The router base plate that i got with my "universal" table has many holes in it for different tools, ie router, jig saw etc. These many holes are useless to me and always seem to be catching the corner of wood that i am trying to rout. I have gotten a couple of steel plates pieces that are thick enough and big enough that I am going to make a new router plate. My question is how do i make the holes (4 ea ) in the plate so that they are inset to hold a beveled head of a bolt and below the level of the plate. The plate is not thick enough to drill the hole then bevel it out. I know i could buy a plate that is made to do this job but these plates came along and will be much better than the one that is one there.
- Do I drill the holes big enough for the screw shaft then using the bolt, hammer it in place so that it creates the correct bevel?
- Do i try to hammer in the bevel before making the screw hole? Any suggestion or comments would be most welcome. Ken, makin dust in NS