shop upgrades #2: Updated router and outfeed tables

Published Jan. 20, 2009 at 2:42 a.m.

After finally finishing my latest project, I had some time to do some well overdue upgrades to my shop. I bought a rousseau router plate, and a Freud FT1700VCEK 2 1/4 hp router for the new router table I built. It replaced my old router setup that was built into my outfeed table, and over the last five years had sagged a bit. I laminated 2 layers of baltic birch 1/2” plywood for the router table, then added formica on top and bottom. Let me be the first to say that being able to use the table saw fence with the router is great. The extra surface for ripping wide boards is also nice.

The outfeed table is 44”x48” wide, and the router table is 18”x24”.

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