How to make and use a simple trim router table

Built this benchtop router table from leftover plywood. Simple, cheap, and functional.
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Materials Used
• (1/2) Sheet of plywood 3/4in X 48in X 48in
• (10) 1 1/2in wood screw (assembly)
• (4) 1in brackets
• (8) 3/4in wood screws (for the brackets)
• (2) 2in 1/4-20 screw (for router fence)
• (2) 1/4-20 wing nuts
• Optional: 4 (1 1/4in) machines screws for the router base
• Wood glue homedepot.sjv.io/ORBPxP
• Finishing wax
Tools used
• Table Saw (optional)
• Circular saw homedepot.sjv.io/Vyyejj
• Router homedepot.sjv.io/mgg317
• Drill homedepot.sjv.io/jWW34Z
• Speed square homedepot.sjv.io/jWX1aP
• Clamps homedepot.sjv.io/oee3gW
• 3/8’’ Forstner Drill bits homedepot.sjv.io/DVVgmb
• 1 -3/4’’ Hole saw homedepot.sjv.io/jWW34Z

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[@DIYCreators]

Thanks for watching! Not only simple but effective. For additional details, check out my links below. *Plans:* gum.co/routertable *Blog Post* : diycreators.com/benchtop-router-table/

[@shaunmcdorman2050]

Thanks for all the vids you do man!!! You show how make some awesome stuff man!

[@sambrown2147]

Can you please do a video on how to make a freestanding porch swing?

[@hometeam7368]

Hi I love what you do and how you do it. You have inspired me. Could you do a video on a T style DJ table. This will be my first project.

[@abettermankind9761]

I love your classic comedy dude... Well done mate! Thank you.

[@francefly1275]

Plz sir edit automatic open door light

[@momomunsta8887]

That 3D model with the part your working on being highlighted red is next level!

[@thomaspigg306]

I loved the "Wi-Fi" router table!!!

[@napalmradio]

That was an A+ gag.

[@CeeJayThe13th]

Ngl, it's pretty slick

[@eliezernegron333]

I don't have "Wi-Fi" but is battery operated so yeah portable to use anywhere👍👍👍

[@Mafutachangwe]

Lol

[@thomaspigg306]

@@napalmradio DUH!!!

[@henryjr03]

I love the little diagram at the top right corner of the screen , it's very purposeful and not only gives you the picture of the finished product but also helps you follow through the procedure simply

[@GNU_Linux_for_good]

yeah - me too

[@MrDmorgan52]

I agree

[@bassbabe82]

totally

[@ElyseKlova]

I literally came here to post this exact thing. It helps SO much to orient us on how this current step fits into the whole project.

[@dalatina911]

Yessss!

[@theLEFTY15]

the "where i'm at" addition is bomb. I dig that a ton

[@stuart8taylor]

It is a very nice little touch

[@rickdodson5252]

Why not pre-cut this project and sell it as a kit. I am sure DIY'ers would pay for it. I know I would. Great video!!! If you're game, let me know I will buy your first kit. I am serious!

[@FranciscoDuarte]

Genius!

[@gioazzarello1333]

Yeah he could make some good money off this

[@solarwnz]

Same here.

[@gradysullivan6679]

Save one for me…

[@clickytheblicky9895]

Because the whole point of having your own tools especially a router is to make your own stuff!! Lol come on ! Do you buy tools just to hang them up in pretty boxes so they look nice? Or do you buy tools to make whatever you want, ie: fancy boxes for your tools.

[@wizmanballin8498]

How does anyone dislike the work this man does is beyond me.🤨

[@jrachal7114]

Liberals got to hate

[@wizmanballin8498]

@@jrachal7114 You HAD to make this political. Go outside...😒

[@nyetloki]

I'm sure it starts with r and ends in ism.

[@elayneluer4909]

@@jrachal7114 TROLL

[@williamjackson5942]

@@jrachal7114 It ain't liberals, fool!

[@sivacrom]

I lolled when you started routing in the woods, near the forest floor.

[@Belizzle]

That was maybe my favorite part of this whole video 🤣

[@michael_bane_official]

came for the good guide, stayed for the comedy at the end, keep it up

[@eddiekalista3222]

I absolutely love the “where am I” graphics for each piece. That’s a great way for everyone to follow along.

[@crazycr02]

I remember when Glen didn't even have 500k subs. His channel has come such a long way.

[@jesterraj]

Nice use of the router....I'm addition to the video......Caribbean viewer here

[@deceitlegion]

11:34 - How to user a wireless router table as a wireless router table. Just beautiful, man.

[@AKatz17]

I have never subscribed to a woodworking channel faster. That "Where I'm At" feature is BRILLIANT. Can't wait to see more.

[@carlbruschnigjr1757]

I would add two things, something to hold the wrenches for changing the bits and a center reference line for the fence on the top of the table. Other than that, very nice and clean.

[@DIYCreators]

Thanks! Oh, man I really considered adding a wrench holder, it but I didn't I have the hardware on hand. What I was planning to do is use a threaded insert with a small wing screw.

[@jrworthy]

@@DIYCreators a small magnet glued to the inside would be a simply addition that would work for storing the wrench.

[@RickOShay4u]

Excellent video and clear concise instructions, very easy to follow. You did a great Job.

[@CaroleHaddon]

Brilliant!!!!!!! YES!!!!

[@frosiaburlakova7732]

"Using this router table anywhere" was awesome! I like the budget-friendly simplicity. Your "where I am at" feature is the best on youtube!

[@walnutcreekwoodworksofjack3520]

I like the "Where am I at", at the top right corner.😃

[@HeliRy]

Was watching you make the bevels, looked away for a sec and looked back. Your hand is now in the router bit pouring sawdust into the vacuum. I damn near jumped out of my chair lol… thought the router was still spinning. Gah!! Gave me a frigging heart attack haha.

[@tuftoro7111]

Excellent job, Sir! You are a true craftsman.

[@brentmaulfair5555]

Dude this video changed my life

[@SteveBueche1027]

I like the Where I’m At drawings! Nice little table.

[@DIYCreators]

Thanks!

[@salmaankaroush9371]

that cordless trim router was the real MVP of this build

[@viperbaron1]

Smart, very smart. Thank you for this video. All the "little" details were value added features.

[@solomonwehr387]

LOL not on wifey's couch... game over haha, cool build man, might give this one a try!

[@tiagoveigalazaro7392]

Where have you been my whole life? Awesome stuff!

[@johankeijzer828]

Great little project!😊 First video i've seen with a " where am i at" that is so smart!! Love it!

[@jelleversyck6491]

i love the "where im at" thing

[@stefanxlindstrom]

The "where am I at" graphic" is great. 👍🏻

[@essextwo]

THERE'S A HUD DISPLAY TO SHOW YOU WHERE YOU'RE AT IN THE PROJECT!? DIY vids on a HO NUVAH LEVAH, and I love it. 🔥

[@correquetecoje]

You got me on using the router table in the middle of the woods hahah

[@Geekistaan]

the ending was hilarious!

[@RudiVDS]

Nice routertable for less money. Thanks for sharing this

[@liamailiam]

The most simplest, easiest, most genius solution for a basic router table. No part too much, no screw to little.

[@brucepowell2125]

Nice project and I really like the video. The pop up "where am I at" feature is really helpful. Nice job.

[@pcdm43145]

Never imagined I'd ever say this sentence, but... Damn, that's a sexy router-table. Excellent work, mate.

[@quirkygreece]

There are hundreds of videos on building a router table, but this is one of the best for clarity and ease . . . oh yeah, it’s a well-put-together video too, cheers!

[@lynn7049]

Hahahaha, we all need to router in the woods. This is the one I'm going to make, and it was smart using a cordless.

[@ScrimigeProMidtownPro]

This is great man!!! Thank you. Every video I find is mostly just people showing off their shops and tools rather than making an easy DIY for beginners. This helps a lot! 💪

[@Zozo-pb6nc]

One of the best woodworking diy vids ive seen! Plus u got a good laugh out of me when u had your laptop on the table👍

[@irvingzisman8949]

I really like your "where am I at?" diagrams. Awesome touch!

[@mariah8200]

😂😂😂 the last bit at the end got me

[@phoenixfridge1495]

Great to see someone like me who doesn't have loads of expensive tools and massive workshop Clean and concise video with no silly music Hello from England

[@DalyVideo]

When you clamped it to the side of the workbench, that just blew my mind. I need to build this!

[@m.maclellan7147]

Same here ! As a somewhat shorter female, I was going "NO WAY" to the high position, but was gratified when he switched to a lower position !

[@drdread]

Pro video as always. I loved how you just jumped right into it without the back story at the beginning.

[@atruefreethinker1944]

great vid! exactly what I needed AND I like the "where I'm at" rendering. thank you.

[@alejandrowitzel8272]

EXCELLENT WORK!! Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina!!!

[@walleyeye]

Very nice portable setup. I’ll use some of your ideas when I make my table-saw router insert once this Canadian winter is over. I work outside. Groan!

[@kellywaddell4448]

Really appreciate the “where I’m at diagram”. Awesome work dude!

[@88rushrocks]

Basic simple and practical and best of all cheap to make. I myself is a woodworker and when I can I to make what I can to save costs and it helps me to save my customers money for it keeps my overhead costs down and I don’t have to pass that on to.

[@radarguru566]

Great Job! I appreciate the detail, explanations, and graphic at the top ofthe screen!

[@dieselrugg]

I like the comedy at the end and of course the content was great as usual!

[@ellieboa]

awesome and love the ending!

[@DIYCreators]

Thanks Ellie! 😊

[@hafizmotmaen5508]

@@DIYCreators I need ur help please frend ?

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

That was a great ending! Love wi-fi part!

[@trentbever1370]

Love the idea, I will work off that. The job site gave me a chuckle and the living room was even better lol

[@trentbever1370]

And the wifi was awesome too!

[@SamsWoodCreations]

WOW MAN...I stated following you at about 90,000. Now look at you 2.8M and counting. You have surpassed some of the biggest Creators and Woodworkers on KZbin, All the time providing fresh new ideas and content anyone and everyone can make! Here's to 3.0M CHEERS

[@dannymeil3294]

Great job looks perfect by professional standards.

[@indyfastal]

I like DIY Creators because I learn something new every time...

[@rickybobbyracing9106]

Bought the plans, excited to make this. My favorite part is the wifi router on the router table :D The fact that you didn't even call attention to it made it 100 times funnier!!

[@CoronaWolle]

"Where am I at" . I wish more makers showed this in their videos. Nice build too :)

[@andyprice5882]

Well that's the plan for this weekends project... Thank you.

[@luciferomenluminos9059]

Thank you DIY Creators. Excellent job.

[@NitrogenoxTheQuick]

Hands down the most efficient tabletop router build yet! Loving it, building it!

[@adenveldsman4]

Same here. Simple yet effective in design and usage

[@davidlambeth9810]

Love the build! I’ve really been needing a good design for a router table, but haven’t found one I liked till this one! Great work!

[@CommunalToast]

I came for the router table, but I stayed for the action shots of routing anywhere. Simple and effective design, I will be making one of these for my shop ASAP.

[@biggestthreattoyourexistence]

Router tables are so important. MUST HAVE tool.

[@arthurenright4146]

11:34 "With this router table, you can work just about anywhere" Love it!

[@mirameejung]

Hey Glen! Great video. Loved the humor at the end. So happy to see you’re back making content. Hope the family is doing well!! ✌🏼🖤

[@DIYCreators]

Thanks Mira

[@AlexGarcia-ur9dy]

Your simple method of instruction is excellent.

[@nigelbarker8726]

Clear, concise explanation. Thank you.

[@McwrathyPlays]

the router table anywhere joke was great lol.

[@Tehnar1975]

Спасибо друг. Я Сегодня сделал себе такой же стол, по своим чертежам, т.е. идея твоя , а размеры мои, только ножки вовнутрь. Идея супер, опробовал в деле, все работает. Удачи тебе и новых идей. Я из России. Thank you friend. Today I made myself the same table, according to my drawings, i.e. the idea is yours, and the dimensions are mine, only the legs are inside. The idea is great, I tried it out, everything works. Good luck and new ideas.

[@1hornet1]

That is a pretty cool project. Nicely done.

[@damienkurrin]

The "Where am I at" diagrams that pop up are genius!

[@BuiltByJalal]

All set ups I’ve seen, this is probably the easiest and most straight forward design! Great work!

[@Wiseguy58]

Great video! Love the 3-D rotating view and just the pure simplicity of the design and that's coming from an old, retired shop teacher LOL. Thanks

[@dailydishabille]

Even though I already have a router table I’m happy with this was such an enjoyable video. I love seeing your process. Excellent work as always!

[@XllxSilentxllX]

I could probably sit and watch you do this all day. Love the video, the ingenuity, and super informative! This router table is pretty damn awesome.

[@Lisa-oz1lv]

BEST WOODWORKING TUTORIAL EVER!

[@lakeshorewoodturner5136]

This is a great idea. Simple but checks all the boxes.

[@JimmyJames85]

Wish youtube would let me like this video more than once! 👏👍

[@peterbengtsson1631]

I like how you added the metric measurements and also the "Where am I at" visual. This earned you a follow from me 🙂

[@christianwolff780]

Woa. I love the floating diagram "Where I'm at". That's excellent!

[@barrysimpson130]

I liked the ‘where am I at' in the corner!

[@Rad-Zach]

Great video and a nice build! I appreciate that you didn't edit out errors - it's all part of the process.

[@drwright7877]

I love the “Where I am at” feature in the top right hand corner. I haven’t seen that before. Great job!

[@nicholaskeep1605]

Exactly what I'm looking for and with the same router!

[@EmanuelQ3]

Very nice. Small, portable, adjustable, dust collection, what more could we ask for.

[@davelester1985]

great job. I am not smart enough on woodworking to try this, but soon. You were very cleaver to build that and it looks perfectly useable for me. I live in Italy and have a small part of my garage to work in.

[@maximus3974]

Good stuff. Very constructive. I've been following lots of your videos. Like !!!!!!. Ruby. South Africa

[@kashel83]

I've been looking for something like this for a while, and this is just perfect, thanks so much!

[@kevinbourke7800]

Brilliantly explained, demonstrated and edited! Your videos are unparalleled for clarity and effective teaching.

[@downdirty8543]

Love it! Very nice job. I’ve been looking for ideas for a small trim router table and yours looks amazing. Great explaination of build process as well. All around terrific video!

[@davidnleeh4]

I LOVE the working next to the stream, that was "rich"!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Indowwindows]

Awesome work! Enjoyed watching and really appreciated all the thought and planning that went into it.

[@jcevans16]

This dudes work is so flawless, he doesn't even create saw dust while cutting, great job! Its just what I've been looking for. I have like no budget at the moment but I have this same router. I also have an old model 91130 router table from harbor freight I lost 20 bucks on cause its junk, but I need a table I can use, so I'm going to make this one, thank you so much! now i just need the Ply wood, :{

[@cammie8701]

and I thought I was the only one who built stuff in my living room. LOL

[@kaleoariola]

Great idea with clamping the wood to the bottom of the base. Took me all day struggling with mines making a drawer to figure it out. Wish I had watched this prior to my build today

[@sdavidleigh6642]

What an amazing demo. Best I have ever seen. More demos please. Really enjoyed his skill level and tools he used and the mini diagram in the upper right corner. Bravo.

[@leyderness3553]

I like the way you show where you are at in the build.!

[@Crusty_Camper]

I'm planning to build a router table like this and I have been looking at different ideas on KZbin. But I really like your design and your clear style is great. Another subscriber from the UK.

[@John.Doe-OG]

I like the new intro Glen.