Router table.

[Digit]

Inspired by others on the forum, plus a chronic shortage of space, I've finally got round to modifying my SIP T/S saw to take my router. The Fence is at the design stage and will, hopefully follow tomorrow.
Then there's the over head router to follow!

This is the top with the router mounting holes drilled.

Here the view of the underside after machining.

The router complete with dust shield and lit mechanism ready for mounting in position.

And here mounted in position and the table saw extension bolted on to the T/S.

This is the router NVR switch and speed control attached to the T/S leg. I wired the assembly into the input of the T/S NVR so as to ensure that only one lead power was was required.

The view from above showing the height adjuster handle in use.

Roy.

 

[trousers]

Roy
Interesting stuff.
Is that cast iron top the rh extension table from your saw? Can you change the bit from above the table?
Observation - hole in the table is quite small?

 

[Digit]

No, it's the left hander. Yes I can change the cutter from above as the router's base has been removed and the pillars attached directly to the underside of the table.
The hole is 38 mm in dia as I find that large enough for the work I do.
A larger hole could be cut if required.

Roy.

 

[trousers]

Hmmmmm
Will have to look at my router to see how the base comes off the pillars.
Is that the router - raizer?
I've been formulating some ideas along your lines but i don't think I've got the metal bashing skills. But I do know a man who does.
Yours looks like a really good conversion, and not too pricey 8)

 

[Digit]

I've not come across a router where the base cannot be removed, but the pillars are usually tubes, so the ends must be plugged then tapped with a suitable thread.
The raiser is home made and is an easy job if you have access to a lathe.

Roy.

 

[OPJ]

Looking good, Roy. I particularly like the dust shield - might have to pinch that one for myself! :wink:

 

[trousers]

So do you find the router to be rock solid under the table, fixed by just the pillars?
My initial reaction was that, without the base to steady things, there would be some play. However, I s'pose it's really the same thing.

 

[Digit]

No movement at all on it's previous set up where it also had no base, it feels nice and solid.

Roy.

 

[lemonjeff]

Roy,
Are you going to do the overhead set-up on your T/S ?

Jeff.

 

[white_sw]

That looks great. Might even consider do that with my SIP. Can I ask where you go the "NVR switch and speed control" from ?

Cheers,
Sam

 

[John. B]

Interesting project Roy,
I assume the top is cast aluminium. What did you mill it with? An endmill? and in what?
What machine did you use, a router?

John. B

 

[Lord Nibbo]

I must say you've done a very neat job in milling out the underside of the table top extension, but I feel you could have gone closer to the edge nearest to the mitre slot on the main part of the table making using the mitre slot a lot better. Just my 2p worth. Overall still an excellent job =D>

 

[Digit]

The over head router I already have Jeff but I'm remaking it to attach to the T/S. I recently acquired a suitable pillar complete with mounting flange that will simply bolt to the T/S.
The NVR and speed control are the NVR innards from a scrap cheapo T/S from the local tip, as is the cranked handle for the raiser, and the speed control is from an Electrolux upright vacuum cleaner as the router had no speed control.
If any of you follow the same route and want further info please ask.
The top is cast iron John and was machined by a local company.
I considered moving nearer to the slot Me Lord but tentatively I have reserved the slot for mounting the overhead fixing. Assuming all goes according to plan! :roll:

Roy.

 

[neilyweely]

Digit

That looks great to me mate. That inspires me to get that barrie irons outta the store room and into the dining room to set it up.

So, think we will be showing off all our new abilities soon, eh?

Cheers Roy

Neil

 

[white_sw]

that's brilliant Roy. I have been looking to add a variable speed controlled to my lathe for a long time. I hadn't even thought of
an old vacuum cleaner speed controller. I only threw out an old one a couple of months ago too ! Car boot sales for me I guess....

Sam

 

[Digit]

Before fronting cash at a car boot sale Sam it's worth trying your local repair shop. All shops get stuck with scrap machines that the customer decides is too expensive to repair, the repair shop then has to pay to get rid of them.
Mine was given me as a complete cleaner, which enabled me to copy the connections before dumping the remainder at the local tip.

Roy.

 

[Digit]

And here the fence. Now for some dust extraction!

Roy.

 

[DaveL]

I have been looking to add a variable speed controlled to my lathe for a long time. I hadn't even thought of
an old vacuum cleaner speed controller.

Sam,

I think you need to check the type of motor you have on the lathe. :-k
Most lathes use induction motors, while vacuum cleaners and router have universal motors. An induction motor runs at a speed that is determined from the number of poles in the motor and the frequency of the supply, universal motors don't take any notice of the supply frequency, in fact they are really DC motors with brushes. The speed controller will vary the the average applied voltage to control speed of a universal motor, this will not work on an induction motor. ](*,)

 

[white_sw]

Thanks for the advice Dave.... I'll investigate and research further.

Cheers,
Sam

 

[PeterA]

I also have a Hitachi TR12 in a router table. If I feed it 110v instead of 220 will it run at half speed?