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Router Table
Hi and hello I am new and thought I would start post ...
I have been looking around the net for a new router table ..but the only ones I like cost a fortune (which I cannot afford due to being disabled) so I decided to make one as I have loads of time on my hands at the moment
I have been looking around the net for a new router table ..but the only ones I like cost a fortune (which I cannot afford due to being disabled) so I decided to make one as I have loads of time on my hands at the moment
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It would hold the weight of 4 men no probs its all mortised & tenon jointed ..plus it also got 4x coach bolts going from the cross members of the legs right through the top....what do you think will be going on it a elephant LOLthescruff wrote:Collapsing may have been a better word, if you put force on the top side edges.
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thescruff wrote:I'm not talking about the weight on the top.
If i gave it a good shove on the top just above that switch the joints would move and probably give way, because there's no cross members in the legs to stop it.
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Take my word for it..it wont under normal circumstances....take a look at a few on the net and you will find that most dont have any supports at all Palthescruff wrote:I'm not talking about the weight on the top.
If i gave it a good shove on the top just above that switch the joints would move and probably give way, because there's no cross members in the legs to stop it.
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Thanks....I looked all over for one at a reasonable price and could not fing anything under £200 that I liked ..so I decided to go ahead and make my own when I was give some 18mm Resin Coated Plywood...I must admit I still fancy the fox onesultimatehandyman wrote:Nice work
It looks much better than the bought ones as many of them are only about 12 inches high, which means you have to put the router table on top of another table to get the height.
It looks like a sturdy piece of work!
Well done, and welcome to the forum
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