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- If you have had issues with getting your Bosch RA1181 router table flat across, particularity across the insert plate, check this out. I found a solution to correcting a concave warped insert plate that isn’t properly covered in the instructions manual. Essentially you need to play with the lockdown screws and lever against the levelling screws to correct up to 1/32” in dip. You don’t need to over tighten the lockdown screws to achieve this, just go slow and take it one corner at a time. Let me know if you have any questions. Hope this helps. It’s a decent little router table for those short on space and on a budget.
Great video. I had the same setup issue. Locking it down and using the leveling screws made the table perfectly flat.
Not sure if I got a dud there but everything was flat for me (ie: table top and mounting plate), but the red throat inserts have a noticeable 1/16 inch dip when inserted into the mounting plate. Not ideal.
What a great tip. Thank you!
Thanks for this video. I was able to get the plate perfectly level. The previous owner has gotten this off.
Kevin good suggestion this is the only part of the install that takes a fair amount of time. Thanks for doing the video
I watch your video , i have the opposite problem - mounting plate looks really good however when placing a straight edge across the table with and without the mounting plate it rocks in a few spots , they're sending me a new table but not before i wrecked 50 bucks worth of wood making grooves for shaker doors that turned out to be uneven when putting the tenons in - on the box it states precision machined ? not happy with table so far
Yeah seems like they have some casting/machining tolerance issues at the factory that aren’t acceptable for fine woodworking. Guess it’s luck of the draw if tinkering can even fix it at all. Hope they send a better one
thanks
Nice work. Most tools are like pinewood derby cars. they need to be tuned-up/trued-up to run their best.
I just found this out about the cheap miter saw I bought. I think I can get it in shape after watching some videos, but when I first got it, I assumed it was set up. Oops.
The wobble has been driving me nuts. Going to try your way now.
Thanks
Thomas Dalbec thanks hopefully it makes sense , let me know if you have any questions
Did it work?
Anthony Ortiz I can’t believe I didn’t thank him again
It did work great!!!
Great info.
Good tip!
Thanks! Just ordered this table. This video is now on my woodworking playlist.
a 32nd of an inch is NOT bad considering the entire table is like 200 bucks... I see router insert lifts ALONE selling for like 300-400 bucks... I have worked in maintenance/construction and most maintenance/construction foremen/supervisors stop caring at about accuracy around 1/8 of an inch... I've had heard "close enough, move on" a lot.
I hear you, but if you don’t care about 1/8” you probably don’t need a router table at all. I’ve heard carpenters say they don’t need a table saw they can do it all with a circular saw and saw horses. I think 1/32 only matters if you’re building furniture or something to tight tolerances. The joke I often hear is “what are you trying to do, build a wooden spaceship?”
Nice job! Thanks for sharing your process! Makes you wonder what Bosch engineers actually did (if anything) to create their instructions, doesn't it? This is true of every tool I've ever compromised on price to acquire. You are actually far better off buying used GREAT tools than brand new cheap substitutes. And they'll still likely cost more. But the headaches and reinvestment they'll save can't be understated.
So true. At the end of the day mass market tools are made to lower tolerances and most people who aren’t OCD like I am won’t notice it. If you know the person you are buying from cared for their equipment, it can be a great buy. But some people abuse their stuff and you end up with a headache. In my case I don’t do enough woodworking for a “proper”router table. Some of the best ones I’ve seen are actually homemade. If I had more of a need that’s the way I would go.
Good to know !! Thanks
Great video, this is my first router and table and I have to say the instructions leave a bit to be desired, I had to watch a bunch of setup videos on TH-cam to make sure I got it right
Thanks for the kind words, I have benefited from these sorts of ideas from other users all the time, glad I could help out