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    Default Makita RT0700C/RT0701C Router Base Patterns

    Hi all, this seems the most appropriate place I could find for this thread, it always seems hard finding good templates for router bases, so I'll try and upload what I can find.

    Attached is the basic design for the RT0700/RT0701 routers.

    This link has great 3D and image files to suit this router:

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    Makita RT0700C/RT0701C Router 325mm Circle Cutting Base

    Holes are 3.175mm diameter so old 1/8" drills or cnc cutters can be used as pins.


    Holes centres are spaced exactly 25mm apart, starting from the centre of the router bit, up to 325mm to the end, so it can do up to 650mm diameter circles.


    Front facing has the pin holes extending from the front of the router


    Rear facing has them extending from the cable exit side, or rear, of the router.

    Included are PDF, SVG, DXF files.

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    Makita RT0700C/RT0701C Router 125mm/150mm Diameter Bases

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    Makita RT0700C/RT0701C Router 200mm Square Zero Insert Table Base

    Hope this all makes sense, it's essentially a miniature routing table that is extremely useful for routing really small items very safely.

    The outer perimeter holes are for screwing timber (200 x 19) to for the frame, as a box or just along two sides is also adequate.

    The inner diagonal holes are for attaching a simple fence.

    For the router bit centre cutout, just plunge the router bit (very slightly oversize) through the base after assembly, to create a zero insert base.

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    Makita RT0700C/RT0701C Router Triangle Base for Routing Radiused Corner Door Panels

    This template is for routing radiused corner door panels using a triangular base.

    The pic I found shows how it's used, it works really well and is not at all difficult in practice.

    The only issue is because your using the sides to guide the router, dust clearance is extremely important, especially when you reach the corners and are about to register the base onto the adjacent side.

    As seen from the rough test I did, it has around a 40mm radius. I was using a 12mm wide bit by 4mm DOC and apart from the dust buildup went fine.

    The larger triangle is the one to cut out and is the smallest size possible that completely clears the router bottom, the inner triangle is only suitable if the side guides are no higher than whatever you use to make the base from, as the triangle base is very slightly smaller than the bottom of the actual router, so the base won't register properly if the side guides are too high.

    I've left the lines in as they were used to align the triangle to get pretty much dead centre from all corners to the hole centre. I think it's within around 0.01mm or so, so as good as it gets!

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    Makita RT0700C/RT0701C Router Bow Tie Template Set in Increments from 25 x 50 up to 75 x 150

    This collection is a set of bow ties for decorative or functional inserts on tables, panels, etc.

    Each size is separate and is exactly centred in a 175mm wide x 275mm high frame for ease of printing and ensuring size accuracy.
    If using a CNC use a 1/8" router bit to cut out all the templates as it reaches the corners better.

    Each size template set has two bow ties to print and cut out (MDF would be fine, Perspex would be better, especially for the inlay):

    - The inner bow tie is the exact dimension of the bow tie inlay (25 x 50, 50 x 100, 75 x 150, etc).
    - The outer bow tie is slightly larger as it includes an extra 1.7mm allowance around it to cater for the standard guide ring that comes with these routers.

    Using the inlay hole template:
    - Use a 1/4" router bit to cut out the hole for the inlay as this along with the standard guide ring is what the dimensions were based on.
    - I highly recommend first running around the inside with a bigger router and guide ring to clear most of the timber for the inlay, and then clean up with the Makita and a 1/4" cutter with the guide ring fitted. So long as the gap between the guide ring and cutter on the bigger router is more than 2-3mm it will be fine and won't cut too close.
    - Use dust extraction, the inlay hole will fill up almost immediately and the cutter will possibly overheat and/or break. That's why I recommend as above using another bigger router to hog out the bulk first.

    Using the timber inlay template:
    - Cutting this out of perspex would be best for sharp edges and longevity.
    - Simply drill a counter-sunk hole at each end so you can screw the template to the inlay material. Rough out the sides/edges with a saw/bandsaw, etc. Depending on the size inlay you're cutting out, use a 1/8" - 1/2" router bit with a ball bearing to run along the perspex edge to remove the rest of the timber from the inlay piece.
    - With a hard sanding block, chisel, or a file, remove the concave left by the router bit in the sides, so the sides meet in the middle with clean sharp lines.

    The fit is purposely very snug as can be seen by my test pics attached, this is to allow for minute differences in cutters and guide rings, as well as to cater for any play. If too tight, a very light sand by hand on the inlay piece should be all that's needed to create a nice fit.

    The angle on the bow ties was calculated using the Golden Mean (1.618).

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