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Tool stations
Router Table
A 2x4 stand with a two-layer top, an opening for your router's insert plate or lift, and a fence with a notch for the bit.
Standard size32 × 24 × 40 1/4 in
You'll need6 2x4s, 2 sheets
Parts to cut24
Plan$20, once
Change any size and Benchside redraws it, recounts the material and rebuilds the plan.
Built around your shop
- Your plate's size and thickness, or a lift, or the router screwed straight to the top
- Your router's size, so the shelves leave it room
- On legs or casters
How it goes together
- Build the frame, with the top cross supports either side of the router.
- Glue the two top layers, then cut the opening and rout the rabbet for the plate.
- Drop the plate in and level it.
- Build the fence and clamp it on.
The plan has every step written against the part letters in its cut list, with drawings of each part that has joinery.
What you can change
SizeFrameRouterFrame and legsTopShelvesFence
Hardware
| 2 | Clamps to hold the fence |
Plus screws and glue, counted in the shopping list.
In the $20 plan
- Cut list with every part lettered
- Cutting diagrams for every sheet and board, grain kept straight
- Printable build plan: overview, drawings, part drawings and steps
- CNC files: DXF sheets and a STEP 3D model
Bought once for your design, and it stays yours through any edits and resizes. The 3D view and shopping list are free.
