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Turning a spindle moulder into a router table.
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<blockquote data-quote="philip sewell" data-source="post: 1489080" data-attributes="member: 30839"><p>Router tables often crop up so I thought people might like to see my set up.</p><p></p><p>Originally I bought one of those tables where you bolted the router to the underside and the table pivoted for access. I didn’t like it very much and at the time I had the opportunity of buying an old Cooksley spindle moulder off my old employer for £40 so the seed was sewn to convert the spindle into a router table.</p><p></p><p>This is going back possibly 20 years and I was doing an evening engineering course at a college in Wigston in Leicester.</p><p></p><p>With access to their machines and some tuition I made all the parts. I had to take the cast iron top into the college to do some machining which was a bit challenging!</p><p></p><p>A big downside of most router table systems imo is the plunge depth you loose so I removed the router base and replaced it with a disc the router stems fit straight into. The disc sits flush with the spindle table top and I’m not loosing any plunge depth.</p><p></p><p>I could improve the rise and fall system but the ratchet drive works ok enabling me to reverse rotation and I’m so used to it I can set it up very quickly.</p><p></p><p>It works an absolute treat. Having the mass of the cast machine and an industrial fence where I can offset the two sides if needed is great. I can remove the fence and I‘ve got a large surface for template work.</p><p></p><p>If you have some metal working skills and can find a cheap old cast iron spindle moulder it might be worth having a go.</p><p></p><p>Phil.</p><p>tooleypark.com</p><p>bespokehandmadeboxes.co.uk</p><p>[ATTACH=full]112967[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]112968[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]112969[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="philip sewell, post: 1489080, member: 30839"] Router tables often crop up so I thought people might like to see my set up. Originally I bought one of those tables where you bolted the router to the underside and the table pivoted for access. I didn’t like it very much and at the time I had the opportunity of buying an old Cooksley spindle moulder off my old employer for £40 so the seed was sewn to convert the spindle into a router table. This is going back possibly 20 years and I was doing an evening engineering course at a college in Wigston in Leicester. With access to their machines and some tuition I made all the parts. I had to take the cast iron top into the college to do some machining which was a bit challenging! A big downside of most router table systems imo is the plunge depth you loose so I removed the router base and replaced it with a disc the router stems fit straight into. The disc sits flush with the spindle table top and I’m not loosing any plunge depth. I could improve the rise and fall system but the ratchet drive works ok enabling me to reverse rotation and I’m so used to it I can set it up very quickly. It works an absolute treat. Having the mass of the cast machine and an industrial fence where I can offset the two sides if needed is great. I can remove the fence and I‘ve got a large surface for template work. If you have some metal working skills and can find a cheap old cast iron spindle moulder it might be worth having a go. Phil. tooleypark.com bespokehandmadeboxes.co.uk [ATTACH type="full"]112967[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]112968[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]112969[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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