This has the Harbor Freight fence and the base is from a store-bought sheet metal router table, that I've had for years. I took the cheap aluminum top off and put on a plywood box top, with a melamine top ply. Other goodies and features. All of it for dirt cheap, too. Works very nicely.
Nice table, Mike. I love to see how other people put together their workstations - it always gives me some ideas for my own use. Thanks for putting it out there.
JP
Pretty cool, Mike. I think you tipped me to the HF fence, which I also bought. My table isn't quite as elegant as yours, but pretty functional nonetheless. Where did you source the hold-downs?
Larry
-MIKE- wrote:
Thanks, Jay. I've always been more of a function over form guy when it comes to tools, which is obvious by looking at some of my stuff. :-) Couple that with the pack-rat in me and it makes for a lot of recycling of parts.
When I bought the table package from which that base came, I was in a situation where I needed a router table, yesterday. I never wanted to buy it, and always intended on making my own cabinet base. I'm please with the compromise.
Thanks, Larry. How are you enjoying the HF fence?
The feather boards came from Rockler. I always look for when they have the safety sets on sale for 50% off.... then I try to get a free shipping coupon to make it even better. I don't see this exact set on their site, but they have others. They've gone up in price, of course. When I got them, I think it was 15 bucks for the set, free shipping.
The UHMW plastic fence pieces came from woodline.com Their warehouse is actually a couple exits down the interstate, so I go there personally. Last time, when I was picking up some T-Track, they just started throwing extra stuff in my bag, and those fence extensions were parts of it. Nice people.
I agree! I like mine better - except that I don't have the convenience of a hinged top :(
Yeah, you definitely suck.
Good stuff. Nice approach using video rather than stills
Anymore, it's just easier. I suppose if someone's still on a slow computer with dialup, they're SOL. But them again, I'm not the wood whisperer. :-)
On 5/23/2009 3:12 PM Mark & Juanita spake thus:
Ackshooly, for my money[1], I'd rather have pictures. I'm on dialup.
[1] $0.00, I know.
LOL! See my other post. :-)
I'll take some pics, David, just for the bandwidth impaired.
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