Yes, that crossed my mind too. In fact, in reading up on router table and
fence designs, height was an important issue. I'll have to live with it on
this version but hopefully the 'proper' table will be a few inches higher.

Thankfully, at 5' 10" I'm fairly close to the ground.

RonB


"tdup2" wrote in message
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One con might be if you are tall you will be constantly bending over. My
router table sets a few inches over my table saw height and to me that is
a real back saver. I'm 6'3".

Tim

"RonB" wrote in message
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I finally gave up on finding a place for a full-sized router table in the
shop, and built it into my table saw. I already had the Rousseau insert
so building the table extension-extension took about an afternoon.
Underbase is 3/4" Baltic Birch plywood with a Oak frame and hardboard top.
Two bolts through each of the saw fence rails and the RH cast extension.

I took a little more time with the fence with the thought of moving it to
a 'proper' router table at some point. Again the frame structure is
Baltic Birch ply with MDF face pieces. I set it up so it could be
clamped to the table saw fence; or rotated and clamped to the outboard
end of the table. The second arrangement allows me to use an extension on
the table saw miter gage (or a sled), if needed. The fence can then be
drilled or slotted to install to the 'proper' table.

With the exception of the insert, dust collection fitting and a few
pieces of hardware most of the materials came from stuff laying around
the shop. I was surprised at the effectiveness of the shop vacuum dust
collection. After running a few test pieces I had minimal waste that got
through to the floor and very little on the table top.

RonB