Router Table in Table Saw

[Jhalfa]

I know there have been a number of router table threads recently, but I thought that you might like to look at mine.

I have wanted to build a router table for a long time as I have been getting fed up with mounting and unmounting my T9 from the trend table that I had. I had also bought the Axminster table saw and to save space had mounted one extension table on either side of the saw and discarded the sliding table. The trouble with this arrangement of the table saw is that the fence rails then stick out into mid air on the right of the table, so although I was originally going to mount another table extension there (I have a spare cast iron section), it struck me that I could put the router there and then be able to use the table saw fence for the router.

Here is the result:

I then built myself a fence from offcuts to fit over the TS fence:

and embedded some 40mm waste pipe into the fence to aid extraction:

I must saw that the best bit about using he table is the Triton router - the bit changing is so easy!!

I am going to enclose the underneath at some point with a unit on wheels so that I can build some storage for bits etc. The table is not heavy compared to a section of cast iron, and although it is bolted securely to the table and to the guide rails I do not want problems with sagging over time. The top is 2 pieces of 18mm MDF glued and screwed.

Hope you like it

Jonathan

 

[AndyBoyd]

Very Very Neat

 

[wizer]

=D> Fantastic, I love this sort of ingenuity.

Well Done

 

[Fecn]

I like it... Every table saw should have one... especially mine

 

[John McM]

Top man great idea, consider it nicked. Actually I'm planning to do it on the LHS. How did you bolt it to the fence rails?
Cheers

 

[John McM]

Forgot to ask how you attached it to the table itself as well

 

[Jhalfa]

Thanks for the positive comments

To attach it to the table, I embedded some M8 nuts in the inside of the hardwood before wrapping the MDF. This means that I could use some standard M8 bolts to attach it through the cast iron table, through the hardwood, and into the nut. Each of the table segments has four holes along the side, so I used four bolts. The hardwood wrapping on that side is glued and screwed onto the MDF so is not going anywhere

On the sides I found that the guide rail T slots fitted M8 standard bolts so I routed out some recesses in the underside of the MDF and simply bolted through the hardwood wrapping of the table


regards

 

[Anonymous]

Lovley job Jhalfa


Wish I had all that workshop space too :shock:

 

[devonwoody]

to jhalfa, which model of wheelbase are you using on your tablesaw?

Is it any good?

 

[stewart]

Jonathan, I love it. It's been on my list of things I can't live without for too long - you have inspired me to get on with it! Could you post some more pictures showing how you've fixed it to the table/rails?

 

[OPJ]

Excellent! Another way to justify the purchase of a decent table saw!