect them together... $8 ish

So why the latter instead of saw horses... I'm thinking with the frame
construction the way it is, I can always add drawer slides and make
drawers (hadn't done that before... so new learning experience for me...
and I get to use my dado set for the lap joints. ("Honey... I needed
the $150 dado set to build my $15 router table") :-)

Might do something a little more elaborate for a fence... but for
sub $20... I'm thinking a fairly decent/useable router table... I can
always go back and add a lift or t racks or whatever later on...
but this will meet my needs for now... I wanted something simple to
round the edges on some outdoor projects I want to build
in the next couple of weeks...

Dave


Rumpty wrote:
>>mount a router to a piece of plywood with a hole in the center of it.
>>flip the plywood over and place it on two sawhorses.
>>take a square, straight 2x4 and clamp it to the plywood for use as a
>>fence.
>
>
> Yup this is the best router table to get going with. To make it easily, go
> to the Borg, buy a precut 2X4' piece of 3/4" ply, two saw horse kits and
> away you go. 20 Years later you'll still be using this setup.
>
> I just uploaded into ABPF two photos of my router tables built in this
> fashion.
>
> --
>
> Rumpty
>
> Radial Arm Saw Forum: http://forums.delphiforums.com/woodbutcher/start
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> "Traves W. Coppock" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:39:12 +0100, "j"
>><[email protected]>Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:
>>
>>
>>>anyone got any?
>>
>>yep
>>mount a router to a piece of plywood with a hole in the center of it.
>>flip the plywood over and place it on two sawhorses.
>>take a square, straight 2x4 and clamp it to the plywood for use as a
>>fence.
>>
>>
>>
>>>please e-mail them to me at :
>>
>>i only respond to the group.
>>
>>
>>Traves
>
>
>


--
David J. Dube' Cisco Systems, Inc.
Phone: (919) 392-6694 7025 Kit Creek Road
FAX: (919) 392-3887 PO Box 14987
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

I'm actually getting ready to build one... I wanted something cheap and
easy to build... and was wanting something to do to try out my new
dado set... so my only slight suggestion...

- get 2'x2' 3/4 plywood at Lowes (I don't want to buy a whole sheet). $5
- buy I'm thinking 4 2x4s abd build a fram construction... using lap joints
so ultimately the side construction will be flush on both sides (ie
make 2 squares for the sides, then connect them together... $8 ish

So why the latter instead of saw horses... I'm thinking with the frame
construction the way it is, I can always add drawer slides and make
drawers (hadn't done that before... so new learning experience for me...
and I get to use my dado set for the lap joints. ("Honey... I needed
the $150 dado set to build my $15 router table") :-)

Might do something a little more elaborate for a fence... but for
sub $20... I'm thinking a fairly decent/useable router table... I can
always go back and add a lift or t racks or whatever later on...
but this will meet my needs for now... I wanted something simple to
round the edges on some outdoor projects I want to build
in the next couple of weeks...

Dave


Rumpty wrote:
>>mount a router to a piece of plywood with a hole in the center of it.
>>flip the plywood over and place it on two sawhorses.
>>take a square, straight 2x4 and clamp it to the plywood for use as a
>>fence.
>
>
> Yup this is the best router table to get going with. To make it easily, go
> to the Borg, buy a precut 2X4' piece of 3/4" ply, two saw horse kits and
> away you go. 20 Years later you'll still be using this setup.
>
> I just uploaded into ABPF two photos of my router tables built in this
> fashion.
>
> --
>
> Rumpty
>
> Radial Arm Saw Forum: http://forums.delphiforums.com/woodbutcher/start
>
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>
>
> "Traves W. Coppock" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:39:12 +0100, "j"
>><[email protected]>Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:
>>
>>
>>>anyone got any?
>>
>>yep
>>mount a router to a piece of plywood with a hole in the center of it.
>>flip the plywood over and place it on two sawhorses.
>>take a square, straight 2x4 and clamp it to the plywood for use as a
>>fence.
>>
>>
>>
>>>please e-mail them to me at :
>>
>>i only respond to the group.
>>
>>
>>Traves
>
>
>


--
David J. Dube' Cisco Systems, Inc.
Phone: (919) 392-6694 7025 Kit Creek Road
FAX: (919) 392-3887 PO Box 14987
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:39:12 +0100, "j"
<[email protected]>Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:

>anyone got any?

yep
mount a router to a piece of plywood with a hole in the center of it.
flip the plywood over and place it on two sawhorses.
take a square, straight 2x4 and clamp it to the plywood for use as a
fence.


>
>please e-mail them to me at :

i only respond to the group.


Traves

"j" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:X18Va.51$nq.5@news-fe1...
> anyone got any?
>
> please e-mail them to me at :
>
> [email protected]
>
> thanx in advance
>
> j


Try looking here, lots of stuff.
http://plans.the3house.com/index.htm

Dan

Traves W. Coppock wrote:

>>anyone got any?
>>
>>
>
>yep
>mount a router to a piece of plywood with a hole in the center of it.
>flip the plywood over and place it on two sawhorses.
>take a square, straight 2x4 and clamp it to the plywood for use as a
>fence.
>==================================================
>
I agree....BUT with the following additional comments....

After you use the table the first time you may wish to modify it to
make it function a "little" better...after 3 or 4 modifications you will
then spend a day in the shop building another table that incorporates
all you modifications.... This process is never ending... !

BUT honestly it is NOT cheaper, not faster, and the end result most
likely will not be as functional as just buying a commercial Router
table..BUT it is a heck of a lot more FUN and much more satisfying
...and a great way to spend a rainy day....

Bob Griffiths

> mount a router to a piece of plywood with a hole in the center of it.
> flip the plywood over and place it on two sawhorses.
> take a square, straight 2x4 and clamp it to the plywood for use as a
> fence.

Yup this is the best router table to get going with. To make it easily, go
to the Borg, buy a precut 2X4' piece of 3/4" ply, two saw horse kits and
away you go. 20 Years later you'll still be using this setup.

I just uploaded into ABPF two photos of my router tables built in this
fashion.

--

Rumpty

Radial Arm Saw Forum: http://forums.delphiforums.com/woodbutcher/start

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"Traves W. Coppock" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:39:12 +0100, "j"
> <[email protected]>Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:
>
> >anyone got any?
>
> yep
> mount a router to a piece of plywood with a hole in the center of it.
> flip the plywood over and place it on two sawhorses.
> take a square, straight 2x4 and clamp it to the plywood for use as a
> fence.
>
>
> >
> >please e-mail them to me at :
>
> i only respond to the group.
>
>
> Traves

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 13:41:39 GMT, "Bob G. " <[email protected]>Crawled
out of the shop and said. . .:

snip

> BUT honestly it is NOT cheaper, not faster, and the end result most
>likely will not be as functional as just buying a commercial Router
>table..BUT it is a heck of a lot more FUN and much more satisfying
>...and a great way to spend a rainy day....
>
>Bob Griffiths
>
>

for sure agree with you here,,,my first one was a used Crapsman (those
who know me understand i use the crap term very seldom. . .)
cast aluminum (aluminium Greg) deal,,,moved from there to a plywood
job as i described, then on to a wing for the TS, which has had about
6 different fences built for it...
Jigs, RT's, shop fixtures ad nausium,,,they are what give us practice
for the "show off" projects. . .

Traves

On 28 Jul 2003 09:29:17 -0400, DJ Delorie <[email protected]>Crawled out
of the shop and said. . .:

>
>"j" <[email protected]> writes:
>> anyone got any?
>
>Not plans, but at least inspiration...
>http://www.delorie.com/wood/projects/router/


DJ ya showoff...
hehe nice table tho.

Traves

"j" <[email protected]> writes:
> anyone got any?

Not plans, but at least inspiration...
http://www.delorie.com/wood/projects/router/