Woodworker's Journal winter-2010, страница 38
casters. The tabletop is a T/'-thick MDF core covered with melamine. Hartville Tool's Vortex Dust Collection Cabinet hangs beneath it. It's large enough to accommodate any router lift, with double doors to muffle noise and a 4" dust port behind. It comes with a safety On/Off switch that you can mount anywhere you prefer. Our mid-sized system is also made for extreme accuracy: Freud's SH-5 Premium Router Fence has micro-adjustability, and Rockler's Mast-R-Lift features a flush-mount scale to ensure precise bit height control. Top it all off with Incra's V27 Miter Gauge, which provides 27 angle detent settings at a rea sonable price, and you're set for any routing job. System cost: $896. Workaday Hero Router Table Your routing dreams can come true, no matter how modest the bottom line, if you start with a table, fence and router plate from Rockier (below). The laminate-covered MDF table is outfitted with a sturdy aluminum-spine fence with T-track facings. If a dedicated router lift is a bit beyond your pocketbook, don't despair. Rockler's aluminum insert plate — also part of the package — is pre-drilled to accept routers with built-in above-the-table bit height adjustment. We think this is the affordable alternative to buying a router lift. The tabletop mounts to a no-nonsense wooden legset, customized with quality extras: a pad-die-style safety switch, magnetic tool strip for storing wrenches and a pair of bit holders to keep your collection of cutters close to the action. Eagle America's full-size miter gauge and a four-piece accessory kit will improve both the safety and accuracy of your work. System cost: $427. So, there you have it: three custom table configurations that could make your routing more efficient, precise and fun. Who says you can't have it all? jfr A pair of Router Bit Holders ($7.19 or $8.79 —one of each) from Rockier keep your 1/4"- or 1/2"-shank bits orderly and easy to find. Rockler's Safety Power Tool Switch ($30) Rockler's 4-Piece Safety Kit ($32.99) includes two push pads, featherboard and a magnetic push stick. Full-sized Miter Gauge ($40) from Eagle America Workaday Hero Router Table Rockler's "Package 1" Standard Router Plate, Table and Fence System with Bit Guard ($199.99) A pine legset from Rockier ($89.99) is the economical choice for sturdy support. Rockler's aluminum insert plate is factory-drilled to mount your specific router, and it allows for through-the-table bit adjustment, when applicable. Keep those collet wrenches handy with a magnetic tool holder ($17.99) from Rockier. 38 Three All-Star Router Tables |
