Issue 100 Online Extra

6-step Router Plate Installation

The biggest challenge to making any router tabletop is cutting an opening for the insert plate so that it fits perfectly. To answer that challenge when it came to building the ultimate router table, I used a foolproof method that doesn't require any tedious measuring or layout. Just a few common shop tools. The nice thing about this method is you can use it to create an opening for any size or type of plate. This supplementary article is available to download in this Online Extra. (See download link above)