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Large bits router table top
I already have a router tabletop, but this one is slightly different. It can be used with large router bits – cutting head of 2 inches in diameter (50 mm). This big cutting head means a different router base. The trimmer base was too small for large bits, luckily the plunge base can handle bits of nearly 64 mm in diameter.
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Cutting the plywood was the first thing to do. Due to the size of the base I also had to trim the workbench. First with the jigsaw, then with the router. That was the first time I used a plunge router, and I loved it!
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My new hole saw cut a perfect hole, I’m not gonna use cheap hole saw sets anymore. This one was like easy peasy japanesey, clean cut. These hole saws are worth their price.
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Drilling holes for bolts and routing a recess from the top – for bolt heads and washers.
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These 2 bolts needed another recess as well.
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I rounded the corners and installed some snap caps.
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Everything fits perfectly. I used a medium-sized router bit and a fence to check if the new tabletop would do its job.
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Very happy with how this project came out. Using large router bits is a must from time to time. This tabletop will make it possible – not easy I must say – everyone knows that setting up a plunge router base with a table is not easy – but it can be done!
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