Router Table Plan
 

                        The dimensions chosen for this particular router table are 32 inches wide and 24 inches deep. These
                        dimensions are variable and should be based on your requirements. I have chosen to offset the router
                        insert towards the front of the table since this is where most routing is performed. The design of this
                        table also provides for use of the rear of the table when a larger table surface is required. This is
                        performed by simply flipping the fence around and routing in the opposite direction. I have decided
                        to not incorporate a miter slot and instead will build a router sled to be able to rout at right angles
                        to the table. Another decision was to build the router table top as a torsion box with glued and screwed
                        internal supports or webbing, this to eliminate any possibility of table sag. The torsion box will be very
                        rigid and unable to sag due to its inherent I-beam design characteristics. There are two 3/4 in. slots
                        on either side of the router which will house 1/4-20 aluminum T-tracks ( 3/8 in. X 3/4in.). The T-tracks
                        provide the fastening and adjustment of the adjustable fence. The router table top itself is 3/4 in. thick.
                      

                         The criteria for this router table are:

                        - my preferred table height ( 37 inches)
                        - table dimensions which suit the type of work I do ( 32 in. wide  X 24 in. deep)
                        - simple to build, using standard dimensioned lumber
                        - flexibility of fence orientation on table top
                        - good dust collection
                        - ease of accessing the router from the top or bottom
                        - ease of removing router for hand held use
                        - ability to both adjust router bit height and change router bits from top
                        - eliminate possibility of table sag
                        - to incorporate rigidity and mass in table 

                        I chose the Veritas circular router base plate kit to mount a Triton 2.25HP router. This router plate kit
                        has some interesting features such as rigidity, ease of adapting and installing a router to, and can be
                        removed from underneath the table. The low cost of the router plate kit, very good directions for
                        mounting a router, and a small footprint ( 9 inches diameter) of the plate were also deciding factors.

                       

                            More information and photos available if you purchase the plan below. Once payment is processed, select
                        "Return to White Mountain Design" to be able to download and save a more detailed plan to build this
                        router table. 

                                                                                                             Router Table Plan    $6.00