Quick and Easy Portable Router Table DIY
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.พ. 2025
- A Simple and Quick way to make a router table using just some scrap plywood and a Car Jack as the lift mechanism. You can use it in a moxon vise, screw it to your workbench or use a folding Workmate style stand. Remember to be safe and use a Safety switch like This from Amazon (affiliate link): amzn.to/2J9OGN0
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Don't suppose you have the plans for this? :)
Honestly? No. The top is 60cm x 40cm, the fence is 10cm x 60cm and 6cm wide. The bottom part is just long enough to go on the braces. And the pieces glue the top are just bigger than the router base so that you can clamp on them. Feel free to make yours smaller or bigger.
Don’t suppose you have the plans for your great build totally fantastic thank you mark
seriously? its self explanatory
@@rubo1964 Wow! I'm not as smart as you or as quick to pick things up...Be respectful, genius.
Linda Martin You shouldn’t admit that on the Internet.
Vielen Dank, das ist tatsächlich mal ein Tisch, der ohne Schnick-Schnack auskommt. Schön, das Du begriffen hast, wie unnötig ein Parallelanschlag ist, den man bei einem Routertable tatsächlich nicht braucht, ein "normaler" Anschlag reicht völlig. Die Idee mit dem Wagenheber ist genial und ohne großen Aufwand umzusetzen. Statt eines eigenen Unterbaus für den Tisch, nimmst Du einfach eine Werkbank, super! Die Einzelteile sind in einer kleinen Werkstatt gut zu verstauen und nehmen nicht so viel Platz weg.
FINALLY!!!!! Someone with a plunge router makes a router table and addresses the Plunge part!!!!!! Thank you soooo much. Off to build my own.
I don't have a lot of spare room in my shop so I've been wracking my head/scouring the internet to come up with an idea for a quick and easy table. Tried a few other methods that didn't work out so well. Your idea, as others have said, is pure genius. Especially the clamping blocks underneath for the workbench!
I'm glad you like it!
A clear straight forward description of a practical project. Now I see a way to set up a router table using equipment I already have. Thank you.
I’m glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!
Dude I’ve seen first hand commercial spaces with much more expensive router tables have much worse dust collection. You did a great job
Bloody brilliant. I have been trying for ages to work out an easy way to make a router table to suit my plunge router. This is the best method I've seen yet. What's more - I have everything I need in the shed to make an exact copy of what you have shown here. Thanks mate.
Thank you very much! Happy to help! Have fun making it!
I am so lazy to think of a hack since a lot of brilliant young men like yourself are doing it. And when i say brilliant i mean just that. Congratulation and salute to your unselfish character for sharing such a useful idea.
Thank you very much! Glad you like it!
you definately need a sign outside your shop which says: "Genius at work!"
proper work bro, as always!! clean, funcional, simple & low cost are just a few qualities of your crafts - what could you expect more of a tool?
you're an idol to me Ollari! thanks alot for your videos, they're much appreciated!
That's too kind of you! I really appreciate your words! Thank you!
Great video! I had an idea for the Workmate table for a DIY router table and searched. Here I am. There is nothing new under the sun! I plan to make mine from 1/2 inch (12 mm) plywood and with strips of nominal 2x2 (50mm x 50mm) reinforcement around the mounting point instead of hogging out a relief. It's what I have on hand. The car jack is a great idea.
Thanks! I think that would work just fine!
I have the same router, the same drill and the same bench as you. I even have the my old car jack as that one. This is *exactly* what I was looking for!
Dude... Thanks!!!
I've watched several videos about making router lifts. Most require a threaded rod in a complicated enclosure. Yours, like the title says, is "quick and easy". Excellent idea, I'll be making one. Thanks for the video
Thank you very much!
The lift is OUT OF THIS WORLD!! You got to love that!! Thanks for sharing and truly a awesome idea!
Thanks a lot Becky!
Brilliant. Car jack is a stroke of genius
sure...not : has stollen idea... - -û- -°°°
@@fred-san The car jack is a stroke of genius, even if this guy used the idea, whoever first thought of it had a stroke of genius....
Wow brilliant. I have the same gear at home to make this router table so in theory I should be able to copy what you did. HOWEVER... I can "guarantee" that it's gonna come out looking like Gilligan made it from coconuts and stuff he found on the island. The old saying goes "You learn from your mistakes". That being the case, I should be a bloody genius by now. But I'm gonna have a red hot crack at it. Thanks for the video mate. Much appreciated.
Klasse! Endlich mal ein Kanal ohne viel Geschrei oder Gehetze! Alles sehr chillig...Bastlerwerkzeuge und kein Millionen teurer Maschinenpark! Weiter So...Abo lass ich da!
Dankeschön !
Definitely one of the more unique ways I’ve seen someone raise and lower the bit
Thanks!
Great How-To vid and not a lot of boring nonsense added. Your method looks like something I as a beginner could do. Thanks!
This came at the exact time where I was trying to figure out this build! Thank you so much! Now I'm completely confident that I can accomplish this myself! Many blessings to you!
That's awesome! Have fun making!
Clever use of materials.
Workmates are the Swiss Army Knives of wood working.
I was looking for ways to raise and lower the router for the table I built yesterday, so happy I found this video! This solution is brilliant and simple in a "why didn't I think of that" way 😂
Love it!
Bloody BRILLIANT IDEA !!!
Simple, easy to follow, even without commentary.
GENIUS!!!
I've subscribed without even looking at your others videos!
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you very much! Look around maybe you like the other stuff as well. Welcome!
I must say that is one of the best instructional videos I've ever seen, concise useful and inspiring. Many thanks.
Thank you very much! I'm happy that you say so although there is no voiceover and its still understood.
Ollari's. I think it's all the better for no voice over, just handy and clear. The fact you took the time to make the video and randomly help literally thousands of people! Again thanks, I'd like to buy you a beer.
Thank you so much! A beer would be great!
That is genius, so simple but so functional! I love the incorporation of the jack, that is fantastic. Can't wait to build this for myself and finally have a router table!
Nicely done……both the project itself and the presentation.
A great idea using a clamping saw horse as the main structure for the router table! Due to my limited garage space I’ll definitely be building one of these. Thank you 🙏 👍😎🇦🇺
Happy to help!
brilliant idea with the two pieces at the bottom for the workmate to clamp! very inspiring thank you
I use the same router lift lol. Really easy to dial in. My setup is similar but it’s attached to my miter station. I showed it in my plywood challenge video. Cheap and easy.. love it!!!!
Great stuff! Brilliant idea for the lift :) Also good to see someone using relatively cheaper equipment and make them do top work in a clean shop!
Köszönöm szépen István! Örülök hogy tetszett!
That jack idea is SICK! Now I wanna put all my tools on jacks, whether they need them or not, 😂
Hahahaha 🤣
Some great lateral thinking Ollari. Thanks for publishing the video
Thanks! And thank you very much for way!
OMG! that last bit with the scissor jack was the "pièce de résistance".
Very interesting build. ^5
Thanks Skippy!
I'd heard of using a scissor jack as a router lift before but couldn't find any TH-cam videos on it. Thanks for uploading.
Glad it helped!
Olari that was a delight to watch. MacGuyver eat your heart out. Many thanks for sharing.
The jack is brilliant! Had a router table in my basket with Amazon. Now it is out! Thanks for sharing
Nice job, the use of the jack is just ingenious! It made me laugh and then made me feel stupid for not thinking of this idea myself. Cracking job mate 👍🏻
Thank you very much!
I have one welded to a large frame under my bench, this is worked from a foot winder and lifts and drops my bench on and off the castors.
Awesome idea!! Never thought about a car-jack before. Thanks for sharing.
Yet another use for a “workmate” type bench. Great thing here: you don’t really “use up” anything permanently except the wood itself and a few screws/nails- the router, the bench, and even the jack are easy to remove, with under one minutes effort. Great design.
Cheers Jim
Excellent execution and a very convenient set up. Even the fence is 'just right' and not bulky. I have the same work bench and will fit my plunge router as you have. Thanks for sharing. 👍
Thank you very much!
Very clever. The lift is a fantastic idea. A real timesaver compared to others I've seen. Thank you.
Thank you very much!
I was looking at an old computer table with a twist lift for the keyboard tray, earlier today… (to use in a similar fashion) but this is some crazy Mumbai style router lift. I dig it.
This is a brilliant idea,!. I have watched it twice now to get it into my head, so I can make one for my new router. Good Job, 👍🏻
Thanks Keith!
Great idea, love the use of the car jack to raise/lower the router. Genius!
That lift mechanism is genius
Semplice e funzionale. Non avevo pensato di poter utilizzare un tavolino da lavoro per creare il banco fresa. Grazie, molto utile. Thank you
Wow! Great idea with the carjack! - Use what you got, if it works then fine!
Perfect just what I needed for my small workshop Thank you my friend .Peter fae Scotland the UK.
Awesome! Glad you found it useful.
Just found this on you tube ...pure genius!! I am definitely making this I have already ordered a scissor jack from the auction site and I have a spare collapsible bench .. Thank you so much for sharing .,Brilliant !,
That's absolutely brilliant mate and reminds me I need a router table you made that one look so simple to make 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks man! Glad you found it useful!
Servus Ollari's,
nach langem Suchen habe ich Dein prima Video gefunden! Toll, es ist genau das "Richtige", zumal ich die gleichen Werkzeuge wie die Oberfräse und den Akkubohrer von Parkside habe! Danke für die Idee!
Super! Freue mich das es dir gefällt!
Did the same thing with my worm drive saw to use a temporary table saw. Great video thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching Mike!
Very clever lift system and probably easier to adjust than most. Great build!
Thanks!
Thanks for another great build, kept the jack, got rid of the car, now have another use for it. 👍👏
Brilliant! Beautiful! Fabulous! Ingenious! Wundebar! Just the solution I need. Thank you!
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it!
Best and easiest home made router table I've seen yet...fantastic and well done to you.
Thank you Nick!
Amazing to watch a guy who knows what he is doing.
Haha! I can say I’m not that one! I’m learning as I go.
Simple, yet extremely clever. Thanks for sharing the idea.
Very nice! Easy to do make it with basic tools. You gave me a veri good idea. Thank you!
Köszi szépen! Örülök hogy tetszik! Sok sikert a kivitelezéshez!
This is great, probably the best simple router table video I've found, and a good one to start with
Fantastic idea, especially the use of the scissor jack. Nice project fella with a perfect end result
Thank you Junior!
That was awesome. Thanks for posting. Ive been looking building a router table and yours is just the design i was looking for. Thank you.
Very, very slick. Only problem seems to be that your workmate is rather wobble. Subbed!
Nice video (great music, right to beat of the nail gun :) excellent router table idea!! Thanks for posting.
Thank you! And thanks for watching!
Fantastic to see your ingenuity and use of a Workmate. Keep the vids coming and thank you for your hard work. 👍🏼
Where I come from, we call that “Hillbilly Ingenuity”! Wonderful job! Brilliant idea!
Best,
Sonny
Haha! Thanks Sonny!
Sonny Pittman Agree. Brilliant ideas and clea job. Outstanding
Well done, you are becoming one of my favourite youtubers. Keep up the good work
WOW! Thanks a lot, Drew!
I use very similar tools like you, nothing over the top
Take a bow, sir, ingenuity at it's very best
A jack to crank it up and down. Perfect for my 2 1/2 hp Harbor Freight plunge router. I bought a Bosch RA1181 Router Table days ago, and it looks like its not going to work with a lot of modifications. Will be sending it back.
Those Work Mate tables are very handy and Strong.
You made it simple to follow. Well done, definitely on my to do list. Great use of a scissor jack too for ease and simplicity. Great Job
Ingenious & nicely executed! Can't get much simpler than that. Thanks for posting.............. :)
Thanks Steve!
This is the best I've seen so far... but I don't think one of these sorts of supporting tables is really sufficient: I think you need to clamp it to a sturdy, heavy workbench. There was a jump cut at one point (@3.53) and I was wondering whether that was because the table wobbled a bit. The forces unleashed by a router are immense. Great relief to see you using push sticks for everything.
And what I like the mist is that you are using same tools from LIDL as I do ! : )
Thanks Pavel!
Blooming genius dude, thank you
Awesome idea!!!!! Thanks for sharing. No plans needed.
Cool dude, no bullshit, just technique and some chilled music 👍
Simple and easy. Thanks for sharing!
Hi, great idea, but, how do you keep both switches pressed? I am thinking of a tie wrap and setting on/off other way
this is pure genius, so simple so clever, well done mate.
Thank you!
haha, fantastically simple and brilliant. using the jack! Love it.
This is awesome and I really want to make one now! One question, did you free hand the inset?
I think the jack is my favorite part. Great idea.
:-)
A scissor jack. Absolutely brilliant!
I like the way you used jack to adjust the router ;)
Thanks!
Loved the video, can I make a suggestion? Caption the video with descriptions of the materials your using, types of glue etc.
Maybe can You continue this series, topola which could be put in the portable WORK table? Circular saw, jigsaw. For a little or balcony workshops.
Awesome design. The idea of the lift 🔥
What a clever router table with adjustment. I need to build one of those.
That lift made me actually laugh out loud. Great idea!
Thanks man!
Um welchen Lift handelt es sich.
Ist echt ne coole Idee.
Keine Ahnung wie es heißt. Bin nicht deutsch. Scheren Wagenheber vielleicht?
OK, Danke. Scheren Wagenheber ist das richtige.
Thanks for your answer!
Gerne!
Very clever idea...thanks for sharing
I came for the table.... and ended up loving the music also......I will end up working longer on replicating this music than making this table.......this song I can't get enough of it.....amazing....
It's the John Clearly band .But without his vocals .She lied is the track .Hes an Englishmen Via Louisiana.Amazing band check him out .Tables good too .
Gotta love Lidl tools, I have all the same tools in my workshop.
Amazing! I have all the things at home to make the exact same thing, and that's what's going to happen in the nearby future. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you for sharing this simple idea
Nice vid
That Parkshite router is so-so quality, watch out when changing the bits, it can break easily.
Thanks! I use it almost daily for 3years, no problems whatsoever.
very chill song to go with the video- well played
A clever build. I'd love to build something like this. But my router body cannot be moved up and down like the one in this video. My question is how does the car jack lift the router body when it's (router's) base is fixed to the table? Is this a feature of the router model? What is the make and model of this router? Is it fixed base or plunge router? I'd love see your answers please!
Very nice! Exactly the table I was looking for a Parkside router, thanks!
Thank you for your presentation.
How is it possible to mill the recess for the milling machine freehand? Isn't freehand milling a bit dangerous? How did you do it? First the edge, then swivel 90° and cut the centre?
I wouldn’t call it dangerous if you are familiar with a use of a router. That said be always careful with powertools. As you said cut the outer edge first than the inside.
I like the music. Was a great vid all round