Router Table Mounting Plate

I have this plate for my Milwaukee 5625-20 and love it. It is very rigid. Much more so than the phenolic plates.

Brian.

Sat, Jul 3, 2004, 4:41pm (EDT+4) snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com (philly45) looking for a mounting plate for the router table I want to build. Any suggestions?

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JT notes:

I like some of the softer grades of aluminum, but Lexan also works well. The Rockler aluinum plate also works well. I've got one of their tables, which is a very simple design that works very well, and the plate is easy to use. Trouble is, if you misdrill, you're out $40.

Whoops. Just checked. $50.

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I went to the scrap yard and purchased a piece if 1/4 in. aluminum and made my own foe about $5.00. Very easy to make. Virgle

I eventually went for the Woodpeck plate (my 3rd attempt at a plate) and haven't looked back since. Yes it is quite a bit of money but I haven't cried since the day the CC bill came in. And their range of accessories is rather large. Just one caution: centering the router takes a bit of trial and error.

They're predrilled for a variety of router hole patterns, including the 7518 which is equivalent to the Milwauke 5625-20.

Brian.

Brian responds:

Yeah, but not all. A blank is offered at the same price as the pre-drilled inserts.

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On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 16:41:00 GMT, "philly45" scribbled:

Check out Lee Valley's base plate.

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You could probably just rotate the router 5 degrees and drill again. Just tell everyone that the other holes are for your other router :-)