Hi Eric, Thanks for uploading the plans for the Mini Router Table. Will make it over the next couple of weeks. Kind regards, Keith Clark from down under.
I actually bought a second router due to the lengthy time it takes to mount the router. My table doesn't have an insert plate. The router is attached with 4 clamps.
Hi Eric, I love your Mini Router Table for this Compact Makita 'trim' router. I have the battery operated model. Waiting for the plans and have already purchased the materials. Thanks mate from us in Australia.
Excellent Eric. I have been looking for something like this for quite sometime now as I only have the cordless Makita trim router and this looks perfect. 👍🏼
Hi, nice video, thanks for sharing. I just bought the RT0700C and was looking online for advice videos and how to use it stuff. Eventually I plan to make my own mini table too. What I wanted to say is that during the video I was amazed by the number of tools used, seems like a really cool and well equipped workshop, almost off-putting: at one point I was even thinking what am I even doing with just one little handheld router/trimmer! But I actually realised that most of the tasks you could do with just this compact router (and a drill, of course) and your comment at the end, that '...you may be just starting off with just this router is perfectly fine...' - it was cool, really cool. Thanks!
I just remember Norm Abrams on New Yankee Workshop always had a drawer in his shop with about 10 different routers - LOL! I still don't have a cordless though... that will be the next one.
My hubby uses my router table as a storage table, it is full of crap and I can't get near it. I like this smaller table top one. Thanks for the inspiration
Nicely done Eric! Simple enough & gets the job done. I made one of those mini router tables many years ago. Mine has two draws on each side of the router section to hold all of the router bits, tools , etc.. Works out very nicely. However, I wish that I had allowed for "micro-adjustments" of the router unit. 👍👍😉😉
Thanks Steve! I wanted to make sure I had enough room to manoeuvre and access the micro adjust dial on the router when it is mounted in the table. It is a pleasure to use.🙂
Great Little Router Table and Great Video One of the better designs. Two comments. First, I think I would cover the table in Formica or laminate to make everything slide easier. Alternatively, perhaps a couple coats of poly with a topcoat of wax. Second, a pair of T Track guides in lieu of the slots would also make the fence easier to slide around. I really liked the dust collection. Thanks for your time.
I will probably poly the plywood at some point soon. You can try T-tracks but you will still need recessed slots to make the adjustable fence work. You don't want that adjustable fence to slide too easily - you're only making small adjustments.
Very nice! I do worry a bit about using melamine as a baseplate material. I made a (much more primitive) router table with a melamine tabletop and and acrylic baseplate and one day the vibrations tore the screws right out of the melamine as I was routing. Yours look like a superior board to mine tho, which was a piece of leftover board from Ikea. I like your design a lot!
I sell the plans for it on my website and they've been popular. I like the notion of it. The problem with producing something in wood is that shipping costs are a killer, unless you can ship enough volume.
Thanks Jan! My parents immigrated to Canada from Denmark. I also have long lost cousins in Michigan, Ohio, Texas and California. Of course, still some family left in and around Nørresundby in Denmark.
I have subscribed mainly as I really like your router table and also as you are using a portable table saw. What brand of saw? Pros & cons please if possible. Thank you.
Almost finished with this build. Not as fine looking as yours, but then again I am a newbie weekend warrior :-) Which router bits would you recommend ? I have bought a cheap set, but the bits are lousy (You get what you pay for).
I buy all of my one-off bits on Amazon and I usually get a good price. Always search for "carbide bits" and you should even be able to find a reasonably priced set.
Great build. I've been looking at the Veritas router table but this will fit my budget better. How did you decided on the opening size of the insert plate?
Thanks! The opening size is determined by two things. I copied the opening of my factory base plate - that's the easiest thing to do. I also have it large enough to allow for my large chamfer bit, which is probably the widest router bit I own.
You will get a download link after the Paypal transaction and if you missed that, you will also receive an email with he link. If you don't see the email, check your Spam folder, it might end up in there.
Throughout the whole video, I couldn't help but look at the holes on the bench and think that they were just asking for dowel feet on the bottom of this table to fit into them
If your insert is sitting too low, use small washers on the bottom side. If it's too high, you didn't set your depth properly when you cut your recess. You may be able to fix that with a sharp chisel if you don't want to go back in with the router.
Hey Friends! The plans for this build are now available on my website: sorensenstore.com/shop/product-category/jigs-tools/
Very nice and compact. I might very well build one of these. Thanks.
Hi Eric, Thanks for uploading the plans for the Mini Router Table. Will make it over the next couple of weeks. Kind regards, Keith Clark from down under.
My pleasure Keith! Happy building - Cheers🙂
Thank you very much 🙏🏻 great project 👍😃
Well done. Nice and simple.
Great video man, I might need to try that!
Certainly would be handier than my crazy heavy cast iron router table which I struggle to move around.
I actually bought a second router due to the lengthy time it takes to mount the router. My table doesn't have an insert plate. The router is attached with 4 clamps.
Thanks for the video, I try making one for my Router I just hope I can to do it well 🤞🤞🤞
Nice! Looking forward to the box joint jig👍
Thanks 👍
Hi Eric, I love your Mini Router Table for this Compact Makita 'trim' router. I have the battery operated model. Waiting for the plans and have already purchased the materials. Thanks mate from us in Australia.
Thanks Keith! I should have the plans posted in the next few days. Cheers🙂🍺
Nice music at right volume. Not to loud. 👌
Great idea Eric. I just bought and Aluminium square base plate for my trim router (all pre drilled etc.) so I'm going to build this. Thank you.
Awesome Brother. That will be a great addition to the shop.
subscribed. I appreciate the detail build!
Great project, Eric. It came together nicely.
Thanks David! Yes, I'm really happy with it. Cheers🙂
Excellent Eric. I have been looking for something like this for quite sometime now as I only have the cordless Makita trim router and this looks perfect. 👍🏼
Glad I could help
Thanks Mate.
Hi, nice video, thanks for sharing. I just bought the RT0700C and was looking online for advice videos and how to use it stuff. Eventually I plan to make my own mini table too. What I wanted to say is that during the video I was amazed by the number of tools used, seems like a really cool and well equipped workshop, almost off-putting: at one point I was even thinking what am I even doing with just one little handheld router/trimmer! But I actually realised that most of the tasks you could do with just this compact router (and a drill, of course) and your comment at the end, that '...you may be just starting off with just this router is perfectly fine...' - it was cool, really cool. Thanks!
That's a great idea and it looks like it will be of good use in any workshop. :-)
Parabéns, ficou excelente, melhor impossível! Estou querendo fazer um deste para a minha tupia Makita
Abraço aqui do Brasil 🇧🇷
Opa! Não tenho experiência com routers. Você se importaria em me dar algumas dicas?
I’m not sure that you have got enough routers! Am I jealous or what ?
I just remember Norm Abrams on New Yankee Workshop always had a drawer in his shop with about 10 different routers - LOL! I still don't have a cordless though... that will be the next one.
My hubby uses my router table as a storage table, it is full of crap and I can't get near it. I like this smaller table top one. Thanks for the inspiration
Sandy Mackenzie Lumbermill Sounds like it’s time hubby cleaned up his shit.
Nicely done Eric! Simple enough & gets the job done. I made one of those mini router tables many years ago. Mine has two draws on each side of the router section to hold all of the router bits, tools , etc.. Works out very nicely. However, I wish that I had allowed for "micro-adjustments" of the router unit. 👍👍😉😉
Thanks Steve! I wanted to make sure I had enough room to manoeuvre and access the micro adjust dial on the router when it is mounted in the table. It is a pleasure to use.🙂
Cool build. I thought you would have made pegs on the base that mount into the workbench.
Thanks! That is still an option but then I already have all these clamps😉
Great Little Router Table and Great Video
One of the better designs. Two comments. First, I think I would cover the table in Formica or laminate to make everything slide easier. Alternatively, perhaps a couple coats of poly with a topcoat of wax. Second, a pair of T Track guides in lieu of the slots would also make the fence easier to slide around. I really liked the dust collection. Thanks for your time.
I will probably poly the plywood at some point soon. You can try T-tracks but you will still need recessed slots to make the adjustable fence work. You don't want that adjustable fence to slide too easily - you're only making small adjustments.
Very nice! I do worry a bit about using melamine as a baseplate material. I made a (much more primitive) router table with a melamine tabletop and and acrylic baseplate and one day the vibrations tore the screws right out of the melamine as I was routing. Yours look like a superior board to mine tho, which was a piece of leftover board from Ikea. I like your design a lot!
Thanks 🙂 double sided melamine is much stronger. You can make a 5mm aluminum base plate as an alternative if you want something even stronger.
Wish this was available before I bought the Rockler version for heaps more!!!!
Really excellent video. You should sell it as a kit. If the price is right, you could ship hundreds of these :-)
I sell the plans for it on my website and they've been popular. I like the notion of it. The problem with producing something in wood is that shipping costs are a killer, unless you can ship enough volume.
@@EricSorensenCanada I know. I bought your plans and just have to give it a go :-). Btw, are your ancestors by any chance Danish ?
Thanks Jan! My parents immigrated to Canada from Denmark. I also have long lost cousins in Michigan, Ohio, Texas and California. Of course, still some family left in and around Nørresundby in Denmark.
@@EricSorensenCanada I really like that you kept the danish Ø in your last name. Respect !!
I have subscribed mainly as I really like your router table and also as you are using a portable table saw. What brand of saw? Pros & cons please if possible. Thank you.
I have the Ridgid Jobsite table saw and I have my new Dewalt dwe7485: ua-cam.com/video/NW85t6KgOGA/v-deo.html
Interesting, I'll build one :)
Almost finished with this build. Not as fine looking as yours, but then again I am a newbie weekend warrior :-) Which router bits would you recommend ? I have bought a cheap set, but the bits are lousy (You get what you pay for).
I buy all of my one-off bits on Amazon and I usually get a good price. Always search for "carbide bits" and you should even be able to find a reasonably priced set.
@@EricSorensenCanada Thanks Eric :-)
Great build. I've been looking at the Veritas router table but this will fit my budget better. How did you decided on the opening size of the insert plate?
Thanks! The opening size is determined by two things. I copied the opening of my factory base plate - that's the easiest thing to do. I also have it large enough to allow for my large chamfer bit, which is probably the widest router bit I own.
wonderful
Where do you have all the mini router table
Can you provide dimensions? Looks like a useful build, but I'd like to make sure I'm working to the proper scale.
Plans will be posted on my website, probably next week.
Are these plans emailed to you or sent in the regular mail?
You will get a download link after the Paypal transaction and if you missed that, you will also receive an email with he link. If you don't see the email, check your Spam folder, it might end up in there.
Throughout the whole video, I couldn't help but look at the holes on the bench and think that they were just asking for dowel feet on the bottom of this table to fit into them
how do you level your insert?
If your insert is sitting too low, use small washers on the bottom side. If it's too high, you didn't set your depth properly when you cut your recess. You may be able to fix that with a sharp chisel if you don't want to go back in with the router.
Hi could you tell me which Makita compact router you use?
MAKITA Compact Router Model # RT0701C
@@EricSorensenCanada thanks.