I put the new Craftsman router table together yesterday and it was much, much easier than the Ryobi. Each leg is held on by 4 bolts. The vertical ones just screw in and have washers and lock washers. The horizontal ones have lock washers, washers, and nuts. I found a diagram in the manual for installing the model of my router and it screwed right in with 3 bolts and the height adjustment hole lined right up. I installed the fence and featherboards in a couple of minutes and the table is now ready for testing.
routers and this one was on the list.
I cant remember what this is called but it is used for routing end grain and smaller pieces. This one is made out of metal whereas the Ryobi one was made out of plastic.
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I couldnt get the Ryobi router to fit in the new table so I returned it and bought this Craftsman router
on sale for $50.99. I checked the router table manual before I went shopping for compatiblerouters and this one was on the list.
Here is the fully assembled table. It went together much faster then the Ryobi table.
I cant remember what this is called but it is used for routing end grain and smaller pieces. This one is made out of metal whereas the Ryobi one was made out of plastic.It came with 5 insert plates. The Ryobi also came with 5 but they all had holes. Im not sure what the solid one would be good for.
The included wrench has a wider handle built into the bottom which makes it a little more comfortable to use.
The router has a small push button to hold the shaft while you tighten or loosen the router bit. There is a small plastic shield behind it that you have to remove to reach the button.
The table has a hole in the top for adjusting the height of the router. I am using an allen wrench for now but would like to buy a t-handle wrench for it. Sears had a t-handle kit for $39.95 but I dont want to spend that much money. I just want to get the one to fit the router.
This is the allen wrench coming through the table top and into the router.
The plastic handles on the sides are a nice touch. They make the table comfortable to pick up.
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Senin, 04 April 2016
Woodworking Bench II My Bench Now and Future
This is a guest post by Chris Adkins of High Rock Woodworking. It originally appeared at highrockwoodworking.com. Feel free to check back there for more of Chriss woodworking rambling.
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My Current Workbench |
Like many woodworkers my two-car garage is my workshop but unfortunately I have not convinced my wife to permanently give up her side. So I have my shop bench and tools set up on one side and have to pull her car out to actually work.
Because of the space restrictions everything in my shop needs to multi task. If I had space to designate an area just for my workbench I would really enjoy the process of building a traditional English style woodworking bench, although I would probably go with a more American style top without the tool well.
But for now I have adapted my workbench to the few and what I consider necessities. For my bench top I used a solid 2/0x6/8 birch door with 4”x4” steel legs held together by 1”x1” steel welded together to form the frame.
The top is mounted on the frame and I attached a birch skirt. The steel frame is probably a bit of overkill but I wanted a solid base to ensure that I have no movement when working. I have also installed a shoulder vice and bench dog holes.
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Shaker Style Woodworking Bench |
Based on my workbench there are several things that I would do again and several that I would change. I like the base and will probably use it again only needing to build a top when I “upgrade” my workbench. I also like the width, you will notice most woodworking benches are narrow, I alchoices thought that I would want a wider bench but the 24” width I have now is perfect. A wider bench would not allow me to work all around my work.
The solid core door has served me well but it does have its restrictions, I have to be extra careful as the top is a veneer and almost any liquids on the top can destroy the thin veneer.
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Tail Vice |
As for change I would definitely go with a double screw shoulder vice, the single screw shoulder vice that I have does not provide even pressure when clamping on one end and I often have to use spacer blocks at the other end to even the pressure. I would also add a tail vise as my woodworking develops I find that I spend more time jointing and planing my boards by hand. A tail vise would allow me many more options for securing the boards and my work. With my current top it was not feasible to install a tail vice but it is difficult to clamp long boards for planing.
In the end I will close the same choice as I opened in part one of this series, the perfect woodworking bench is what works best for you and your situation. If I had all the time, space, and resources I would probably have a woodworking bench that looked like something belonging to inspector gadget but for now I am happy to continue to improve on what I have and have fun doing it.
Keep on woodworking!
Chris Adkins
