Hi - first post. Recently brought a triton 2000 workcenter and router table + some other goodies.
Been meaning to buy one for many years to do the small jobs and projects I take on.
So far, very happy with it!

I'm putting together a small table and chair for my daughter using MDF and the wife would like a round table top.

Any suggestions on how I might do this using the Triton tools. I thought a jigsaw would be hard work?

Thanks
Matt

I have never done this so take it for what it's worth. If I was going to do a round table top there are two ways I would go depending on what quality I was aiming for.

1. Cut around the line pretty close, and then sand to the line - I would power sand for time's sake but realise it may not be as accurate as hand sanding with care.

2. Cut round the line fairly close but with a few mm margin, and then use a router mounted to a piece of ply that was anchored at the centre of the table top, and use it like a circle template to trim off the last few mm. If done well this should give a perfect circle and a reasonable finish just ready for a final sand.

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The other day I described to my daughter how to find something in the garage by saying "It's right near my big saw". A few minutes later she came back to ask: "Do you mean the black one, the green one, or the blue one?".

I'd use Peter's second method, finishing off with a simple-to-make trammel, router and straight cutter. A trammel is just a piece of ply, MDF, etc. with holes cut for the router and a suitable hole at the correct distance to insert a pivot nail into the underside, like this (click to enlarge):

trammel.jpg

You just need a compass (or tin lids, a ruler, a drill and a jig saw to make one.

Ray

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