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Feature-packed
Despite the low cost, this is no barebones router table. Its packed with
great features: an easy-to-adjust zeroclearance fence with sacrificial faces,
an offset router mounting that allows
by Bill Hylton
a bevel on all four edges of the bottom
panel, reducing it to its final length and
1/8" shy of its final width.
5. Glue a strip of solid wood (J) to
the front edge of the bottom panel. Trim
flush after the glues dried.
6. Return the tablesaw blade to
90 and set the miter gauge to 3. Cut
the tapered ends on the side and back
panels.
7. Lay out marks for biscuit slots on
the ends of the side and back aprons.
Align the legs with the aprons and
transfer the marks.
8. Lay out biscuit slots on the bottom
shelf and transfer them to the bottom
edge of the aprons.
9. Cut the biscuit slots. Set the joiners
fence to 87 to slot the beveled edges of
the bottom panel.
10. Glue and clamp the two side
assemblies together (Photo 1) as well as
the back and bottom panel assembly.
11. Join the two leg assemblies to
the back and bottom panel assembly
(Photo 2). Use masking tape to attach
the tapered scraps from the panels to the
legs so clamps will have parallel bearing
surfaces.
Features
Features
6
18
2-1/4"
Dia.
5-1/4"
2-1/8"
4-3/4"
2"
1/4" x 2"
Connector Bolt
K
2"
2-1/4"
Max.
2"
3/8" x 3-1/2"
Carriage bolt
A
3/4" 3/4"
Q
3/8" Lock
nut
1-7/16"
1-1/8"
3/8" x 3-1/2"
Carriage bolt
1-5/8"
6"
1/4" x 3/4"
Rabbet
1-9/16"
3-1/2"
1-5/8"
C
Rest
bolt
1-1/32"
1-1/4
G
1"
3/8" x 3"
Carriage
bolt
Tapered
caul
1
Glue and clamp the two side assemblies. Use the offcuts from
tapering the aprons as cauls so the clamps have parallel surfaces
to address.
2
Glue and clamp the side assemblies to the back apron and
bottom shelf. Use the tapered cauls to keep the clamps from
slipping as theyre tightened.
25. Cut the fence base (K) and fixed face (L).
26. Cut the bit opening in the two fence pieces
with a Forstner bit or a holesaw. From the near
edge, saw into the hole, transforming it into a
U-shaped notch.
27. Assemble the base and fence. Glue the
edge of the base to the uprights face (Photo 11).
28. Round off the outside corners at the ends
Cut threads in the top with a 1/4-20 tap. Use a 13/64" bit to
drill a 5/8" deep stopped hole at each mark, first. Make sure you
clear all the chips from the holes. Then turn the tap into the hole
until it bottoms out.
Scrap
block
Stretcher
7
Lay out and drill the two 3/8" hinge-bolt holes in the frame.
Clamp a backup scrap to the inside of the frame to prevent
blowout.
Shim
8
Drill hinge holes through the back legs. Tape 3/4" shims to
the top edges of the stand and rest the tabletop on them. Use
a transfer punch to mark the hinge-bolt hole locations on the
back legs, then drill.
9
Mount the folding stay to the stand first. Measure down 1"
from the stands top edge and scribe a line. Hold the folded stay
on the line so it clears the front leg and mark the screw location.
10
Attach the stay to the top. Hold the stay in position with a
clamp. You decide the degree of tilt that suits you.
11
Glue and clamp the base and fixed face together.
12
Bore a 2-1/4" hole through the dust pickup housing block with
a Forstner bit or holesaw.
Features
Below-The-Table Dust Collection
Captures Fugitive Dust
Capturing all the chips and dust generated by router-table
operations is a tough proposition. A fence-mounted pickup is
important, but without a pickup under the table, a lot of the dust will
escape capture.
You can use the support frames
stretchers as the basis of a very effective
dust chute. Make a two-piece cover
from scraps of MDF or plywood. Insert
rounded baffles to close off corners
where dust gets trapped. Fit the caps as
close as possible around the router base
and drill a hole for a dust-hose connector
(Photo A).
Extend a hose from this under-the-table
channel and splice it into the hose from
the fence-mounted pickup with a wye
A
fitting. Leave enough slack in the hose to
permit tilting the tabletop (Photo B).
Baffles
Caps
Enhancement 2
Enhancement 3
Convenient Onboard
Bit Storage
13
14
Glue and clamp the dust pickup to the fence. Tape scrap across
the openings in the face to provide a bearing surface for the
clamps.
15
Clamp
block
Fence
base
Alignment
screw
Drill a stopped
hole in the fence
base that will hold
the alignment
screwhead and
keep the clamp
block aligned
perpendicular to
the tabletop. To
mark the hole,
tighten the clamp
block in place so
the alignment
screw- head dents
the base.
Joint the glued-up fence to square the face to the base. Joint
the base surface first to flatten it, then joint the fence face with
the base against the jointer fence.
16
Use the fence to cut the countersunk grooves in the
adjustable faces.
Dent
Cutting List
Part Name
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
J
K
L
M
N
P
Q
Tabletop
Frame front/back
Frame end
Stretcher
Leg
Side apron
Back apron
Bottom
Edge band
Fence base
Fixed face
Sliding face
Dust pickup block
Dust pickup cap
Clamp jaw
Qty.
1
2
2
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
Material
MDF
Hardwood
Hardwood
Hardwood
2 x 6
Plywood
Plywood
Plywood
2 x 6
Hardwood
Hardwood
MDF
Hardwood
1/4" MDF
2 x 6
Th x W x L
SOURCES
Home Center: 1/4-sheet of 3/4"
MDF, $8; 1 sheet 3/4" plywood,
$33; one 2 x 6 x 8' stud, $4;
14-1/4 lineal feet of 1 x 3 red
oak, $19; 8 linear feet of 1 x 4
red oak, $16; 7 flathead stove
bolts, 1/4" x 3", $3; 2 flathead
stove bolts 1/2" x 2", $1; 4
fender washers 1/4" x 1-1/4",
$1; 2 fender washers, 3/8" x
1-1/4", $0.25; 4 wing nuts,
1/4", $1; 2 carriage bolts 3/8" x
3", $1; 2 carriage bolts, 3/8" x
3-1/2",$1; 4 cut washers, 3/8",
$0.50; 2 stop nuts, 3/8", $1; 4
cap screws, 1/4" x 2", $4; 2 lag
screws, 3/8" x 3", $1; Folding
support, National #N208-611/
V1890L, $3
Woodcraft, woodcraft.com,
800-225-1153, Two 3/8"-16
Wing Knobs, #85J94, $2 ea.
Optional Upgrades:
Switch
Jet, jettools.com (click on "Shop
for Parts") switch, #994542,
$30.20; switch box, #523028,
$12; strain reliever, #998654,
$1.50 each (2 required).
Hardware store, 12/4 extension
cord, $12
Dust Collection
Woodcraft, woodcraft.com,
800-225-1153,
2-1/2" x 10 hose with 2 end
fittings, #128689, $16; 2 -1/2" Y
fitting, #144282, $4; 2-1/2" end
fitting, #128685, $5
Bit Storage
3/4" plywood parts cut from
leftover material, 1/4" plywood
for drawer bottoms, 3/4" oak
for drawer fronts and pulls