Hello,
Anyone have any recommendation on a router plate for a Dewalt 618 router? I think maybe my next project should be to cobble together a servicable router table. I'm looking for the perfect mix of cheap, sturdy, and idiot-proof (it would be nice if there was a template available for cutting the hole in the table top).
I'm probably just gonna make the top (mdf+laminate), and build a quick table top stand for it from scraps, and use a simple clamped-on shop-made fence. Down the road, I'll probably make a proper cabinet and real fence.
[right now my only router table is a horrible cheap craftsman and the router that is in it only has a 1/4" collet, so I can't use half my bits. And there is no good way to mount the dewalt in the table. I really hate it, and will welcome the day I can unload it for good.]
Oh, and I probably won't be getting a new base anytime soon for the router, so I'll have to sacrifice one of the 3 bases for the table. I'm assuming the regular fixed base is best? this would leave me the D-handle and plunge base for free-routing. Does that make sense?