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22nd March 2017, 03:48 PM #16
Totally agree Chris, this is what I'll be doing when I switch to the CNC motor, and I already have the table top hinged for lifting.
As you likely know, I also don't have an insert plate in my table, and the only reason I mounted my custom base plate into a recess in the table top was (as you said) to allow the collet to rise through the table to a height for one spanner auto shaft lock bit changing with the Triton router. That height (travel) restriction is no longer a problem with a CNC motor and there is no reason to even mount the CNC motor to the underside of the table. The motor, DRO, and lift mechanism using a linear actuator with speed control can be built as a robust solid mounted unit that sits independently below the table with no loss of precision in height adjustment with respect to the table top. And I retain the design I use with purpose built swappable inserts plates in the table for different routing and dust extraction tasks, and without a stupid lump of insert plate blocking bit dust extraction and air flow, which was the reason I made a custom base plate in the first place.
But of course this is for my simple DIY home workshop, not a business situation which I fully understand will likely have totally different priorities with respect to dust extraction performance, table setup, and large scale repeatable routing tasks.
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