A little router table that costs nothing!

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[@StumpyNubs]

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[@realJohnJohn]

I want this

[@G.I.JeffsWorkbench]

Thanks again James for a practical solution for those of us who would occasionally benefit from a router table, but use one so seldom that it doesn’t makes sense to buy one. There are lots of DIY router table videos. This is my favorite for its simplicity & portability.

[@homemedia7892]

I'm just getting into woodworking this is %100 on my list of things to make. Your channel is a huge help in learning more about woodworking . Thank you for sharing !!

[@kennethmiller2333]

As someone who is trying to get into woodworking and lacks a garage (thanks, Navy Housing), I can't thank you enough!

[@alswoodworkingbits6082]

It took me years before I realised it would be useful to have a tabletop trim router table to go with my NYW-style router table - for quick roundovers or anything that didn't need the power of a 1/2" router & bit it has been brilliant.

[@jeffbaker8808]

If one makes this, don't go hard on the router bit and over stress the mounting screws. I made a small router table similar to this to mount a trim router, (Larissa Huff's project from Fine Woodworking actually), and someone at the community shop went really hard on it and the screws pulled through the top. The design and size are really meant for working carefully on small pieces or light passes. That's not to say it's not capable of being useful but it's not the same inertia and mass as a 3-hp router in a 300 pound cast iron table. I am really looking forward to the finger joint/box joint attachment that Stumpy promised us. Great teaser video! (For those that like football analogies, this table is a running back, not an offensive lineman.)

[@askme2469]

Didnt have any MDF around so bought a 2x4 1/4" sheet from the Big Box store, that said, THANKS STUMPY! I now have a "router table" for my Dewalt DCW 600B battery router. Works great so far and makes me much more comfortable routing things till I decide I need a corded and bigger table.

[@j10001]

Excellent idea for those of us who are newcomers or have little space for shop machines! Many thanks!!

[@KeithCooper-Albuquerque]

Wow, what a great idea! I learn so much on your channel!

[@SeanChYT]

Yeah, but I don't have a router, and I don't have wood, and the electricity in my garage just went out. 🙂

[@Krmpfpks]

Same here, in addition I lost all my fingers because Stumpy showed a 10 second clip of him using a table saw without a blade guard!

[@shellianne5767]

😂😂😂

[@UlisesBarrera]

Love this channel, and your vibe, thanks man!

[@emersonassis7154]

Wow...very simple and so useful model of small router table...thanks for sharing. Congratulations from Brazil

[@jplum7708]

This is exactly what I need. I just didn't know it. Now out to the shop! Or garage. When I'm out of it, it's a garage. When I'm inside of it, it's my shop. Depends on which side of the door I lock. 😂

[@j10001]

Haha! I love that 😆

[@bmaziarz]

I can’t decide which I’m more pleased with…the fact that I now have a good game plan for building my own router table or the ocular treat that is the newfangled James Hamilton beard

[@keralujewellery8262]

Well played, sir.

[@johnnation713]

I’m so going to make this! Thanks Stubby!😊👍

[@sapelesteve]

Very nice and effective little router table build James! 👍👍

[@DazedPhasesofLazerbeams]

I watch a lot of your stuff but I rarely comment. This little table is just too cool though. Im def doing this. The part where you sprayed your 2 part on and used the wrong side made me lol

[@StumpyNubs]

I sprayed two sides by accident. It was still on the side I glued.

[@scottpetersen3523]

Love the slightest little bit of....sarcasm? Your videos are fantastic but no matter how good and informative they are there will always be a few that whine or complain. Keep up the great work sir, 98% of us appreciate it!!

[@mikedurkee7296]

GREAT! Now I have another thing to make... well, at least this will actually be useful😆. As always, thank you for your time, patience, and teaching--much appreciated!

[@woodworkking1099]

I needed this video!!! I'm so excited, I have 6 routers but no router table.

[@Alysuis]

I have been using a rigid trim router for years and the bits have a way of coming loose while running. Finally, picked up a new one, went with dewalts cordless trim router. Worked great and ended up making this table, took a little under 2 hours but my shop is a mess. Felt good using up some scrap wood!

[@bcddd214]

Thank you so much for this. It's exactly what I needed.

[@dtardis]

Love it, love it, love it! Thank you!

[@kevinbowker2385]

Super cool! Thanks for sharing, James!

[@Midgaardsormen]

Top notch video as always

[@joshuapuyear6818]

Great video James. I was just wondering if you are making build plans for this little table

[@StumpyNubs]

All the details are in this video for free 😀

[@jackspeer2127]

I built your box joint jig as soon as I saw it, about 3 yr ago. but I had a hard time with the cuts cause my jobsite saw has a stubby arbor to rule dado sets out. I found a cool blade from Oshlun that fit a short 5/8 arbor. It will make 1/4 and 3/8 dados. I wanted to give you a link but I think they pulled it from the market cause I couldn't find it on their website. Anyway, I love the dado set and the jig too. good vids.

[@nore8141]

I love your channel, always something new and exciting ❤❤❤

[@matthewrisley9070]

Just built it! It took me more than an hour haha.

[@m.a.r.services5720]

Nice work

[@mikesantiago1236]

Could you mount a 15amp skil router to it?

[@iamoutofcontrol5352]

What gauge nailer is being used?

[@54mgtf22]

Lovely. Thanks James 👍

[@tpsooner7816]

Love this!

[@heidihyndman]

Question from a newbie...I am wanting to make cabinet doors with a rail/stile bit set and this requires a larger router. Can this table be used or is this only for a trim router?

[@StumpyNubs]

If I was using a larger router, I would make the top of this out of 1/2-inch Baltic birch plywood so it had more strength.

[@williamemerson1799]

What's the table made of? Couldn't quite make it out. Looks like MDF, but I don't believe it's available in that thickness. 👍🍻

[@StumpyNubs]

1:48

[@williamemerson1799]

@@StumpyNubs Thank you. Too much hair in my ears I guess.

[@מעייןהמלבלבתחייםםםם]

Thanks! Great and simple idea!

[@sbffsbrarbrr]

I had to go back to a previous video.....has he always had a beard 😁?

[@nicholasfarley5967]

This is ace. I am going to make one!

[@Dr.Reason]

Hmmm, been looking for the link to your box joint jig you mentioned but can’t find it.

[@StumpyNubs]

I said it'll be there when that video is available. It's not finished yet :)

[@Dr.Reason]

@@StumpyNubs lOL, that’s not a bad excuse. I heard you say that, but it never crossed my mind that I was actually watching a current video! I sure appreciate your channel.

[@joelh.2124]

How easy is it to change your router bit with this setup?

[@StumpyNubs]

Not difficult at all. You can reach under the table through one of the openings, or tip it on its side and access the router fully from beneath.

[@mehDustMaker]

Not sure I understand why the fence MUST be square to the table. It makes no difference to the bit. The fence I have is mounted on a pin on one side with the fence able to move in an arc around the pin. When in use the opposite side is held by a clamp, I can now use all the table all the time.

[@StumpyNubs]

You will understand after part 2

[@nocandopdx]

The beard must be protected at all costs.

[@STILLWILLPHOTO]

Did Stumpy Nubs suddenly become Puerto Rican?

[@jcuvier135]

I missed how this replaces a table saw... Cool little project, though.

[@StumpyNubs]

Read the rest of the title.

[@ifell3]

6:48 awaiting for the haters right about now 😅

[@Bora_H]

Stumpy nubs indeed. No wonder he's shaking!

[@buddahkz9980]

This mf the lebron james/jordan of KZbin woodworking

[@johnbell1012]

Did he make a Space Jam movie?

[@w.davidmcguinn8674]

I would never think that you would intentionally use someone else's design without attribution, but the design of the fence on this little table is very reminiscent of that used by Patrick Sullivan in his somewhat more complex mini router table kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHa8e5eBibuYga8. Check it out. I always enjoy your videos, I just wish you would bring back more of the delightful nonsense you originally brought to them. Cordially, W. David McGuinn.

[@StumpyNubs]

I haven't seen his video, but similar ideas have been around for decades. I've seen them in woodworking magazines, and perhaps that was his inspiration, too. A box with a fence sliding on runners is a pretty obvious design that multiple people can (and have) come up with. The first place you happen to see something is rarely the first place it was thought of. Generations of smart woodworkers came before us.

[@raytice8964]

Yikes! Mind those fingers at 6:49!

[@StumpyNubs]

Look closer... The router is not on. I am just showing you the direction of push.

[@raytice8964]

@@StumpyNubs Good intentions, and yes, you weren't in danger. But you're effectively demonstrating how (not) to use the table. Even Sam Maloof managed to feed his fingers into a bandsaw by focusing too much on the wood.

[@StumpyNubs]

@@raytice8964 Wait till you see how close my fingers get when I'm changing the bit...

[@tballew]

@@StumpyNubs 🤣

[@raytice8964]

@@StumpyNubs And I suppose your viewers will push their wood with the bit off too.

[@jinseong88]

came here to say i love the beard

[@birdmananyweather1681]

haha i'm glad i'm not the only one

[@TCGE08]

Beards: they grow on ya!

[@MarkUKInsects]

Cool tools next month - Gillette

[@jerbear7952]

I wouldnt dream of offering an opinion on this normally but hands down beard is a win.

[@MCsCreations]

Bearded team here! 100% approved. 😊

[@richardandrew2869]

Hi Stumpy. Love your videos . Greetings to you and all your many loyal viewers from Matamata, New Zealand.

[@Philipk65]

Fantastic, finally a simple routing that doesn't need a plate from Amazon and easily made.

[@First-m8c]

Maybe you should have designed your own..............

[@AB-nu5we]

James, that is awesome. I really don't like having to drag out my table top router table for a couple quick simple swipes through the router bit. This looks like a great fix for that. Can't wait to see it cut finger joints.

[@jonkirkwood469]

It's the old, "See you again next week. Same time. Same channel," trick. I look forward to the sequel. A cheap, portable router table is something I can use. Thanks, James.

[@zymrgst4fun]

I don't have a lot of space. This is so simple and amazing...Great idea Thanks

[@budgetmerch]

I have a spare router with a broken trigger switch and I was planning to buy a cheap router table for it, but storage is a factor so I was reluctant, given the cost. I have an identical model that is fully working but I wanted to use my broken one with the trigger switch bypassed in a table that I could leave it in permanently. A separate on/off stop button on the table would then make it safe to use. But when I saw your little project here, I fell in love with it - I have scraps of wood so I can put it together for nothing and the fact that it is less than a quarter of the dimensions I was expecting from a bought one, makes this just perfect. Thank you for this upload. I had toyed with the idea of building a table but never got beyond thinking about it because I had a much larger image in my head. Definitely now subscribed to see what you have planned for it. Excellent!

[@mikebrant192]

I can make this so it breaks down to carry in the motorhome! Well done!

[@TrevorDennis100]

If you have space to store yet another jig/device then this makes a lot of sense. I have a Bosch 1600E that does not get a lot of use and there are plenty of times I have to swap out bits on my router table, (Triton TRA001) which all takes time. What I would really love to see is a device/jig that makes it easier to use a flush trim bit on a narrow edge. I did this on 18mm ply recently, and ended up with a couple of nicks were the router tilted a tiny bit. And this was with a small 1/4" router and not the big Bosch. I'm looking forward to the box joint jig.

[@bluepeakwoodworks]

Great! Now I can take a router table with me when my wife and I go on a vacation trip! 😂 Thanks, James. Seriously, this would be a great project to bring my old PC 690 back into use.

[@mikehodges6598]

It'll fit in the overhead bin, too! Of course you'll need to check your router bits.

[@cheeseparis1]

hi! Great idea and lovely beard!

[@crazykittenvideos855]

Great little router table. If you make the height to a known size then making an extension for a run off for longer pieces would be straightforward. Very good project!

[@RedcarWW]

Stumpy I love that you continue to churn out videos to advance people’s skills and the overall trade. Far too many KZbin woodworkers have fallen into a loop of buy this tool not that tool. Maybe they are burnt out, hit the end of their skillset, I honestly don’t know. One can only take so many of those videos. Especially when 10 different woodworkers you follow are doing similar vids. Trust me, I applaud them for the hard work they put in to get to this point. Just not my cup of tea. To you sir, I tip my hat.

[@StumpyNubs]

I still do 6 Cool Tools videos a year. In fact, a new one comes out on Friday :)

[@RedcarWW]

@@StumpyNubs You are not pumping out 6 Cool Tools one week and 6 Bad tool the next followed by 6 more cool tools the following week and 6 more bad tools after that. You have a flow through different formats that is appealing. Sorry to vent in your thread.

[@Hamendar]

I tip my hat too 😊

[@marklapierre5629]

I like your channel Stumpy.

[@birdmananyweather1681]

dat salt and peppa beard looks great on you! Quality video as always! Cheers!

[@timdales8300]

Been following you for years and you always amaze me with your practical, no nonsense builds. Thank you! Thank you!

[@williamellis8993]

Was it my imagination or did you spray the accelerator on the first runner and then put it outward instead of in the glue?

[@txkflier]

Looked like it to me too..

[@StumpyNubs]

I accidentally sprayed the wrong side at first and had to spray the other one.

[@kadmow]

- This is the internet, there are people who will always say: "I need detailed plans"- the same people who buy templates for push sticks... IF "one is interested/keen on in woodwork, but can't make a box without plans, maybe start with cardboard and scissors. Then once you have that worked out...buy a jigsaw (or vibratory multitool) and cheap corded drill- as a first powertool set. For beginners - 6:49 demonstrates why top bearing guided router bits are much safer for those who want to keep fingertips intact. Note, for a slightly less "build" project - the Router table could be made on the bottom surface of a storage crate - without losing the function of the crate.

[@garymiller5937]

That's a neat little router table, James. Thank you! 😊😊😊

[@davelink1318]

Awesome, was thinking of buying one, now I will make one! Thanks, again !

[@marklapierre5629]

I bought a router. Now I need to build a box/table for it. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@glennfelpel9785]

Absolutely love it. We have a router table but now we will have another one. Outstanding and clever design. Looking forward to videos on its use. Thank you!

[@rickdeyoung8886]

I bought a bridge city try square in the late Eighties for layouts on cabinets and it is incredibly precise and well made , I love it

[@redacted547]

I would absolutely buy your strop compound if you offered it again. I can only find 0.5, 2 and 12 micron compound on Amazon rn. I'm thinking about getting the 12 micron and just use it very sparingly and lightly. Not sure if that would work or not.

[@mattgerb17]

Does the board need wax? I don't have any and really don't want to spend 20 bucks for something I'll use once

[@danv6833]

I’m going to make this however I think using melamine would be great for the surface.

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic build, James! It looks great! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@loganmartin1682]

Should take about an hour or so, eh? Welp, I’ll be setting aside a few weekends for this…

[@askme2469]

FYI: Your Center-Finding Ruler link goes to a 404 page.

[@Roy-oo8kf]

I have router, but it’s a press and hold button to operate. Love the table and would to make one, but with my router need a new plan, any ideas…

[@jaakkolehto1487]

Really nice. The beard that is!

[@baileycoach]

Would it be possible to obtain dimensions/plans for this simple router box??

[@philigyarto7812]

Perfect. I frequently use a 1/4” mini roundover bit set to the same height for the edges on my bandsaw boxes and drawers. Was thinking about buying a small router table & router to dedicate to this purpose. I’ll make one of these instead and fit it with an inexpensive trim router. Always ready when I need it. Thanks!

[@brucewarren5248]

Nice. A thought on your fence: Since the bit is roundish and rotates, no matter what angle your fence is to the bit, it will be square to the bit. Therefore, you can make a fence that s adjustable to 1/100 of an inch by pinning one end of the fence to the table and clamping the other end. That way, you can move the clamped end just a hair and the fence will move a fraction of a hair at the bit.

[@StumpyNubs]

It's not about keeping the fence at any particular angle to the bit, it is about keep in the fence sliding smoothly back and forth from both directions.

[@michaelthepilot5]

I was looking for EXACTLY this - going to buy MDF right now- thank you James!

[@CelesteBarcham]

love this nice and simple

[@scottmorris4914]

That is so easy such a great idea, it would be worth keeping an eye out for a corded trim router on sale, and buying it to be dedicated to this portable router table

[@georgeshaw6207]

Superb Video ! George U.K.

[@mosselini1]

5:33 The accelerator wasn't usefull, after all, apparently ^^. Great little project, I could totally make this even if I am not a real woodworker but more of a DIY guy. It's always sad that you need to make these kinds of videos hover, it seemed pretty straightforward how to interchange techniques for me all these years watching your videos, it shouldn't be necessary. Intuitively I would even have built it in a similar way but you added lots of small useful details thanks to your skills!

[@StumpyNubs]

It's sprayed on two sides.

[@Hamendar]

It's amazing to see how scarps of wood is converted into such a useful resource and that too in a simplest possible way! Many thanks for sharing this here 👍

[@darrylpayment2365]

Maybe I’m dense, but why does the router table need to be perfectly square? Could this technique not be used to build a rectangular router table?

[@StumpyNubs]

This makes it possible to run the fence carriage in either direction. That, in turn, makes it possible to use the lip at the bottom of the box on either the end or front of the bench, depending on which direction you are pushing the wood. It's a very handy feature if you don't have a vise, or if you don't want to clamp it down.

[@XDIY]

Perfect... waiting for the next part 🙏

[@txkflier]

Pretty slick, especially since the top is the only precision part..

[@fudpukker]

Simple, practical and dirt cheap. Exactly what the weekend warrior needs. Good job James, good job...

[@djclover1447]

Can I use 1/2” thick MDF for the top instead of 1/4”?

[@StumpyNubs]

Yes

[@layneinchains4047]

James this is seriously in my top two favorite woodworking channels keep up the great work! I don’t usually comment but people need to know when they are appreciated. You never sold out and that’s a huge part of why I keep coming back to the channel! Oh aaaaand…. LETS GO RANGERS!! Sorry bud born and raised in NYC! Had to throw that in there!

[@trashes_to_treasures]

Cool, now make a video on how to make an inexpensive router for the people who don’t own one. This is the internet, remember that.

[@TAWei-hi6uv]

What about people who don't own an internet connected device so they can't watch this? Maybe a quick vid on how to build an inexpensive computer. 😀

[@johnford7847]

Beautifully simple design, James. Thank you for sharing.

[@tomhorsley6566]

Ha! Any router? I bet you'd have a problem getting my ancient Black and Decker No. 7600 router to work with that design. Base plate? What's a base plate?

[@OregonBladez]

Husky (Model# 224317) makes a killer portable work table that is also a router table. I absolutely use the heck out of it. I need to figure out a way to make this jig work for it. a "4 bolt T-slot slider" maybe...