Thread: router plate

G'day Terry, I found with my Makita that the screws were a bit short , but a quick trip to the hardware store for some longer ones and all was well.
That is all the hardware you need. Cheers Steven.

Terry, I found the same as Steven with my Hitachi (the original c/sunk phillips headed bolts were too short)

Got some longer ones (plus a couple of spares) from a bolt supplier, got allen headed ones for more positive drive, & a step or two up the hardness scale so they wouldn't chew out from being taken in & out of the table.


Cheers....................Sean

G'day,

I'll back up what Scooter said. When getting longer screws to suit the router I took one down to Coventry Fasteners, they gave me a phillips head same thread but loner as to the length I wanted.

I found that the phillips didn't have enough strength to bit securely into the new holes that I countersunk into the r/plate. So I went back, bugle heads (alan screw head) - much better. Cost more but the end result is far better for the points Scooter wrote.

I also tapped the thread in the new holes in the r/plate.

Thanks Guys,

That is the confirmation that I was looking for.

Regards
Terry