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    Question Palm Router

    Has any one built a small Palm Router table.
    I have the Rigid, and would like to mount it into a small table.
    Any ideas?

    Terry

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    Quote Originally Posted by Terry Murphy View Post
    Has any one built a small Palm Router table.
    I have the Rigid, and would like to mount it into a small table.
    Any ideas?

    Terry
    ShopNotes had one a while ago. Here is a link to their site with the plans:
    http://www.shopnotes.com/plans/palm-router-station/

    I have not built it, but It looks just like I would expect it to.

    Kris

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    Some magazine had a guy who had built a small extension RT on his bandsaw using a Colt.
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    ShopNotes has a more recent issue with a collapsable router table. The table folds into a briefcase-like deal. The router is fixed to the table with toggle clamps. I'm sure you could size it for a palm router...

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    Perfect!

    Thanks all.

    Terry

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    I have one of these.
    Works great for those times that I need it.
    It was cheaper to buy than the materials to make one, even after paying $29.00 (on sale) for the Dremel 100 that shares time between the table and the drill press.

    Thought about buying a Bosch trim router and making a small table for it, but decided against it.
    I already have a Ryobi/table combo for small stuff & a larger table mounted Freud 1700 for bigger stuff.
    Looked into some way to table mount my Roto-Zip.

    Ended up just springing the ~$30.00 for the Dremel attachment.

    One caution though.

    Trim routers (other than a Roto-Zip) are not designed with the idea in mind that a lot of dust/debris is going to "fall into" the motor.
    Really, really, really beef up the DC if you mount your trim router upside down in a table.
    Last edited by Rich Engelhardt; 10-01-2010 at 7:18 AM.

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