Router table gets a bench to sit on

[steven c newman]

Had an old SKIL router table, and a B&D 1/4" router, yard sale items. One problem
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It was sitting ON MY TOOL CHEST. Had some metal parts from an old loft bed. Cut some "legs" to 27-1/4" long. Had a little bit of 1/2" plywood sitting , in my way. Cut a few strips of that to about 4" wide. Had a box of drywall screws. Coarse thread, 1-5/8" long. Grabbed a couple clamps, and a drill with a driver in it.
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Three screws per leg joint. As long as the ply was clamped down, the screws went right through the metal. After the two sides were together, added a deck of sorts
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Same as before, clamp it, add a few screws. Had a few extra strips of that 4" wide plywood
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added one to each end. I could make sure that the legs were square this wat, too. One strip at each end. makes an open "grid" top.
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Then added two more strips across the top, to attach the SKIL table legs to
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Hey, any dust and chips can just fall to the floor. I can add other items to the deck as needed. For now, I just parked it out of the way
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The plywood leaning there is the second scrap I have. I also have a project to use that one up. Rest of the full sheet of 1/2" plywood? Laying under the mattress of my bed, to help the back a bit..

basically, just using up what scraps are still in the shop. Now, i can go to work on that tool chest a little better.

[steven c newman]

Table from SKIL included a fence, There is also a few homemade fences with it. May add a place to store all of the router bits, haven't decided where to lcate it yet. Do you think this needs a bottom shelf, as well? Still have another of those end grids.....IMAG0061.jpg
Maybe something about ankle high, and shaped like a box, with the sides higher than the shelf?

[Rick Potter]

If that were mine, I would build a whole drawer unit under it. I hate to waste floor space. How about a slightly smaller cabinet on wheels that slides under it??

[steven c newman]

This will be one of those "rollit out to use, and roll back when done" things. I can store it out of the way until needed. Needs to be light enough that I can move it as needed.

Wonder how many other tools I could temp add to this little bench. Maybe add a shelf under the lathe bench to park a couple benchtop tools, drag one out as needed, clamp it down to this little bench. When done, I can park everything back out of the way, IF I remember to, that is.....

[Pat Barry]

Make sure you clamp the router table down before use or it will float away on you

[steven c newman]

Right now, there are eight screws holding it in place. Unless I break a couple.......