I've watched many many videos on how to build a router table. Your design was simple and using the carpet tape to jig a frame to route out the center was genius. It worked great. Thanks you.

Man, you are going to be my inspiration to do a router table, finally... I'll only add one modification to your project; another T-track parallel to the fence, to attach feather or other jigs. Thanks for your effort and to share it; won a subscription.

Loved this. Just getting in to woodworking myself, and this was the easiest fence I found to make, considering what tools I have. When I was finished, it made me happy!

Checked out dozens of vids and finally found the one that jumped out and said BUILD ME ! Well explained and this is totally doable when I get my T track. I have access to an L form aluminium profile 150mm x 100 x 12mm that i intend to use for the fence. 100% 90 degrees . Well done and look forward to seeing more. Regards from Sweden.

Being reasonably new to woodworking, and still putting together my tool collection, I found this very helpful. Not sure I'll be making the table base as I'd like to extend my saw table so as to incorporate the router. But the rest of your build I'll definitely be copying as I find your video easy to follow, concise, in plain language followed with a descriptor, and backed up with a plan. Very thoughtful - thank you. It's a 'thumbs up' from me. regards Richy

Of all the plans I have collected so far, this is hands down the one I am going to make. Thanks for the simplicity and the beauty of it.

@ericb.davenport9762

Жыл бұрын

I agree.

Made it at last. I embedded 2 steel rulers extending from the aluminum runners either side of the fence for accuracy so it really is a nice table. Thanks for sharing.

I really like these plans, easy to make and not expensive either. I do need to convert to inches, top will be 24" x 16".

This is one of the very best router table videos on KZread if not the best. I'm going to get started on mine very soon and I'm going to be patterning a lot of it on yours.

Great job, simple and functional. As for the acrylic hole to not heat and melt the material I learned that it would be good to moisten the drill bit with kerosene and proceed slowly. Greetings.

I liked it. Simple, basic table without having to work all week making it with everything imaginable on it. Some are so full of stuff you do nothing but build table. Good Job!

Great build I did something similar on a smaller scale for my dewalt trim router that clamps in my workbench vice. Thanks for sharing.

I wasn't into the music that much but I think it's a very good build. I like the way you laid out the frame around the T-track to make a clean dado.

@WheresMyPencilUK

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin.

I also saw the benefit of your router table thanks for the free plans , appreciated it and I also will put a T track in front for feather boards but overall just a good piece of kit. Cheers. Billy from Scotland.

Great video. I just ordered the T-Track and bolts with knobs for my home made router table. I'm tired of using wood clamps to hold my fence in place. Thanks, Barry

Great little project mate I'm in the process of making one myself by just copying everything you did thanks for sharing all the best

Grouse build mate, at the start I thought I was in my own shed with the tools your using, cheers cobber 👍👍👍

@WheresMyPencilUK

7 жыл бұрын

Cheers Sumo's can't knock the DeWalt gear.

@bman_2024

6 жыл бұрын

and fuzzy brush and basil fawlty

Great job, small cost outlay and does the job required. Well done.

We did that with the same router, and used an old display table from K-Mart. The melamine surface cut beautifully and we made several drop in inserts for a couple of tools. It rolls around the shop easily to help stay out of the way. Using the acrylic really makes it a good build. Nice way to let people get ideas how to accomplish something good without dropping a ton of cash.

@WheresMyPencilUK

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks good to know.

At last, a video on how to make a router table that is plain easy to understand. Normally American with brands and terms un-associated with the U.K. Well done. 👍👍👍👍

@Dsoginventor

4 жыл бұрын

Martin Cox , if you chaps learned to speak English it would be easier for you. (Just kidding)

@koconnor1963

4 жыл бұрын

Ha ha 😂

Thanks for sharing the video and the plans, very simple idea and effective table.

A very good video for a simple router table. Just what I was looking for. I do not need all the whistles and bells. This is prefect for me. Thanks. You get my subscription

Thats probably going to be one of my next projects, very impressed, fair play to you fella, and great 'free' plans, nice one !!

Great video, I want to incorporate router top into table saw extension leaf. Nice easy to follow instructions, I too turned volume down 🤣 great job!

Smart job, I agree words about music, so I seen the video without sound! It's better and I understand full the sequentials, thks a lot!

Excellent video... very nice router table!!! That being said.... I just started my list of reasons why I need to upgrade to that Bosch Compound Saw ( What a Beauty!!!)... all the reasons so far are totally bogus... but if I can come up with another 10 bogus reasons why my life will be better if I buy that saw... well maybe Ill go for it???

Best, straight forward router table build!

Brilliant video. I was going to buy a table but I think I'll make one using this design. Many thanks

Excellent video and process. The pdf plans are very helpful. Thank you for sharing. Much success.

This is my first time seeing one of your videos.. I'm very impressed with your skills; I say this because you kept the router table looking cared for at every move. I'm not a woodworking man. I've been unemployed for a while.. and... I'm trying to find some purpose foemr me my man. Because I'm not in the healthi.. scratch that. You're a skilled carpenter and a gentleman.

Nice little table for par time use and I guess easy to store when not needed, good job mate. Thanks for sharing the video🤗

So many of these guides seem to over-complicate the fence. I like the way you approached it. It's functional and does a specific job. Sure, it can be finished beautifully, but that's an optional extra for most of us. I do like the suggestion below of a parallel T-track for guiding jigs. I also like the idea you mentioned of a guiding rule at each side of the fence to make sure it's straight. I guess we adapt your basic design to suit our own purposes and requirements, but this is a great starters' guide. Thanks.

Thank you, I like the fact that you had a download for us beginners. It does help us get started at least for me!

Great job, excellent little table. If you are really unhappy with the acrylic part ( I know the feeling of not being perfectly happy with a completed project), you may want to consider buying the Kreg router plate and just dropping it in to the square you have already created. Then again I like the fact that yours is clear and their's is not. It is nice to see the LED light when you you turn your router on, nice little touch. Great video too.

OMG! Thank you so much for just showing us how to do the project instead of giving commentary about what you are going to do, how you might do it, and everything else that is not necessary. This was great. Also, if people don't like the background music then turn down your volume. Thank you again.

@WheresMyPencilUK

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks jhughes34 glad you enjoyed the video.

Great video and a very versatile table with lots of space to add extras to customise it your exact requirements. I use feather boards on my router table that came with it when I brought it new in a box at first I thought the feather boards would be useless and not needed but I have since found out there very useful I have 1 on each end of the fence to push the work downwards and 1 flat on the table to push the work towards the fence it works really well as there adjustable.

@WheresMyPencilUK

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy, I did consider feather boards and have a couple laying about, if i get some more t-track i might add them or just rout out some groves for them.

@andymarriott8150

7 жыл бұрын

just as an idea my feather boards have 2 slots each cut into them and are secured using coach bolts and wing nuts

@WheresMyPencilUK

7 жыл бұрын

Ok thanks i'll have to take a look at mine.

@petervanhoof4305

6 жыл бұрын

Build a dirt condo

Love it because your fence design/build is one of the simplest and coolest that I have seen on KZread so far. Will build mine soon. Thanks for posting this awesome video.

@WheresMyPencilUK

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ardash.

Great video bud thanks for sharing! Nothing wrong with a forstner bit on a acrylic, your pilot hole was bigger than the bits which gave it the wobble. Try it out on another bit of scrap with matched pilot your get better result than a hole saw 👍🏻

@WheresMyPencilUK

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark you're right about the pilot hole unfortunately I made it that big as it fitted the attachment to line up the router but I'll do it a different way next time. 👍🏼

One of the better DIY guides, like the router fence. Thanks for posting.

@WheresMyPencilUK

6 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome.

awesome design I've been needing a router table for my large router for a while I have a small router and table that I bought from Harbor freight but need a large one for bigger project's but can't afford to go buy a professional grad one so this design will do perfect for my need's thank you sir and to whomever the original designer is.

Larry Manion California Superb job showing how to build the router table. Very clear description of the building process and ease of operation. I'm taking advantage of having a free set of plans mailed to my home. Congratulations for a job well done. Best wishes, Larry

Good job. Great results and very attractive. Thank you for sharing.

@WheresMyPencilUK

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Blifaman Smith glad you enjoyed it.

Think this is an excellent video,, well explained, and considering were all amateurs trying to achieve best results, it's videos like this that people have taken a lot of time to put together and share - so thank you very much 10/10

About to build a router fence and I think I'll use that dust extraction design. I was going to pull from the end of an enclosed fence, but this is more economic and likely more efficient, with less losses. 👍👍

I built this today and works amazingly. Thanks pal ya saved me over $600

Easy to understand . Ideal for the DIY fan like me. Good job.

Brilliant tool, I made mine today, slight change by buying a pre made insert for the centre of the table, cost £11 on amazon. Apart from that I stuck to the plans I downloaded from you. Top fella.

@kevinjackson5191

2 жыл бұрын

Having been searching and researching for myself, the reason he custom made a base plate out of acrylic is because DeWalt in their infinite wisdom decided to go with a different hole spacing to everyone else so none of the base plates will fit due to their stupid 62 x 62 hole spacing as opposed to the regular 70 x 62.

Good job. I’m so happy with your work. It will help me out a lot. Thank you !!

Well done mate that was brilliant, off to build one for myself.

Good stuff...thank you. Very useful....I'm going to need to make a lot of ship laps, to replace what's on the side of my house.

Excellent vidéo ! Thanks for posting . Norbert (France)

Great video. Great job in building the router table, you did a hell of a job.

Thank you for sharing, just my thought, I rather hear the equipment sound that the background music.

Thank you for the free plans. This was a very good build.

I have litteraly purchased my first router (Lockdown Boredom) And this is going to be my first project. Very well presented.explained and designed. New sub from me. The music was annoying,but the video made up for it :)

You should be pleased. It's a great homemade router table. Well done and thank you for the video!

Thank you very much!! Nice rotor table! Thank again!

when i cut my centre hole i put a large bit in the router itelf and plunged cut, perfectly on centre, took a lot of inspiration from the video though for another build for my smaller router! thank you.

I like your design and made my own version of your router table - I love it! Already used it to make some small projects 😀

@WheresMyPencilUK

6 жыл бұрын

+Dieter Gobbers glad to hear it thanks for your comments.

You're the best!!!! Thank's for sharing!!!!!

I REALLY like the design and I appreciate the free plans. Now to fire up excel to convert this material list from metric to imperial lol

Very nice. Only thing I’d do different is made the dust collection port removable in case you ever had to use a different size vac connection. Also, you did use the correct bit to drill the acrylic, but it would have been better if you used it on a drill press.😊

Brilliant Router Table. Video really clear - and demonstrated simple and skilful working. Plans were excellent. Made this about six months ago - following the plans almost exactly. Taught me about pocket hole jigs, making use of double-sided tape, and introduced me to routing for cabinet-making. Had to enlarge square hole as my router base is slightly larger than the one used in the video, and modifed the size of the table base so that I could clamp it to my old black and decker workmate when in use. Then realised my router didn't have an on/off switch that was suitable for table use - so now have a new 1/2" router as well - no regrets! Tried to make a donation to the just giving page but couldn't get the link to work - would be very happy to to do so.

@WheresMyPencilUK

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. Just giving closed the page as you are only meant to have them for a set period. I’ve just extended it for another 5 years so should be working again. If it works and you decide to donate can you let me know? Thanks. 👍🏼

@yorkbadger4224

2 жыл бұрын

@@WheresMyPencilUK Made a donation today - very gladly. I'd send a photo of the finished router - but then again it looks almost identical to the one in the video! You could make the donation link more prominent as I had to go searching for it and it might put some people off.

@WheresMyPencilUK

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very kind of you. I think I Need to add it into all the end screens and descriptions again. 👍🏼

Great video. Just got a router yesterday, thanks to your video I can afford to put a table together for it next week. Thanks a lot. I have subscribed as well. All the best to you and yours young man.

@WheresMyPencilUK

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Earl.

Great video, with really good explanations of different techniques. Thanks mate

like the simplicity of your design. With the central hole in the acrylic, as far as I can understand it, it is not the using of forstner bit that caused the messy result, but that you used it to enlarge on an existing smaller hole (I did the same mistake but on hardwood). I'm pretty sure also using the holesaw bit would be messy too if the central drill bit fall in an existing previous hole. I guess these bits need sort of anchoring in the centre to work the way they are supposed to do it.

Perfect !! Im new to woodworking & ive been looking for a set of easy to follow plans & video to help me build a mini router table just like yours. Fantastic. Ive subscribed & a big thank you from me 🙌👍

awesome vid dude. thank you for making it so simple. so even the little guys can do it

@WheresMyPencilUK

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Isen glad you found it useful.

Great tips for the hole saw and gap in the fence! Thanks!

@WheresMyPencilUK

6 жыл бұрын

No problem.

Thanks for the video, and for the easy to understand plan, Kudos!!!

Muito bacana ficou excelente seu projeto é uma ótima apresentação e muito boa à demonstração valeu e de grande utilidade está ferramenta obrigado

Nice work my friend. I made a router table too from mdf. Well done.

There are many Ideas but I like yours and will attempt to make one. Great video!

Thanks, I was looking for a simple low cost Router table and this fits the bill.

AWESOME! Thanks for sharing the plans for free. It really helps newbies (like me) in woodworking, thanks again

ALL MEASUREMENTS IN MM , MAN YOU MAKE MY DAY!!!!

very simple project, amazing job !!

@WheresMyPencilUK

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marcello.

Très belle table à défonceuse, Félicitation

Very nice and simple design. I'm saving it for a future build.

Nice work, good result ✅ And thank you for sharing your ideas and expertise 😊😊😊

The plans are freaking awesome... Great work...

@k-dog2911

5 жыл бұрын

How did you get the plans?

Nice job Mate. It looks Great and works well. Subscribed. Thanks for sharing....

@WheresMyPencilUK

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Terry.

Parabéns, muito bom mesmo e obrigado por compartilhar as plantas também, valeu! Abraço ;)

This is the idea I had in mind, thanks for running through it, earned a sub, and like here. Keep it up!

Gonna have a go at this, made it look so simple. I will report back.

Great Job, just what i was looking for! another thing on the build list :-D

@WheresMyPencilUK

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark.

Thanks, Using your video and building mine this week.

The one thing I really like about my fellow Britons doing this, a good idea as well, is that, unlike our American fellows, the Brits will use one word, where they would use a thousand instead? Most other videos, I'm knackered just listening to them!

@azul8811

2 жыл бұрын

I thought that this was a great build. I just wish he would have spoken a bit more…

Hi from Macedonia and thanks for sharing the video!

Nice job mate. Out of the 5-6 different DIY router table videos I have viewed I find this one very simple and really nice. I put this design and video on top of my list.

Excellent video, I'm going to make one just like this/yours. Thanks very much for sharing this.

Well done, great line up of tools you have there.

@WheresMyPencilUK

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chad the DeWalt XR tools are very good.

Nicely dear. GREAT job.

Very good basic design for a router table!

Hi WMP, good simple job and easy to follow your instructions. Any chance no more background music....thx lol. Thx for making vid. You got some great de Walt tools.....lucky guy.....soooo envious😄

Well done mate!

Great video Very well presented thank you

Congratulations, thank you!

well done really well presented , don't mind the music