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Benchtop Router Table: Done!

Vaughn McMillan said:
Looking good, Ned. :thumb:

A bit of advice based on my own "learning the hard way"...

Seeing the consistent burn marks on the edges of the holes you drilled with your new Forstner bits, I suspect you're running them way too fast. In the future, I suggest running your drill press in the 450 - 550 RPM range, and I'll bet the burning problem goes away. This will also prolong the life of the bits. ;)
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yeah, I noticed that too, just did 4 holes at 'high speed' will pop the top and slow things down.
 
And... so I wrap up the benchtop router table, planning on simply hanging the router from a fixed base below the tabletop in the morning (or whenever I get time to go back out to the shop (Sunday?)

what do I proceed to find tonight?

You guessed it...

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And sharon wonders why I seem to have 2 of everything. Obviously it's because I can't find the first one, buy a replacement, and then magically the misplaced original decides to show up. It's the only guaranteed way I know of to find something.
 
Well that is another thing on my "to do list" Ned although not the priority one I must admit. Great job and thanks for posting it, it gives me a better understanding about how to make it.
 
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