Router table or....?

[mrFinpgh]

Check out Timothy Wilmots site and You Tube channel..http://benchworks.be/en/projects/mf-tb-router-jigsaw-table

I like Tim's work.  Very thoughtful and organized.  I'm not sure how comfortable I would be using toggle clamps for this.  It seems as if they could end up loosening or popping open from vibration.  And if they didn't, I'd also wonder about the force being applied to the base.

For example, those harbor freight toggle clamps claim to apply up to ~500lbs of force each.  Imagine 4 of them clamping down a router base.  Seems like it could deform the base in the process of trying to keep it stabilized.

Maybe my thinking is off on this.

As a test, I grabbed some 30mm M6 screws tonight and used the LR32 base plate as a template to put some holes in a piece of 3/4" MDF.  I countersunk them, and then threaded the screws through the MDF and into the base plate.  It seemed to be a pretty good connection. 

Thanks,
Adam

 

[Bob D.]

Here's a simple router table setup based on a WorkMate: Router Table-Mate - Popular Woodworking Magazine

That brings back memories. B&D used to sell a router table for the Workmate back in the late 70s, along with a mount for a circular saw and a jig saw. I have the booklet that came with my Workmate somewhere with photos of these add-ons in use.
I find the Workmates' height a bit low for any serious router work though, your back would be killing you at the end of the day.

 

[Ross 71]

Just out of curiosity, is there a source anywhere for a line drawing of the hole layout for the 0f1400 base?

It seems like the hard part of getting the router stuck to a piece of wood is going to be getting the holes consistently laid out for the two larger holes in the router base.  I suppose the LR32 base plate could work as a template, too.

Thanks,
Adam

Can you bung your router onto a photocopier. You get a nice paper template out....