WHAT IT DOES
Router Table allows you to securely fix your router upside down – keeping both of your hands free to run the wood over the router, rather than running the tool over the workpiece. This can help with control and safety in particular on small or fiddly jobs.
Router Table allows you to securely fix your router upside down – keeping both of your hands free to run the wood over the router, rather than running the tool over the workpiece. This can help with control and safety in particular on small or fiddly jobs.
SAFETY INFORMATION & PPE
YOU MAY ALSO NEED
HOW TO USE IT
Take some time to make sure that you have the right set up to get a good finish on your job and to work safely.
Make sure that the bit is properly fitted and that you work in the right direction for the rotation of the bit.
Router Woodworking Basics: https://www.wwgoa.com/article/router-basics-how-to-use-a-router/#
INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS
Note this video is a general introduction and is not specific to this exact tool. We always advise reading the manual if provided below, especially the safety advisories, before using any tools.
- Safety glasses – Essential
- Dust mask – Essential
- Ear protection – Essential
YOU MAY ALSO NEED
- Router bits – Essential. They usually come as a set containing different profiles which will cut different shapes.
- Clamps – Useful to hold your work securely in place and prevent it from moving.
- Extraction – Recommended. Routers produce a huge amount of dust and using them inside without extraction will cause a huge mess. You may be able to fit your vacuum cleaner to the router as a form of extraction.
- Spanner – Recommended. To change the bits - most routers come with its own tool to change the bits but check anyway.
HOW TO USE IT
Take some time to make sure that you have the right set up to get a good finish on your job and to work safely.
Make sure that the bit is properly fitted and that you work in the right direction for the rotation of the bit.
Router Woodworking Basics: https://www.wwgoa.com/article/router-basics-how-to-use-a-router/#
INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS
Note this video is a general introduction and is not specific to this exact tool. We always advise reading the manual if provided below, especially the safety advisories, before using any tools.