It can be very difficult to cut grooves accurately and to size. For the manufacture of table and chair legs, milling, jointing or drilling machines with special devices and moving tables. In the absence of stationary machines, the grooves are cut with a manual milling cutter using a stop.
To cut a groove, you need to adjust the entire system of tables and clamping devices by eye, and the first time you almost always get an error. After additional adjustments, the error is eliminated and parts can be completed. It’s difficult to hold a hand router with your own hands, and sometimes vibrations cause mistakes and drift towards the stop, especially when hitting a knot.
The problem becomes even more complicated if the part is single, or the groove is located at a large distance from the edge of the board.
Original idea
The table recommended in the article is light in weight and small in size. It is quickly transferred, rebuilt and allows you to select grooves with great accuracy, high quality and without errors. Working with a manual router using the proposed table becomes simple and safe.
Important! The advantage and peculiarity of the idea is that using transparent plexiglass material it is very quick and convenient to install the structure, aligning it with the marks on the blanks.
The table presented in the article for hand router easy to do with your own hands.
Preparing for work
In order to make a table design for a manual router, you must have in stock following materials and components:
Materials
| Name | Type and dimensions, mm | Quantity |
| Scotch | 1 | |
| Double sided tape | 1 | |
| Fluoroplastic plate | 300x300x20 | 1 |
| Plexiglas | 500x500, thickness 6-8 | |
| Adhesive for plastic |
Accessories
| Name | Type and dimensions, mm | Quantity |
| Countersunk screw | M8, length 30 | 6 |
| Countersunk screw | M8, length 60 | 2 |
| Furniture bolt | M8, length 60 | 4 |
| nuts | M8 | 6 |
| washers | M8 | 6 |
| wing nuts | M8 | 6 |
Tools
List of tools used in the manufacture of a homemade device:
- ruler;
- cutting knife;
- thick felt-tip pen;
- pencil;
- finger cutters 10 mm, 16 mm;
- conical cutter;
- manual frezer;
- carpenter's square;
- clamps;
- 8 mm;
- head for chamfering on a drill;
The process of making a homemade table
Advice! To protect against chipping, tape is placed in the slots. For this purpose, they also protect the places where holes are drilled in plexiglass, using a drill with a chamfer head.
After this, the tape is removed. Using a simple felt-tip pen, draw the line of the slot so that it appears clearly.
Two strips measuring 500x50 mm are cut from plexiglass to make guides for the milling table. The edges of the guides are ground to reduce friction.
Next, in the lower side of the plate for the platform, 3 holes are drilled on both sides. This operation is performed with a drill with a chamfer head. Countersunk head screws will be inserted into these holes from below. 3 holes are cut accordingly on one of the plexiglass guide strips. Then connect one guide to the platform and attach nuts and washers.
A conical cutter is installed on a hand router. The router is pressed against the platform, the end of the cutter is aligned with the line in the center of the platform, and the bolt is clamped on the guide. Repeat this operation at the other end of the guide and tighten all the bolts. Screw the second guide in the same way.
Thus, the manual router slides along the plexiglass platform along the guides, which rigidly fix it on both sides, preventing errors and mistakes.
Then using milling machine cut a groove for the cutter, having previously marked its dimensions on the platform with a felt-tip pen. Since its width should be 1 mm larger than the largest available finger cutter, the groove is made in 3 passes.
At the next stage, it is necessary to make equipment from polystyrene for attaching the limiters. The limiters move and are fixed on the limiter base, which is mounted on the table platform.
- Cut polystyrene blanks on a circular saw.
- The grooves are milled.
- Drill holes for fastening.
Grooves are milled into the blanks of the stops and inserted into the bases by threading the screws into the holes of the grooves. If necessary, protruding screws are cut off with a grinder and the burrs are smoothed with a file.
- Drill holes in the clamping bars.
- The cutter is used to select a countersunk for the heads of furniture bolts.
- Insert bolts into holes.
On the back side of the platform, bars are inserted so that the bolts fit into the grooves for fixing the table. Wings are screwed onto furniture bolts and limiter screws.
The design of the milling table is made by hand and is ready for use.
The procedure for using a homemade table
Milling of bars
- The workpiece is installed from below, covered on both sides with pressure bars and clamped. Using markings on the plexiglass of the platform and marks on the block, the structure is oriented so that the center of the block is in the center of the platform. The wings of the pressure bars are clamped. After this, the structure with the workpiece is clamped in a carpenter's vice.
- Using markings on the bars and a conical cutter, the limiters are set and fixed.
- Moving a hand router along the guides from one stop to another, changing the depth several times, select the grooves.
Milling grooves on a board
To carry out this operation you will need double sided tape. The clamping bars are removed from the device.
- Make markings on the board with a pencil, glue tape to the board and press the platform to it in accordance with the markings.
- Install and press the limiters.
- The groove is milled.
The following figure shows work done with a hand router on bars and boards. The result of assembly on tenons is also shown. All dimensions were perfectly accurate, and the process lasted for an hour.
Conclusion
A homemade table for a manual router is simple to make and has a low cost. Along with this, it is quickly installed on the part and easily and accurately performs manual milling work. Using this device in the workshop, you can significantly increase the productivity of a carpenter.
Video
A milling machine is purchased for many carpentry jobs. But sometimes the scope of its application increases significantly, and there is a need to reconstruct the workplace. Milling table for a manual router with your own hands - this is a great opportunity to save money cash and create a high-quality work surface for yourself. Carpentry work is now in great demand, and in Everyday life this tool is quite useful. And more convenient conditions labor will make him simply irreplaceable.
Milling table
An experienced carpenter can assemble a simple milling table with his own hands even without drawings, prepared dimensions and diagrams. There are many videos on the Internet on this topic and step-by-step explanations of the essence of the work. If you have decided to try yourself in this area for the first time, then do not despair; if you wish, you can make a table for a hand router in just one day. In addition, you will be completely confident in the strength of your product, and you will also be able to choose the ideal dimensions that are necessary specifically for your room. But, before making a circular milling table, you should understand what it is.
Milling table drawing
A homemade milling table is in no way distinguishable from a store-bought version if it is made in compliance with the basic rules and requirements. Milling machines move along the surface of the material being processed, thereby leveling it. If this type make the processing stationary, then the master will spend much less time and effort on the work.
A DIY router table takes up a certain amount of space in the room. Therefore, before installation, decide what kind of table you want to see:
- aggregate;
- removable;
- stationary.
Aggregate Portable Stationary
Remember that most work can only be performed in a stationary mode. Also, consider how often you will use the machine, because for rare use a portable model is quite suitable, and for daily use - a stationary one workplace.
What parts does a milling table consist of?
A homemade milling table can be made alone, without resorting to outside help. To do this, it is necessary to manufacture all the main parts of the structure for subsequent assembly. Without one of the parts, the milling table can become practically useless, since it will not perform its main duties. The DIY router consists of the following parts:
- countertops;
- beds;
- hem support;
- pressing combs;
- mounting plate.
The tabletop for a hand router should be thick, durable and even. Kitchen countertops are great for this, or if you don’t have one, regular plywood. Just remember that a universal milling table requires a thickness of at least 16 mm, so plywood sheets should be glued together with wood glue. Additional means You can make the surface smooth for more convenient work. You need to make a hole in the center to install the router.
Milling table drawings cannot do without a bed. It is responsible for the stability of the structure, absorbing all vibrations emanating from the instrument. For this you can use old bedside tables and tables, but provided that they are very durable. Some focus their attention on metal models, which is quite practical.
Milling table from an old bedside table
The hem stop, fixed to the tabletop, is responsible for correct delivery material. It can be made stationary, for permanent materials, or sliding, if the master will work with elements of different sizes. This is very important element in work, since the quality of the cutter’s work will depend on the evenness of all sides.
Pressing combs on the table for a circular saw and a router are almost mandatory. They perfectly fix the material not only from the sides, but also from above. This comb can be installed at any height using fasteners. Its dimensions are set based on the personal wishes of the master and what he will encounter in his work.
Experts advise immediately installing sliding ridges and stops, then the functionality of the working machine will increase significantly.
Assembly Rules
Assembling a milling table with your own hands should be done in stages. First you need to decide on the tabletop and make a hole in it for the tool. Next, material supply control systems are attached.
IN in this case it is necessary to determine the places of their attachment precisely down to the smallest detail, since the quality of further work depends on this.
The milling machine itself must be firmly secured under the tabletop. It should not dangle or hang; any movements can lead to injury during operation or equipment breakdown. It is better to fix it with self-tapping screws, for your own peace of mind.
The main thing in this method work is to make the most convenient workplace for the master. And in this regard, the master himself works with all dimensions, knowing what he actually wants to get as a result.
Electronics at work
It is quite easy to make a circular and milling table with your own hands, but do not forget that this tool works from electric current. Since the start and stop buttons will be located in an inconvenient place for the master, care must be taken to use them. You can make an exit and install buttons to start and stop the mechanism in a convenient place, but this requires knowledge in electronics.
Eat Alternative option, which is less safe for the router and circular saw. The start button is pressed, and it is in a constantly on state, stopping only by the cable when disconnected from the network.
A new milling table made by yourself must fully comply floor covering workplace. If the floors are uneven, you should make legs with a movable mechanism, otherwise the structure will quickly become unusable. In order for the service life of the router table to significantly exceed all expectations, its surface is coated with varnish or other woodworking liquid. This not only increases service life, but also additionally holds the elements together.
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Protect yourself from damage that may occur during operation. Install on the longitudinal stop protective glass, which will be a barrier to flying chips, sawdust and other elements.
When making a milling table at home with your own hands, remember that working with it is quite dangerous and you better take care of your safety.
Every person's workshop contains all the tools he needs. But at the same time, there may be an urgent need to arrange a workplace, and store prices may not suit you. And in general, not all people have the opportunity to visit stores with similar goods.
Milling table drawing
The milling table has drawings and diagrams, so making it yourself will not be difficult. Moreover, you yourself will know which model you need and what sizes will be convenient for you. The purchase option may not always be the way out. Don’t be afraid and waste time; even a beginner can figure out how to make a table.
Hand milling machines, thanks affordable price, are popular among home woodworkers. However, work for a simple workbench according to the principle: fixed workpiece, moving tool, inconvenient and dangerous.
The industry produces tables for carpentry work, on which you can install a plane, circular saw, or router.
The device is reliable and convenient, but its cost is comparable to a power tool. Therefore, many craftsmen make such workbenches with their own hands. Since the presence of a tool makes it possible to make a table for a router with high quality, such homemade products look and function no worse than factory ones.
The general principle of the design is as follows: a smooth tabletop is made of hard material (so that it does not wear out so quickly), on which the base plate of the router is attached. The instrument itself is placed upside down. On work surface a guide for the workpiece being processed is fixed.
Bench-type workbench
The most simple design, which does not require free space. It can be stored at home in disassembled form, and installed on any table if necessary to get the job done. The advantage is compactness. Disadvantages: low stability, and limitations on the size of the processed parts.
This is a full-fledged workbench without legs. Dimensions allow processing of any workpieces with high accuracy. At the same time, it is convenient to store the table in a vertical position. However, an installation site is required to make it operational. The device cannot be installed on a regular table - the router suspended from below will interfere. Typically, the workbench is temporarily placed on an extendable table, or the tabletop is removed and the panel is placed on a frame with legs.
To save space, another option is suitable: the workbench is mounted on one side on the wall, with folding supports underneath it.
Separate table for router
The design can combine several functions: a workbench, a chest of drawers for storing tools and materials, and the milling table itself.
The advantages are obvious: versatility, stability, safety. There is only one drawback: a permanently allocated space is required. Therefore, this option is only suitable for a workshop; you cannot place a workbench on a loggia.
How to make a table for a router with your own hands?
For example, consider a full-fledged workbench with a chest of drawers for placing equipment. Of course, before starting work, you need to sketch out a drawing (according to the dimensions of your hand router) and make a list of materials:
- Boards or wooden blocks for making a frame.
- Chipboard sheets or solid wood panels for side panels and drawers.
- Hardboard sheet (fibreboard), or thin plywood for partitions.
- Two sheets of plywood 18-25 mm thick, or ready-made kitchen countertop.
- Screws, bolts, confirmat, steel angles for assembly.
- Measuring tools: tape measure, ruler, angle.
- PVA glue.
Woodworking tool: Circular Saw, drill, plane, keys, screwdrivers.
Cooking load-bearing structure beds. Before tightening the screws, coat all connections with glue.
We assemble the frame on a flat surface. We check the geometry: everything should be parallel and perpendicular.
We install partitions (they will act as stiffeners) and assemble the box for the router. The box is needed to prevent shavings and sawdust from being scattered around the room. In the future, a bell can be adapted to it construction vacuum cleaner, for waste removal.
We install the main element - the working plane. It can be made from two sheets of plywood by gluing them together. To prevent vibrations, the thickness of the table should be at least 5 cm.
You can use a ready-made kitchen surface (available commercially) furniture stores). The main thing that upper layer was strong and smooth.
A steel plate is installed on the tabletop, flush with the surface, to secure the router base plate. Also, it is advisable to embed profiles into the table to fix the guides.
It is advisable to fill all free niches with boxes in which equipment and devices for fixing workpieces will be stored. Some boxes are replaced with stands for cutters: holes are drilled in the thick bottom of the board according to the diameter of the shanks, and the cutters will not touch each other.
To ensure safety, it is advisable to install a safety cover in the working area, as on industrial models.
A cutter sticking out of a table is a serious danger. If your hand slips from the workpiece, you may get injured. Another way to ensure safe work is a foot pedal switch. A simple circuit is assembled: between the power cord of the electric router and the general network cable A socket is installed that is turned off by a pedal. Approaching the workbench, you press the pedal and the motor turns on. After finishing the work, or in an emergency, the foot is removed from the pedal and the milling machine stops.
The finished table looks aesthetically pleasing and allows you to properly organize work area, even in confined spaces.
Lift for hand router
In normal operation, the operator of a manual milling machine lowers the shaft with the cutter using the tool handles. It's about about using the device without a machine. When the router is suspended upside down from the tabletop, the router is in what is called parking mode. A mechanism is required to lift the machine into the working position.
If there are several options:
- Fixing screw rod. Using a threaded rod, the required penetration depth of the cutter is set. If necessary, it can be changed.
- Lever mechanism. Allows you to more quickly change the height of the tool, even during operation. Expands the capabilities of the machine: in a sense, the router becomes three-dimensional.
- Helical trapezoid. Many craftsmen use a regular car jack as a lift. You raise the cutter strictly to the required height. It is convenient, and the position fixation is quite accurate.
The considered option includes all the nuances of manufacturing a table for a router. You can use the method 100%, or adopt only the necessary technologies.
Do-it-yourself milling table for a manual router
One of the main assistants of a carpenter is a wood router. This hand tool is indispensable when wooden blank necessary:
- cut a groove;
- make a groove;
- make a tenon connection;
- process edges, etc.
However, when performing some carpentry work, it is not always convenient to use this tool due to the fact that you need to simultaneously hold the workpiece and operate the router. Therefore, many craftsmen resort to tricks by making a milling table for a hand router. With a table that is a reliable addition to your milling tool, you can achieve wooden elements the quality and accuracy are in no way inferior to joinery products made in professional furniture workshops on milling machines.
A homemade table for a manual router significantly increases the productivity of the tool and facilitates processing work wooden products. It is not difficult to make such equipment, and, in addition, unlike a standard milling table produced by various manufacturers, this table will have the dimensions, design and options chosen directly by the craftsman who makes it.
To perform any engineering work, and the manufacture of equipment is precisely one of these, it is necessary to draw up a sketch of the future machine. On it you need to indicate your vision of the project indicating the actual dimensions. Based on the sketch, you can easily select materials for the manufacture of the future structure, their quantity, determine the construction budget and stock up on the tools necessary for processing machine parts.
Option 1. Instructions for making a table for a manual router
Materials for making a milling table
To build a milling table you will need:
- 4 square bars;
- chipboard and plywood scraps, the dimensions of which are determined when constructing the table drawing;
- hardware (nuts, bolts, screws, hinges, etc.);
- jack;
- metallic profile;
- six-millimeter steel plate;
- aluminum guides;
- movable carriage-support (guide from the saw);
- manual frezer.
Drawing of a homemade milling table (option 1)
In any case, before you start making any such table, the drawing must be completed indicating all dimensions and determining the location of the working elements relative to each other.
Step by step assembly
Let us consider in detail each step in the manufacture and fastening of each element of a homemade milling table.
1st step. To make a stationary base for the table, you will need bars and chipboard cuttings, from which we twist the legs and further strengthen the rigidity with the help of horizontal connecting panels made of plywood. In the right side part we cut a hole for the start button, which will be connected to the hand router.
2nd step. The table top is made of chipboard. We make it liftable together with a router, for which we install hinges and make an additional support base from 15 mm plywood.
3rd step. To move the workpiece smoothly along the table, for example, to cut a groove in it, a moving carriage-stop is used. We cut a groove in the tabletop for the guides of the movable stop and install a metal profile into it. You can use a guide from an old saw as a stop carriage.
4th step. Longitudinal stop We also make it from chipboard and make it movable to adjust the gaps around the cutter. To ensure mobility, we cut perpendicular grooves in the upper part of the stop and fasten the stop to the tabletop with clamps. We cut a small groove in the middle to suck out chips and other milling waste.
5th step. From thin plywood we make a box with a hole for connecting a vacuum cleaner hose, which will remove dust and shavings formed during the milling process. We fasten the box behind the perpendicular stop.
6th step. We take a six-millimeter steel plate and screw it to the tabletop flush with the surface. During the fastening process, we make sure that its edges do not protrude above the tabletop, otherwise the parts being processed will cling to them. A manual router will be attached to the plate from below.
7th step. We attach the router by the aluminum base to the bottom of the plate using bolts, but do not forget to pre-drill holes for the bolts in the base. Fastening hand tools to the removable plate, and not directly to the table, provides savings in milling depth and allows you to easily replace the cutter.
8th step. We are building a router lift. To do this, we use a car jack, which allows us to change the height of the cutter with maximum accuracy.
9th step. We remove the handles from the router and instead screw in aluminum guides, which we connect to the jack mechanism.
Design of a homemade milling table for a manual router
Before you start making a milling table, you need to accurately determine its design features. This article provides instructions on how to make a simple router table. For other first assembly options, see details below.
We check the reliability of fastening of all elements - and the milling table is ready with your own hands!
We offer several more models of wood milling machines made by yourself for your taste.
Option 2. Another milling table and other assembly features
We offer a table design for a router with a detailed analysis of its components.
Materials and tools.
In order to make a table for a manual router with your own hands, you will need the following materials:
- metal corner or pipe (for the frame);
- aluminum guide;
- axles for attaching the router;
- putty, primer and paint for metal;
- self-tapping screws; furniture bolts 6 x 60 mm;
- Hexagonal adjusting bolts with nuts – 4 pcs. ;
- Finnish moisture-resistant laminated plywood, 18 mm thick (you can use another material);
- boards or plywood scraps (for making a rip fence).
The following tools are also required:
- welding machine (for metal frame table);
- drill and drill bits;
- screwdriver;
- jigsaw;
- milling cutter;
- spatula, brushes, rags.
Basic drawings
Design features of the milling table
An existing workbench can be adapted for a milling machine. But it is more expedient, to eliminate the influence of strong vibration during operation of the cutter, to make a separate structure that ensures the stability of the table.
The main loads during equipment operation are transferred to the base. Therefore, the frame must be reliable and stable. The bed is understood as a fixed base on which the router is located. It takes all the loads and is a structure in the form of a table with a fixed lid. It can be made from a metal pipe, angle, channel, wood, chipboard.
It is necessary to take into account that the router itself is attached to the tabletop from below, which means that there needs to be empty space there.
The router is attached to the table through a high-strength and rigid plate to perform installation work. It is preferable to make it from metal, textolite or tongue and groove board.
The base of the router has threaded mounting holes for mounting. If there are no threaded holes, threading is done independently. If the task is impossible, secure the milling device using special clamps.
Start the work by using a milling cutter to select the shape and thickness of the mounting plate. To make it easier, straight corners on the mounting plate must be rounded with a file. A recess in the table top ensures that the plate is positioned flush with the table top.
Make a hole in the center of the plate for the tool to exit, drill holes for attaching the plate to the table. The next step is to drill holes for connection milling device, keep in mind that the fasteners must be countersunk.
How to make a work surface and base
Making the base of the future milling table begins with the frame. For ease of work, the table cover should protrude 100-200 mm from the front part. Special attention When designing the frame of the bed, pay attention to the installation height of the working surface. This size is decisive for the convenience of working at the machine. According to ergonomic requirements, it should be 850-900 mm, depending on the person’s height. For convenient operation of the future milling machine, you can install height adjusters at the bottom of the support. This will allow, if necessary, to change the height of the table; if the floor is uneven, it will help to align the tabletop.
A Soviet-era kitchen countertop will be useful as a working surface for the future machine. Most often it is made of 36 mm chipboard sheet covered with plastic. The wood-based material will reduce the vibrations that occur during the milling process, and the plastic coating will ensure excellent movement along the surface of the workpiece. If you don't have an old countertop, use MDF boards or laminated chipboard, with a thickness of at least 16 mm.
Choose a place for the future milling machine in your workshop; the dimensions and type of future design depend on this. This may be an aggregate machine located on the side circular saw, desktop version, or maybe a free-standing stationary machine.
If the use of a milling machine is not regular, reduced to one-time work from time to time, it is enough to make a small compact table.
You can make a milling machine yourself. It is a design that fits on a standard table. To work you will need a chipboard and two boards. Fasten two boards parallel to a sheet of chipboard. Attach one of them to the tabletop with bolts; it will serve as a guide and as a stop. Use the second one as a limiting stop. Cut a hole in the table top to accommodate the router. Attach the router to the table top using clamps. The compact milling machine is ready.
If your workshop has a lot free space, then make a full-fledged stationary milling machine. It will be more convenient to work on it than on the desktop version
Option 3. Cheap homemade router table
The sketch is ready. Materials have been purchased. The tool, laid out in its place in the workshop, is waiting for the moment to serve its owner. The master is also serious and is not going to grab everything at once. He will sort everything out and do everything step by step.
Start by making the frame of the future machine. You can use the following method for making a frame. profile pipe Using a grinder, cut the 25×25 to size, then weld the blanks intended for the frame on which the working surface will be located. Weld a pipe on one side along which it will subsequently move rip fence. Weld 4 supports to the frame.
To fix the table cover, frame the perimeter of the frame with a corner, then it will sit in the recess.
Use the second method of making a frame. It implies additional supports for the working surface. Weld stops for milling equipment in the middle of the table. The size between them should correspond to a convenient mounting of the router.
For structural stability, connect the lower supports with jumpers at a height of 200 mm from the floor.
Paint the resulting structure. Why prepare surfaces: clean metal pipes and degrease with solvent, then prime. If there is a need to putty surfaces, use a special putty mixture and apply primer. After complete drying, paint with PF-115 enamel.
Cut the work surface according internal size frame, install it tightly in the corners. Then drill holes in the upper frame for fastening the table cover. Mark the tabletop itself, drill and securely connect it to the frame using furniture bolts. Table dimensions 850×600×900.
Step back 200-250 mm from the edge and cut a T-shaped guide along the length of the working surface.
Trim half of the milling axes. This will make it possible to almost double the distance from the sole to the guide axis, which in turn will expand the range of capabilities of the tool.
Remove the sole from the milling equipment, mark holes in the middle of the working surface of the table for its fastening and drill them. Drill a hole in the middle of the table cover for the device. On both sides of it, drill holes for attaching the clamps of the router axes.
On the underside of the tabletop, make a hole for the base of the router.
On both sides of the hole drilled through the hole, make grooves for installing the router axes. The size of the groove and the axis must match.
Along the edges of the grooves, use a Faustner drill (picture above) to drill holes for the hexagon adjustment bolts.
Cut two pieces of pipe to fit the width of the large groove and drill holes in the center for the permanent bolts. They will serve as clamps for the axes of the milling device. Screw the nuts onto the bolts.
Install hexagon bolts and nuts on both sides of the axles to adjust the plane of the milling equipment.
Now make a rip fence. Take a small piece of plywood and cut a groove in it so that it can move along the pipe that was previously welded for this purpose. Using a jigsaw, cut three strips of identical size, where its length is equal to the sum of the length of the table and the width of the guide pipe and four plates for them in the form of stiffeners.
On strip No. 1, make a semicircular hole to remove wood waste. It should coincide with the slot in the working surface of the table. In strip #2, cut a square hole in the same location.
Cut strip No. 3 of plywood into equal parts. Attach one to the back of the strip with square hole bolts or using guides. The plywood halves should move in opposite directions. Install an aluminum guide along the upper edge of this strip.
Fasten plates No. 1 and No. 2 together with the sides with half holes. Fasten two stiffening ribs along the edge of the resulting hole and two on the sides at a distance of 70-100 mm from the edge.
Cut a square of plywood to the size of the distance between the ribs, cut a hole in it the diameter of the vacuum cleaner hose. Attach the square to the stiffeners.
Secure the rip fence with clamps. This is done to make it easier to move the stop. If it is intended only for a milling machine, then secure it with brackets with grooves for movement.
Weld a bolt to a 6 mm thick metal strip. Make the clamps from wood with two grooves for two bolts.
Install the milling equipment: insert the cut axes into the side holes of the device, put nuts on them and secure the device with pipe clamps.
Turn the table over and use the hex key to lift up the router.
To make it easier to lift the router, it is advisable to install a lift based on a jack.
Option 4. Milling machine based on a desk
A milling machine based on a desk is considered economical and convenient option solutions. The list of photo drawings contains a table with specifications of parts by size and recommended material.
Part sizes and materials
How to make a mounting plate
Due to the thickness of the table top, in order to maximize the output cutting tool, it is necessary to take a smaller thickness of the mounting plate. It follows from this that, with a small thickness, it should have sufficient strength.
The plate can be metal or textolite. These materials best meet the requirements of strength and rigidity. Optimal thickness the plates should be 6 mm. They make it rectangular shape, a hole is drilled in the middle of the part with a diameter corresponding to the hole on the base of the router. To increase the range of use of the tool, rings are used different diameters. There are holes in the plate for connecting to the router and attaching it to the tabletop.
The holes in the plate must match the location and size of the holes on the base of the router. To accurately mark the plate, you need to draw a sketch with dimensions or secure it on the table using clamps.
The nuances of assembling a milling table with your own hands
When assembling the milling device, secure a metal ruler at the ends of the width of the table top; this will make it possible to set the parallel fence to the correct size and strictly parallel.
On back side make samples of the table cover for subsequent installation of the dust collector casing, additional equipment. The drawings and photos provided will help you correctly manufacture all components.
To make it easier to turn on and safely turn off your DIY milling machine, install a mushroom-shaped start button and a stop button on the tabletop.
Option 5. Small benchtop router table
A small tabletop milling table and a detailed analysis of its manufacture are shown in the photo.
How to make a top clamp
For processing parts large sizes and creating safe working conditions on the machine, the so-called upper clamp is used. Its production is based on the use of a roller. Before constructing this device, develop a drawing of it.
The roller can be a ball bearing. Its installation is carried out on special device, making it possible to fix the workpiece at any distance from the working surface.
Milling machine drive power
As a drive for a milling machine, it is most advisable to use an electric motor with a power of 1.1-2 kW and a speed of 3000 per minute. When using a low-power electric motor, it will not be possible to use any cutter; the machine will not have enough power. If the speed is too low, a poor-quality cut will be obtained.
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The presence of a milling machine will greatly simplify the process and accuracy of product processing. It can be purchased at finished form in a specialized store, or you can save your own savings and make a table with your own hands.
With this device you can cut not only different breeds trees, but also plastic, wood boards. You can also use it to independently make profile cuts, grooves, tenons and slots.
With a DIY router table, you can equip your workshop with a practical woodworking machine. Everything you need for efficient work- this is to attach the manual router itself to the product.
Type designs, the milling table can be:
- mounted. This option quite practical and easy to use. To do this, a separate unit block is attached to sawing machine on the clamps on the side. This design allows you to save space. If necessary, it can be easily and quickly removed and left aside;
- portable. This option is in great demand, especially if the workshop small sizes. Also, this type of design is suitable for those who often change their place of residence or take a router with them to construction sites;
- stationary. This option is suitable for a spacious workshop. This is very comfortable model. Since with a stationary product you can equip a well-thought-out workplace.
Material
To make a milling table, you can use various materials:
Each individual option has its own advantages. Wood is characterized by high strength, reliability and durability. But you need to know how to work with this material. It is more difficult to give in manual processing, unlike DPP or MDF. And natural wood is much more expensive.
As for chipboard and MDF, these materials are more affordable in terms of price. They can be easily processed with hand and electric tools and have good technical characteristics.
Drawing of a homemade wood milling table
Before you start making a milling table, you need to make a drawing. It indicates the exact dimensions of each individual element and manufacturing materials. As for making the drawing, you can make it yourself, you can use special programs on the computer or, order from a furniture company. The last option is the most reliable. Since the specialists will make a competent calculation of all the details, with an accuracy of one millimeter.
Tools
For the manufacture of homemade design router table you will need the following tools:
- hacksaw;
- electric jigsaw;
- sanding machine or sandpaper;
- drill;
- chisel;
- screwdriver or screwdriver.
Advice: usage electric tools will significantly speed up the process of manufacturing and assembling the product.
From materials you will need:
- Chipboard or MDF. To avoid sagging during work, you should choose lumber with a cross-section of 3.6 cm. For the side parts, chipboard with a thickness of 1.6 cm is suitable;
- plywood, textolite, metal (production of mounting plate);
- The router is purchased at a specialized store.
An easy way to make a table for a hand router
Making a countertop
First you need to prepare the parts for the table. They are cut with a jigsaw from selected lumber, according to the drawing.
Advice: detailing can be ordered from a specialized furniture company. Here they will help you immediately create a competent drawing and select lumber. The cost of the furniture company's services is fully justified by the quality and precision of the work. All you need next is to simply assemble the product according to the diagram in your workshop.
The manufacturing process of a milling table is carried out in the following sequence:
Important: whether to do it for the table design or not is everyone’s personal choice. Table top with installed router You can simply attach it between two tables.
How to make and install a plate yourself
Since the tabletop of a homemade milling table is quite thick, the mounting plate should have a small thickness. Then you can make maximum use of the cutting tool reach.
Attention: a plate with a minimum thickness should be as strong and rigid as possible.
It can be made of metal or of a material that is in no way inferior in strength, for example, PCB. The thickness of the PCB should vary between 4-8 mm.
The plate manufacturing process is as follows:
- After checking the drawing, cut out a rectangular piece from a sheet of textolite.
- In the center of a rectangular piece make a hole. Its dimensions must correspond to the diameter of the hole in the router sole.
- We connect the plate with the router base and the table.
- For fixing plates to the tabletop making clamps for the machine, which are located at the four corners. These dimensions must strictly correspond to the holes located on the tool itself.
Work area equipment
After manufacturing and assembling the milling table, it is recommended to think over a competent working area. To maintain the accuracy of milling processing, it is worth installing on the tabletop:
- guides. They can be made from chipboard or from the same materials as the countertop. The guides are installed at right angles and fastened with four oblique stops.
- clamps. They can be made in the form of a wooden comb or from a ball bearing required sizes and weight.
Finishing
After constructing a milling table with your own hands, to give the product an aesthetic appearance and to extend its service life, you need all the working surfaces:
- polish;
- polish;
- bottom and sides - paint;
- open with varnish.
The electrical part of the product must be covered with a metal sleeve.
Photo
The result of your work may be a table that looks like one of the following
Useful video
A detailed description of the manufacturing process can be seen in the following video:
Conclusion
In conclusion, it is worth noting that the process of manufacturing a milling table is a rather responsible process. If you are confident that you can handle this task, you can save your own savings and make the product yourself. To do this you will need: stock up on a well-designed drawing, necessary materials and tools and free time.
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