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ridgid-router-table-plate-5g Some might see this as an issue, but as with anything machined things can happen. Customer Service. I have one and it works great. It all works for me, though I can see that today I may want ridgid router table plate 5g better and of course a larger plate would be a better choice. All of them worked, but I use a Jessem Router lift, and a massive router, so the weight was just too much for ridgid router table plate 5g man made materials. I bought new and never had a problem. NEW Products.

Really that's all that was wrong with it. Here it is on Woodpeckers website, I got the smaller one. I already had a router plate and a fence so the table was all I needed. Glue two layers together for the base of the table then rip the third piece into strips that will be placed around the T-track. This also saves routing out the opening for the router mounting plate. As you are building up the table top use a pattern bit to trim the edges flush with the first layer.

You could go 1 inch IF you were going to build a cabinet under it that would support it all around and be fastened in such a way that it would keep it from flexing or warping over time. WoodSmith TV has built a few router tables over the years. You can probably find their videos online but you said you've looked at a few videos already I think. But if you search YouTube and you'll find lots of ideas on building your own.

Last edited by Bob D. Comment Post Cancel. I will certainly keep my eye out for something you got from woodpeckers, I will be building a cabinet that tilts Izzy made one with storage for my router bits and accessories and will be needing a fixed base router nothing overkill since mostly will be using pine an poplar I like the Ridgid r it has soft start, electronic speed control and a t handle for micro adjustments but haven't checked out others with the same specs.

Several years ago, I bought a Rockler router table top which included a fence. Both fence and table had T-track installed and the fence included a plexiglass guard. The table top is about one-inch think MDF with a melamine layer on both top and bottom. I built my own temporary leg set from 2 x 4 stock, using tenon and wedges so I could take it apart to move it. I don't particularly like MDF because it sags all too much, but this has held up well and I don't leave the router and its weight sitting in the table when not in use.

I've had this now for about 15 years and it works well for me. I see the prices are considerably higher today and there is certainly more variety. I had a Ryobi aluminum table, but it was small and not well designed with an aluminum table that sagged easily. Since the included router was bolted in, it was easier to just turn the table upside down rather than remove the router after each use. Still, a PIA. So, you want to use something that isn't going to sag, even a little bit.

OR, build your base in a manner that will fully support the top. From my perspective at the time, I felt I couldn't build the top for nearly the cost of buying the Rockler But to each his own, as they say. Here's a link to a very inexpensive Rockler table I hate those legs, but the top is similar to what I purchased.

Also near the bottom of the page are accessories. It really is something you can build yourself with basic tools.

Just have to invest the time. The one item you should buy is the mounting plate, and get a standard size one not some odd ball size. When I wanted to upgrade to a larger router the mounting plate couldn't accommodate it so I let it go with the saw when I sold it. CWSmith commented. I added the aluminum plate, 4-piece accessory, a paddle switch, and made my own leg set shortly after.

AT the time, I just wanted a larger router table as my small Ryobi just wasn't doing the job that I wanted. I didn't see a lot of choices at the time, and I was more interested in starting my project than I was diverting my attention toward building my own top, The mounting plate from Rockler was smaller than the plates that are available today.

I had to remove one handle from my Ridgid fixed-base router in order to remove it through the plate-matched opening in the table top. It works, but is small. It all works for me, though I can see that today I may want something better and of course a larger plate would be a better choice.

You could do the same just don't build the cabinet, but the table and the fence and make a more basic stand for it. Then later on you could build the cabinet and mount the table top on it. But I wouldn't go to the Ridgid Router Table Plate Zoom trouble of making the template out of MDF for installing the insert plate.

You can do the same by using four pieces of MDF about 4 or more inches wide and just place them around the insert. Fix them to the table top using double stick tape.

Rockler has a web page explaining how to do it. But, in place of the Bondo trick just use a forstner bit of the same radius as the corner of your router plate and drill a hole with the forstner bit after you've placed the guide strips around the edge of the plate.

Current Catalogs. Product Reviews. Gift Certificates. MLCS Showroom. Save space with our professional-grade, rock-solid 50 lb. This heavy 27" wide x 16" table top will mount between the rails of your table saw on either the right or left side between the rails. Will work with all table saws where the rails are 27" apart.

Here is the hole alignment. Can also be mounted to a cabinet or open steel stand. Review this product Average Customer Rating: 1 reviews Add your own review for this product. Machined nicely, price is better but comparable to other brands! Had a small issue and they are correcting the issue at no expense to me.

Some might see this as an issue, but as with anything machined things can happen. The important part is I never felt discouraged talking to the staff.

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