How To Make A Trim Router Table
I set up my table saw to rip the routed edge off of the board.
How to make a trim router table. When Im not using the router table I store it under the end of the bench on the floor. Simple cheap and functionalSponsored by The Home Depot httpshomedepotsjvio6R1Zr Router t. Next drill and countersink the pilot holes in the base plate for the mounting screws.
Clamp the base plate to the drill press table to make sure it doesnt go flying across the room. Shank bits will do a good job as well. The first cut will be about 5mm deep half the thickness of the insert.
A 16 measures 5-12 so I set the fence on the table saw 4-34 away which allowed for the width of the trim 58 and the kerf of the blade 18. This gives enough clearance for the bit to spin freely. Two strips should span width of the table for clamps.
Make sure that everything is secure and tightly locked in position. In this woodworking tutorial I show you how to make a mini router table for a trim router laminate routerTrim Routers or Laminate Routers AKA Mini Router. Preparing Wood MDF Here My board thickness is 7mm which sounds less for a table but worked just fine for this project.
For cutting I simply used a saw blade and then flush trimmed all the edges with trim router. Build this router table 13. I needed to ensure that the bolts were flush to the base which means their needed to be some countersink holes bored.
Now this circle cutting jig. Set router depth to the depth of the router table plate. I cut a lengthwise groove near the middle of the 2x just a pinch larger than the depth and width of my molding stock.