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Router Table for ShopSmith 510
I needed to refer to this project on a ShopSmith group this week and realized I hadn’t migrated it yet so here it is.
I posted this on LJ in 2012.
This is another little upgrade to my Az shop. The second photo shows what I've been using as a router table. It came as a throw in with my ShopSmith 510 when I picked it up a few years ago. The PC router came as well. It is portable, has an adjustable fence and it works as well as is required. However it is a bit of a cumbersome pita to pull in and out of a cupboard (where it takes up a lot of usable space) and set up on saw horses.
At home I have become used to having my router lift on the extension table of my Unisaw. The big advantage is of course saving in space and the ability to use the unifence.
After a bit of thought I came up with this little setup. Its advantages are small size, ability to use the table saw fence, dust collection and a solid base that doesn't take up extra space like the saw horses did. It is also at a much more comfortable height.
The design allows the table to be hooked on the back table support tube and then pivoted down to a "click" friction fit against the front tube. There is no need for any kind of lock. It fits flush with the table and accepts my DC hose via a clamp on extension to the fence.
I'm very happy with it and I have more space in the cupboard.
Hope someone else can use this idea.
Paul
I posted this on LJ in 2012.
This is another little upgrade to my Az shop. The second photo shows what I've been using as a router table. It came as a throw in with my ShopSmith 510 when I picked it up a few years ago. The PC router came as well. It is portable, has an adjustable fence and it works as well as is required. However it is a bit of a cumbersome pita to pull in and out of a cupboard (where it takes up a lot of usable space) and set up on saw horses.
At home I have become used to having my router lift on the extension table of my Unisaw. The big advantage is of course saving in space and the ability to use the unifence.
After a bit of thought I came up with this little setup. Its advantages are small size, ability to use the table saw fence, dust collection and a solid base that doesn't take up extra space like the saw horses did. It is also at a much more comfortable height.
The design allows the table to be hooked on the back table support tube and then pivoted down to a "click" friction fit against the front tube. There is no need for any kind of lock. It fits flush with the table and accepts my DC hose via a clamp on extension to the fence.
I'm very happy with it and I have more space in the cupboard.
Hope someone else can use this idea.
Paul
The early bird gets the worm but its the second mouse that gets the cheese.
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That's a pretty slick setup Paul!
Nice setup!
Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".
Very nice !
Great design, well thought out and executed. Very nice work.
You will not have to sweep the floor as much now. Well done
Ron
Nice setup. Is the Shopsmith dedicated to the router table or do you set it up for other machining too?
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
No, the router table just drops in and comes out very quickly when needed.
When it’s out the machine has all its other functions.
When it’s out the machine has all its other functions.
The early bird gets the worm but its the second mouse that gets the cheese.
Best use of a SS's sliding tables I have seen, entrapped router table, and in a few back to sawing, drilling or sanding, heck maybe even turn something. I often think back to my ShopSmith years, we had a lot of fun, but the travel was a killer.
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