How To Make A Trim Router Table
We prefer router bits with a 12-in.
How to make a trim router table. Make sure to use the right screws to mount the router to the surface. Set router depth to the depth of the router table plate. The Folding Router Table plans have been our best seller for 6 years.
Preparing Wood MDF Here My board thickness is 7mm which sounds less for a table but worked just fine for this project. With the first side of the stud rounded rotate the stud 180 degrees and round-over the other side. Make sure that everything is secure and tightly locked in position.
The acrylic base not only provides a wide level base for freehand work its pre-drilled to fit most popular trim routers. The first cut will be about 5mm deep half the thickness of the insert. Then I used a hole saw to bore a 1-12-in-dia.
Shank bits will do a good job as well. What makes these plans so amazing is that they found a way to create a router fence and attach it to a table saw. Second template routing simplifies the job of making curved or complex shapes.
This hole accommodates the router bit and it. I cut a lengthwise groove near the middle of the 2x just a pinch larger than the depth and width of my molding stock. I set up my table saw to rip the routed edge off of the board.
Bore a hole at least 14 bigger than the cutter head on your router bit. Sets up quickly and its just as easy to detach your router from the table without tools. And it seems that it is.