Router table cutout in a Jet tablesaw

[Aled Dafis]

Just as the title suggests, I recently took the right hand wing off my jet tablesaw, and took it into shcool to be machined on the milling machine.

I'm afraid that I forgot to take the camera with me to school, so all i have is pics of the finished article. Sorry that the pics are so small, I think that I compressed them too much, and can't think of an easy way to make them bigger again.

I was a little concerned that taking away the ribbing from the underside could cause the top to "move", but fortunately everything stayed flat (for the time being at least)

I have made an insert for the opening and have also started making a fence that will slide over the tablesaw fence, to provide the required guarding and support to the workpiece. Pics to follow.

Comments are welcome as always.

Cheers

Aled

 

[wizer]

:tongue9: :tongue9: =D> =D>

How much to do mine?

 

[Waka]

Aled

How comfortable do you find it to use, for me looking at the pic's it would be hard to place yourself in front of the table while in use.

I know not everyone would find that position OK, but for me it suits fine.

I think its a great idea and a fantastic space saver, I know Philly did his awhile ago, but not convinced its for me, I like the dedicated table.

 

[Oryxdesign]

Why is it necessary to cut the hole for the plate?

It seems to me that if you mill the back of the table to suit your router and cut the hole you wont then need to buy a plate and you can guarantee flatness. You could mill a rebate for rings too. With the money saved from the plate you could buy a stepper motor and have powered rise and fall maybe.

 

[OPJ]

I guess it depends on how thick your top is but, this is very impressive all the same!

 

[Aled Dafis]

Why is it necessary to cut the hole for the plate?

It seems to me that if you mill the back of the table to suit your router and cut the hole you wont then need to buy a plate and you can guarantee flatness. You could mill a rebate for rings too. With the money saved from the plate you could buy a stepper motor and have powered rise and fall maybe.

Oryx

That's exactly what I've done. The hole I've cut is only 95mm square, with a rebate so that the square "rings" sit flush with the surface. The router is mounted using two M6 countersunk bolts bolted straight through the tabletop. The thickness of the casting is only about 5mm.

The stepper motor is a cracking idea, but probably a little overkill for my needs. I'll think about it though.

Cheers

Aled