Housings are cut on
each assembled leg
frame to accept the
front and rear rails.
Coach screws are used
to fasten the rails, with
their heads recessed
flush with the rail face.
Use two screws for
each joint, staggering
their vertical centres.
Recessed holes are
drilled in the
underside of the bench
top to take the
threaded inserts.
Although their tangs
prevent them from
turning, it is advisable
to run hot-melt glue
around the edge of the
recess to prevent the
insert from being
forced downward when
inserting locking levers
or holding down bolts.
Making a routing bench
Routing accessories
A stable work surface is also essential
when using routing accessories such
as the Trend Routerlathe and
Routergraph. A purpose made bench
can be fitted with integral clamping
and mounting points to ensure quick,
easy and secure setting up, whenever
the machine is required.
Winter 1997
The overall size of such a bench is
obviously going to depend on how
much workshop or garage space you
have available, although if space is very
limited it can also double as a general
workbench. The overall size of our
routing bench is 2140mm x 760mm.
The height is 750mm but this can be
altered to a more comfortable
working height as required.
The bench top is cut from 25mm
MDF with a 110mm down-stand
screwed to the front edge. A
removable up-stand is fitted to the
rear edge, either loose doweled or
bolted to the top. Down-stand
pieces screwed to the underside of
the worktop at either end, fit outside
the end leg frames. A single coach
bolt through each piece and the top
rails of the two end leg frames, are
used to secure the top.
The leg frames
The three legs frames are made up
with 70x70mm legs joined by 110 x
26mm (Door lining) rails.
Cut the six rails to a length of 570mm
and mark out 55mm long tenons at
each end. Gauge a tenon width of
22mm (or to suit the precise
diameter of the available router
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