Shop-Made Modular/Portable Router Table w/Micro Adjust

Written By Aubrey Dustin

I had a full sized Jessem router table in my shop for a long time. The amount of floor space it took up, not having any way of centering the router in the lift (for using a pattern collet), and desire for a micro-adjust feature finally pushed me to make my own table. I’ve been using my shop-made small, stowable, bench mountable router table for a few months now, and I love it.

Here are some build details:

  • The phenolic top measures 17” x 17” and incorporates T-Tracks along both sides for securing a fence, and a combination T-Track/Mini T-Track across the front for using miter attachments.

  • The cabinet is 16” wide, 12” deep, and 14” tall and incorporates a built in router witch and dust port. These dimensions allow it to fit in my Festool Systainer Port.

  • The table mounts to my work benches using my 20mm dog-holes and TSO Power-Loc™ Bench Connector Dogs.

  • It has optional 8-1/2” extensions on both sides which allow for an ample 34” table.

  • My shop made fence is set up for Micro adjust using a Micro Fence Micro Stop.

  • I used a SawStop RT-LFT Four-Post Router Lift and a Woodpeckers Spinrite Router Motor.

Here is a shopping list for this build. Please consider buying some of what you need via these links. This provides Aspire Wood with slight profit at no additional cost to you.

Aubrey Dustin https://www.aspirewood.com
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