New Router Table and Triton TR001

dimanche 26 avril 2015

Hi All,For 20 years I've used a homemade router table with a Makita 3600BR router. It has served me well, but it's pretty agricultural and I can no longer live with the noise the Makita makes. Also, the ¼" aluminium top has had a slight but significant bow in it since Day 1. So it's time to treat myself to something better.I plan on keeping the steel base and replacing the aluminium top with 32mm MDF and solid timber edging.This router plate looks nice (albeit expensive): http://ift.tt/1HItF8H Another option I am considering is routing a pocket in the underside of the table leaving about 12mm of table thickness to mount the router to. I saw this idea mentioned by FenceFurniture in another thread. This seems like a good idea. I guess inserts could be bought/made with different hole sizes to suit various router bits? Are there any drawbacks with this method of router mounting?Can someone please recommend a sturdy fence? I don't want to spend $100's. I don't need Incra-style indexing. I don't do finger jointing. The fence needs to be easy to adjust and STURDY. I'm happy to make one if anyone has a good design they are prepared to share.Can someone please confirm that the current model of the TR001 has thru-table height adjustment? This is mentioned quite a lot on various forums, but is not listed as a feature in the router's specs.Is something like this a worthwhile addition? http://ift.tt/1J0m6HC The best price I can find for the TR001 is $319 with free delivery from Timberbits. Has anyone seen it cheaper?I should add that I have a Luna spindle moulder which I very rarely use as it is inconvenient to set up and it scares the daylights out of me. However it is there if I need to make really heavy cuts.I'd appreciate any tips you can offer to someone about to upgrade their router table.Cheers,Chris


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