Thread: Router table/cabinet

It's a sweet looking cabinet ! What stain did ypu use ? ( or is that just low light photo).

It's just a guess ... Exposed a biscuit or two when raising the panel ?

Although I see some fluffy end grain on the shoulders ... Hmmm ..

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Hi Glenn.Visca,
The finish is sprayed clear lacquer 30% and the colour is pretty accurate to real life. You guessed it as I said I have been in the trade 40+ years and yet you still need to think and think again before you act. I should not have used biscuits the joint didn't need them and you can see the result of not thinking. i repaired them by cutting out the biscuits and fitting of cuts of the same panel in the holes the result was pretty good on them all but I decided to replace the panel with the 4 draws with a new one, the other with 2 small draws and the large bottom was good but the 4 draw one I repaired then decided to take another couple of mm of and guess what I exposed a new piece of biscuit (der you idiot) so that panel was replaced.

Ahh ...

See ... the reason I guessed that was - I am mid way through a study build - https://www.woodworkforums.com/f187/study-wip-182611 - and have just made 16 raised panel doors. But before starting the process on some Sydney Blue Gum - I figured I had better make a couple of testers ... first from crapola pine, and then from some tas oak (I think).

Anyways ... my panels were dowelled, but I allowed for the profile of the raised panel cutter in their placement. However, the panel tore out a bit at the shoulders ... so I figured "I know Glenn ... just pass it through the thicknesser and shave off a millimetre ... Easy !!!".

When I did ... it came out the other side with 3 dowels exposed

Suffice to say - when I made the panels from my goodly SBG - I didn't even bother dowelling. I just butt joined with titebond.

So far - all good.

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Here are a few more photo's of the cabinet. When I wanted to put handles on I could not use knob's as they get caught on clothing and the height of the small panels was such that they needed to be quite small to look ok, so I made my own only 2 of them have been finished as it has been very wet here of late so the spray keeps going milky so I have to wait till the humidity goes down quite a bit before I will be able to do a descent top coat but I couldn't wait to put them on so I could start to use the draws to tidy up around the work shop as the idea was to store a lot of things in the cabinet not only router things. The deep draw will store my 12" saw blades.

Are you worried about heat build up Rob ? Wouldn't want the triton to cook ..

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There is a vent in the bottom of the raised panel to allow for draw through to a 4" extractor tube in the back that the 2 1/2" tube that attaches to the fence joins into via a y junction so I don't think it should overheat.
Regards Rod.

Nice !

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Cheers Glenn,
I have also been watching you're desk and overhead build and those blue gum doors have come up real well.
Regards Rod.

that's one nice router table
regards Michael

Thanks Michael,
I am pleased how it is working.
Regards Rod.

Hmmmm.. glad I'm no longer as adventurous as you two!!

Great looking cabinet Rod.!!

Too good for the dusty work that it faces.....?

Thanks Artme,
I had the Cedar which I purchased from a forum member a while ago for a great price and only used a small amount of it for this. I was trying to keep the cost down as much as I could where I could which is why I made the handles as opposed to buying some @ $5-7 each. We don't even have a green shed here(let alone a trade supplier) so the local hardware's costs can be quite high for these type of thing's (hinges,runners and handles).
Can anyone recommend a on off switch suitable to install on this cabinet.
Regards Rod.