affordable ROUTER table WORKBENCH 

Thank you 🙏🏻

Thanks brother 👊 the process of designing and making this one was brutal but it was an amazing time 👍

@@DesignsbyDonnie I bet.

Thank you very much!

Hi 👋 I recommend a 1/4” flush for the inner ring as it’s easier to use. The depth of the cut is set to height of the template. Place the template on a table, then place the router on top of the template and align the bit to the proper height. I recommend this bit designsbydonnie.com/product/miniature-inlay-flush-trim-plunge-router-bit/ but keep in mind that you can use any flush trim bit but you have to adjust the depth of the cut to match the thickness of the template so that when you drop in the faceplate it’s then flush with the table.

@@DesignsbyDonnie I appreciate the quick response! Love your videos! I hope this doesn't come across as an insult, just a small critique. You might consider revising the video around the 2:50 timeframe because you actually reference a 1/2" flush trim bit, which will end up ruining someone's table while building this workbench. Also, I'm not a pro at laser engraving or cutting but the templates I bought from you don't have deep enough countersunk holes for the screws you included to be flush. They poke out about 1/32". Also some of the letters engraved on the front didn't come through at all, which is not a huge deal to me. Is there any advise you could give me on fixing the depth of the countersink holes? I won't be able to use the handles until I fix it.

Hey, yes I sure do… here is the link designsbydonnie.com/templates/

Thank you sir. Appreciate it. Keep up the good work.

Donnie, Can I order a replacement “Jobsite Faceplate” only? I set the depth wrong when flushing out for the router inlay. Cut right into my template and ruined it. 😑 Thank you Marcus

@@DesignsbyDonnie Donnie, I have a 20mm 96 on center MFT table. Do you happen to have 20mm templates? I only saw the 3/4 inch which is just a tad wider than 20mm. 👊🏻

Hey man, here are the links to the bits used for this project. Bit used for the depth to set-in faceplate:designsbydonnie.com/product/miniature-inlay-flush-trim-plunge-router-bit/ But used for the main opening hole: designsbydonnie.com/product/flush-trim-1-2-compression-bit/ 👊

@@DesignsbyDonnie you’re the man!! Thank you sir! 👊🏻

That’s the bit I needed to not screw up my template. Damn. 😏

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Well, I guess it’s a matter of perspective… you see a good router table cost a few hundred and a great router table costs thousands of dollars. I’m looking at my setup costing $75 bucks to be extremely affordable but with that said, I realize it’s a matter of perspective. Also, the Acrylic is insanely expensive if you haven’t shopped around. I had to order over $5000 in acrylic sheets just to turn a tiny profit on the $75 price point. Also, it took me 6 weeks to design this faceplate to be able to align with 6 different routers. I mean my time has to have a value on it, right? It took me 6 weeks of struggles to get that figured out perfectly for anyone wanting to purchase it. In addition, I had to invest $10,000 into a CNC machine to route the holes in the faceplate and it cost me over $15,000 on laser machine to etch in the lettering and verbiage on the faceplate so one wouldn’t have to guess at which router hole goes where. So…. With over $30,000 dollars invested and slightly over 6 weeks to design and produce this product to sell it for $75 bucks…. I mean…. yes! That’s affordable in my book. Plus, I’m a one man show trying to support a family of 5 by doing hard labor with my two hands on a daily grind. Oh yeah, while also keeping everything made within the USA. The way I see it…. Is you can buy from a USA woodworker at a small $75 dollar price point and support a fellow maker while he’s trying to support his family of 5 or go pay thousands of dollars on a product from a massive corporation that had an overseas manufacturer make it dirt cheap on slave labor, import it into the USA and make them filthy rich. By the way, if you chose the latter, my bet is the owner of that company would have never taken the time to even reply to your comment. So… like I said… it’s a matter of perspective. Signed by- The 14 hour day woodworker trying to support a family while doing what he loves!