Comments on: Open the discussion on a router table… http://www.routerworkshop.net/1534/open-the-discussion-on-a-router-table/ Getting started with your router! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:27:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Stewart Scott http://www.routerworkshop.net/1534/open-the-discussion-on-a-router-table/comment-page-1/#comment-776 Stewart Scott Fri, 28 May 2010 05:09:28 +0000 http://www.routerworkshop.net/?p=1534#comment-776 For a few years I had the Sears router and router table. I lookled at your table and it had many good features.;Then I saw one that was pattern by Norman at Rockers and felt that this is what I needed. I built this table including the vacumn system. I think that I even extended the table width a bit but am very [pleased with it, I make wine racks and rout the front and the back. This set up uis superior to the tables that you buy and also have storage for all my bits and small routers For a few years I had the Sears router and router table. I lookled at your table and it had many good features.;Then I saw one that was pattern by Norman at Rockers and felt that this is what I needed.
I built this table including the vacumn system. I think that I even extended the table width a bit but am very [pleased with it, I make wine racks and rout the front and the back. This set up uis superior to the tables that you buy and also have storage for all my bits and small routers

]]> By: stairguy http://www.routerworkshop.net/1534/open-the-discussion-on-a-router-table/comment-page-1/#comment-775 stairguy Thu, 27 May 2010 22:24:30 +0000 http://www.routerworkshop.net/?p=1534#comment-775 Rick, I watch all your video's, and I learn a lot. This post is good for me too because even though your router table works great, I still get side tracked occasionally with the fancy ones. But, the more experience I get with the simple, the more I have to agree that simple is best. It does it all. Besides, adding dust collection and safety covers doesn't take rocket science! Aart Rick, I watch all your video’s, and I learn a lot. This post is good for me too because even though your router table works great, I still get side tracked occasionally with the fancy ones. But, the more experience I get with the simple, the more I have to agree that simple is best. It does it all. Besides, adding dust collection and safety covers doesn’t take rocket science!
Aart

]]> By: Leon E. LeBoldus http://www.routerworkshop.net/1534/open-the-discussion-on-a-router-table/comment-page-1/#comment-774 Leon E. LeBoldus Thu, 27 May 2010 01:11:05 +0000 http://www.routerworkshop.net/?p=1534#comment-774 With respect, why give Joe so much editorial space? Indeed why did you give him any at all? He contributed virtually nothing to the discussion. Leon, The only reason I addressed this RF post in my blog is because this was <strong>published on the web at RF</strong> and most of his comments are off base by a long way. I wanted to open the discussion and have feedback from you guys as well...Rick With respect, why give Joe so much editorial space? Indeed why did you give him any at all? He contributed virtually nothing to the discussion.

Leon,

The only reason I addressed this RF post in my blog is because this was published on the web at RF and most of his comments are off base by a long way. I wanted to open the discussion and have feedback from you guys as well…Rick

]]> By: Deb http://www.routerworkshop.net/1534/open-the-discussion-on-a-router-table/comment-page-1/#comment-773 Deb Thu, 27 May 2010 00:07:56 +0000 http://www.routerworkshop.net/?p=1534#comment-773 Rick I hope you will post this rebuttal in the original thread. That guy was something else! Rick I hope you will post this rebuttal in the original thread. That guy was something else!

]]> By: john stark http://www.routerworkshop.net/1534/open-the-discussion-on-a-router-table/comment-page-1/#comment-772 john stark Wed, 26 May 2010 22:09:52 +0000 http://www.routerworkshop.net/?p=1534#comment-772 Rick, Some people just have to learn for themselves. If he starts with a simple table he will realize you are correct in your advice. If he spends real money and gets a "quality table and fence" he will still realize at some point that you were correct. It doesn't sound like he understands the geometry relationship of the bit and the fence(the fence does not need to be parallel to a table edge). In fifteen years I have never had a commercial table or fence except for dovetail joints. It has never been a problem. Rick, Some people just have to learn for themselves. If he starts with a simple table he will realize you are correct in your advice. If he spends real money and gets a “quality table and fence” he will still realize at some point that you were correct. It doesn’t sound like he understands the geometry relationship of the bit and the fence(the fence does not need to be parallel to a table edge). In fifteen years I have never had a commercial table or fence except for dovetail joints. It has never been a problem.

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