Tips for Routing, in Sections, the Cutout for the Insert Plate

In previous videos, we saw that I encountered several problems when trying to route the cutout for the insert plate that supports the palm router, to make a small router table. However, this time I used a few simple woodworking tricks that allowed me to do very precise routing work. In fact, it was so precise that I thought the plate wouldn’t fit into the cutout I had made for it. But it turned out that I hadn’t accounted for the radius of the insert plate’s corners, which was smaller than half the diameter of the flush trim bit and, therefore, smaller than the radius of the cutout corners made by the bit. And I say "was" because, since the insert plate is made of aluminum, I filed the corners to adjust the curvature, and that did the trick!

We also see how to hold the palm router. It's not shown in the video, but I admit that during the first routing attempt, I held it wrong for a moment. These things happen when we’re more focused on recording the video than on the task at hand.

In the next video, we'll see how I finish building this router table, including a simple support for the tabletop, the installation of the router fence, and how I shimmed the insert plate to level it with the router table top:
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If you want to see a simpler system for making a small router table with a palm router, don't miss these videos:

Very Simple System for Making a Router Table with an Insert Plate: (On my other channel without commentary):
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Problems I Had on My First Attempt and Explanations, on this same channel, about the Router Table I Made on My Channel without Commentary:
   • My Attempts at Making a Router Table with ...  

You can find more details about insert plates on my channel.

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