how high is your router table?

Most commercial units are 36" tall but whatever works baby.I like mine taller because I am. The only other consideration is working in conjunction with your other work surfaces, it's nice to have consistent heights.

Mine is custom, and it's 36". I vaguely recall standing in the basement with my arms out in front of me trying to figure out how high to make it, too. I'm 5'10".

This one at 38":

RonB

My table is 48" AFF. but I'm 6' 7"

My thought is the "supposed to be" is whatever fits you. My router table is good at 36", but my first was a portable table on a desk. I'd guess the height to be close to that 44" you mention. For doing large work, I find it better to be a bit lower so I can apply more downward pressure, but for a lot of work the higher height is good.

I watched a demo by a guy making things like trivets, bookends and other small parts. He was at least 44" to table top.

Bob my table is 35" tall. I am 6' tall. I suggest not too high to make it hard to put cabinet door up there but tall enough that your back does not get sore. I have spent a couple of hours non stop at the table doing small pieces of Ipe.

sounds high. rule of thumb: measure from floor to the palm of your hand (hand held parallel to floor). I'm 6' 5 and my router table was deliberately set at 37", which works for me and matches the "rule" of table heights. A bench that is used for lots of heavy planing would be a bit lower than that. You don't want a bench so low that you are bending over a lot and you don't want it so high that you can't get good leverage with your arms while using hand tools.

Bottom line: if YOU like being 5' 11" at a 44" tall router table, then to hell with the general "rules". I'd be surprised if you find that height comfortable over the long haul, though.

Dave

Mine is 31", from sheer accident of building. It should probably be

I built the one out of FWW last year, it's 36" high and that's fine. But I think I would make it 37-38" if doing it again. It does not seem too critical.

Barry Lennox

Mine is 35" tall. When you cut yours down, will you be selling the step ladder to access it? g

Make it the same height as your table saw, so you can use it as an infeed or outfeed table.

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=========================== For "me" it would be a tad to high.... I have 3 router tables in my shop Plus another router set up in the outfeed table on my Table saw...

ALL 3 of the tables set 42 inches high and it suits my height (6'1) ANY my eyes just fine.... using the tablesaw mounter router gives me a royal pain in the back darn fast.....

Bob Griffiths

Good idea!

Bob