Horizontal router table

[Luckbox72]

I was wondering if anyone has any experience with something like this.
http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shop.../horizontal_router_table.html#horiztab_anchor

I have a conventional router table and there are time when routing on edge and keeping the wood from tipping rather tricky. Also was wonder how good would it be at doing mortise and tenons.

 

[Canuck]

I have not used one personally, but there is a member down your way that built one very similar to the MLCS version and it works well! (We did some picture frame molding on it about a year ago or so.)

Maybe worth a PM to Joe Scharle, here at NCWW.

HTH

Wayne

 

[tmerrill]

Gregory Paolini, accomplished furniture maker and NCWW member, sells the plans for a similar design. I have the plans and they are very high quality. There is also a link for a company that Greg has worked with to set up a kit with all the slide hardware you need. Worth taking a look at.

http://www.gregorypaolini.com/WWPlans/3asm/3asm.htm

Tim

 

[Tarhead]

I got to play around with one in their outlet store outside of Philadelphia. It seemed rickety with a 2.25 HP router mounted in it. I would want a bigger, heavier router and imagine it would be really unstable with more weight.

There are some copies of the Multi-Router circulating around the Net that may be a better option. Here's one:
http://www.woodcentral.com/shots/shot390.shtml

 

[Joe Scharle]

Not too difficult to build.....and cheap!

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Feel free to stop by and have a chat.
Joe

 

[toolferone]

Here is a quick low-tech approach I built to solve a routing chipout issue I was having with some zebra wood.

 

[emccollu]

I have one of the original Joint Matics which I purchased at the Furniture show in NC in 1984. It was developed and sold by a gentleman from MI. The plans you see are from a copy of this. Mine came with a Bosch Router and mounter on a stand. A really handy tool, when I remember that I still have it, there are lots of things it is great for. These plans today are from this tool. If you Google 'Joint Matic' you can get hits. This tool was originally sold by the Strong Tool Company of MI, and was sold to Shopsmith. After Shopsmith purchased the rights to make it they took it into their R&D department and added dust collection and removed one lead-screw and the synchronizing bicycle chain. After a few years this tool was retired. There is one important thing that you need to keep an eye out for if you are shopping for the Shopsmith version of this tool. Lige

 

[flatheadfisher]

I have the Hawk Router Shop and I really enjoy the ability to flip it up and use the router horizontally.

 

[woodlaker2]

I was just gonna say Joe Scharle had made one of these (or one fairly similar)

 

[merrill77]

Here is a quick low-tech approach I built to solve a routing chipout issue I was having with some zebra wood.

I'll second Tom's suggestion. I built one using a very similar design (scroll down a bit) - it was simple to build and it worked pretty well. I'd try that before building something more complex.

 

[Joe Scharle]

merrill77 shows another approach. I built this one around 1980 and only recently gave it to another member. The simple design works well and mine hadn't warped, although I gave it every opportunity!

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[Makinsawdust]

I have the MLCS unit. It's okay. It's pretty light duty but in my case it was quicker to buy than to find time to make one. Mine needed some work getting the plate shimmed so that the work piece wouldn't catch.

 

[Luckbox72]

Thanks for all the input. Joe I would like to take a look at yours, looks very well designed and would do alot. With that being said I have found a ShopSmith Joint_Matic that I could get for arounf $140. Is this a good deal or would it be better to build my own either like Joe's or even the simpler design of toolforone.

 

[Joe Scharle]

Send a PM when you want to come by, and I'll show you a Woodrat too.

Joe

 

[Mt. Gomer]

Send a PM when you want to come by, and I'll show you a Woodrat too.

Joe

Goodness, Joe, Don't do that!!! Once you go down that rabbit hole you don't come back!