Center your insert plate on the tabletop and trace its outline.
🎯 MDF can sag over time under the weight of a heavy router. Add hardwood stiffeners underneath the tabletop to keep it dead flat.
Create a simple, sturdy box frame using your remaining 3/4" plywood to support the tabletop. Make a Router table / trimmer table
Secure the tabletop to the base using pocket screws from underneath. 5. Final Details
🔌 Wire a paddle-style safety power switch to the outside of the frame. This allows you to turn the router on and off without reaching blindly underneath the table. Center your insert plate on the tabletop and
Use a straight bit in your handheld router to create a shallow shelf (rebate) so the plate sits perfectly flush with the table surface. 3. Build the Fence
Glue and screw them together to form an L-shape. Add triangular gussets (braces) every 8 inches along the back to ensure the fence stays perfectly square. Create a simple, sturdy box frame using your
Cut two strips of 3/4" plywood at 36" long.