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Assembling the Runners. Note the bits of business card for spacing. |
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One side of the carcass. |
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I doubled-up the screws on the end for extra support. |
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Trimmed to size. |
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Prepared to be mounted on the carcass top. |
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Each drawer has a runner twice its length, with its own slot. Here I am gluing the runners on, with a few brads to hold it in place while the glue dries. |
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And a few clamps... |
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This shows the different runner heights. |
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Drawer #2 gets its runners on the other side. Note, I mounted the second side of the carcase after the drawers were fitted. The top was cut oversized. |
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The clamp holds the runner in place so I can use the bearing bit to cut the front edge of the carcass. I trimmed all the way around. |
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Mounting the carcass on the bottom of the table. |
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Adding leg braces |
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Adding drywall screws into the runners. |
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Whoohoo! One thing I don't like about Norm's router table - really long, narrow drawers like a library card file. Nope, I like 'em wider than they are deep, and capacious. These are 20x16x7". |
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And greater than full extension too. |
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Juuuust enough clearance. Now you know why the carcass has a top - to keep the dust out. |
Step 1: The Tabletop
Step 2: The Frame
Step 3: Legs and Surface
Step 4: Miter Gauge and Tuning
Step 5: Drawers 1
Step 6: Drawers 2
Step 7: Finishing Touches