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Upgraded StandIt's pretty amazing that you can build the stand shown on the opposite page from a single sheet of plywood. And not only does it raise the router table up to a comfortable working height, it adds a lot of storage for the accessories that routers tend to accumulate. But like the tabletop and fence, you can also take the stand up a notch. And all it takes is another sheet of W plywood. You can see what I added in the drawing below and the photo at right. At first glance, making a few drawers and door may not seem like a big improvement, but I found that it was more than worth the effort. With the drawers, you can easily find and get at the small tools, bits, and accessories that usually find their way to the back of the shelves. Another benefit of the drawers and door is that it blocks out dust. Making the Door. The door is about as easy as it gets. It's simply cut to size and then a cutout is made for a handle. The door is mounted on self-closing hinges. Drawers. The drawers in the stand follow pretty much the same construction as the small drawer in the router table. But there's an important differences. The drawers ride on thin guides that are cut from plywood and screwed to the stand (detail'd' and drawer guide detail). The guides fit in grooves that are cut in the drawer sides before assembly. Finally, a matching notch is cut in the drawer back in order for the drawers to slide in place, as illustrated in detail 'c.' ^ TOP VIEW SIDE HINGE w/SCREWS TOP VIEW FRONT ~ — BOTTOM DRAWER BACK IS NOTCHED FOR GUIDE BACK SELF-CLOSING HINGE DRAWER GUIDE DOOR (11% x 17%) NOTE: BUILDING DOOR AND DRAWERS REQUIRES 1 SHEETS OF Vz" PLYWOOD // DRAWER BOTTOM (10% X1514) DRAWER \ FRONT/BACK (4% x 11%) ' #6 x %" Fh WOODSCREW GUI Si^j DRAWER GUIDE -© DRAWER SIDE (4% x 16) 25 |
