Having never done this before, does anyone have any tips / approach to routing out the hole for the insert?
Axminster don't have a jig or guide for it and obviously I want it to fit snugly in the top. Have seen manufacturers provide templates... but that looks like a lot of cash for a bit of MDF...
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Making your own table? Want an easy way to make a perfect cutout for one of a Woodpecker router plates or router lift? Here's the answer. With this template and a template router bit (one with a bearing on the shank), anyone can rout out a perfectly sized 9-1/4 x 11-3/4 opening. CNC machined...
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** CURRENTLY BACKORDERED UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY ** MDF Template for routing the insert cutout hole in a custom table for your Rout-R-Plate™, Rout-R-Lift II™ or your Mast-R-Lift II™. Made of 3/4" thick MDF and designed to be used with a 1/2" straight router bit and a 3/4" template guide...
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And is a template router bit another way of saying flush trim bit?
I was assuming a normal straight bit in a guide bush on a template ought to do it (assuming I make a template and/or possibly 3d print one.)
Is there a guide or standard to how much 'shelf' (rebate I guess?) should be left for the plate to sit on? Or just 'as much as possible' ? The ones like this seem to leave quite a narrow ledge...
UJK Professional Laminated Router Table Top... but maybe that's just to accommodate all sized routers?