Horizontal Router Table Plans/Pictures

[Wayne Johnson]

Does anyone have plans or pictures of their horizontal router table that can be posted here? I'm about to build one and I'm looking for ideas. I'm specifically interested in how or if you devised some kind of adjustment mechanism for raising the vertical height of the bit/router.

Thanks in advance,
Wayne Johnson

[Noah Alkinburgh]

Check out Dan Barber's site...http://woodisourart.com

specifically go to this link for his homemade multi-router type machine.

http://woodisourart.com/mortiseflex/mortiseflex.htm

Dan is a great guy, hopefully he will read this too and be able to help you out.

[Christian Aufreiter]

Hi Wayne,

I don't know if this is what you're looking for but I found this pic on Ken Vaughn's website http://home.earthlink.net/~kvaughn65/



Hope this helps,

Christian

[Ken Salisbury]

Does anyone have plans or pictures of their horizontal router table that can be posted here? I'm about to build one and I'm looking for ideas. I'm specifically interested in how or if you devised some kind of adjustment mechanism for raising the vertical height of the bit/router.

Thanks in advance,
Wayne Johnson

Here is the one I made to do mortises and tenons about 8 - 10 yrs ago. It has served me well for a long time.

My Horizontal Router

[Wayne Johnson]

Here is the one I made to do mortises and tenons about 8 - 10 yrs ago. It has served me well for a long time.

My Horizontal Router

Ken, that's what I'm thinking about doing...something simple, but functional.

Is the raising/lowering of the router done by eye, or is there some sort of mechanism that you use for small increments?

I'm trying to figure out the best method of raising the router in a set up like yours for incremental adjustments.

Thanks,
Wayne

[Ken Salisbury]

Ken,
Is the raising/lowering of the router done by eye, or is there some sort of mechanism that you use for small increments?
Thanks,
Wayne

Raising, lowering and depth of cut settings are a combination of eye, ruler measurements and test cuts on scrap material.

[Wayne Johnson]

Thanks for all of the ideas! Well, here is what I came up with. This is mostly like Ken's, but I added the screw mechanism with a knob for vertical micro adjustments. It works really well.

Wayne

[Mark Hulette]

I made one very similar based on the plan in Woodsmith and it works quite well although it doesn't have the micro-adjust- That's a great idea and something I'll have to add. Thanks for sharing!

[Mike Schwing]

Hey I think I just found a use for my third router that sits currently unused!

[Ken Salisbury]

Thanks for all of the ideas! Well, here is what I came up with. This is mostly like Ken's, but I added the screw mechanism with a knob for vertical micro adjustments. It works really well.

Wayne

I like it Wayne - nice job. I do have 2 suggestions for improvement (see drawing attached.

1. Make a relief along the length of the table to allow for dispersing chips. Very helpful when cutting tenons.

2. Rout a miter gauge slot in the table top. I found this handy when cutting tenons on the ends of narrow pieces.