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DISCLAIMERS:

[J_Stronsky]

So it's $40 for a sheet of plywood, but $35 for an entire router... what a time to be alive

[claudestewart]

I have 40x48 barn that is full of horizontal surfaces. I regularly have to move stuff off one onto another so I can use my tablesaw, radial arm saw, sliding miter saw various smokers. HSS is in full swing. I once had 16 ft. bench that I cut in half and gave one half away to deal this disease.

[MadScientistGuitarLab]

This was a pure joy to watch. The info-sarcasm with bingo style cultural references mixed with ‘yootoober’ criticism on YouTube sponsorship is perfect for my ADHD. There’s a lot here for me to unpack. Loved it! I’m going to watch it again and again.

[themgp]

This is brilliant timing! I built a table last summer that defaults as a miter table, but the miter mount can be swapped out. The next thing to build is a router insert and you just walked through all of my half baked thoughts in wonderful detail.

[ChrisinOSMS]

Seeing something built that didn’t exist until you drew it is truly satisfying. My first project was a fuel storage tank jet mix system at a small refinery in Memphis when I was working a co-op engineering student. It is definitely a rush.

[KrumpetKruncher]

1:53 LoL! I always heard it was "FFS Syndrom", First Flat Surface Syndrom, where if you're carrying something you always set it down on the first flat surface you can find.

[davidpike]

I've saved about 6 billion YouTube videos on "how to make a router table". First up this made me chuckle out loud on my commute & secondly with all the bits of crappy board I have lying around this is the one I might just make. Cheers Dave (recovering HSS addict 😂).

[Mustash-Tony]

5 minutes in and I'm getting excited. This guy's pulling on my heart strings.

[mattmcintire]

This is great! I’ve searched in the past for a router base that includes dust collection. That and the Jimmy Pin?! Game changer!

[reflectionsofservice]

I literally received my trim router base 1000 pro about an hour ago. I had received an email that there would be a possibility that the knob t-track piece would be wrong and they would replace it if needed. In my case this was true, the t-track piece was oversized but a little bit of work on a grinder and it fits perfectly so no replacement is needed. I hooked up the dust collector for a quick test and holy moly this is going to really improve my little Makita trim router. Thanks for the great product and the great support.

[BigSarnt]

It's rare for me to go on links to see products from content creators but that trim router dust collector attachment is game changer.

[Philscbx]

This is where counter top sink cutouts get saved from dumpster many times.
Good solid stuff, always smooth, and easily stacked away modified.
Cheers and thanks for reviewing cool stuff, and good looking shop.
That makes it easy to have fun in any direction.

[markbroadhead]

I legitimately don’t care if people say that links are in the description. As long as they’re not shilling you’ve gotta make a living!

[surewhatever]

The way a table saw can rocket a chunk of wood at the user’s head if it catches a bind terrifies me! Mitre saws are my fav, routers are catching up now that I’m learning the tricks. (Thank you for that.)

Stand strong, fellow HSS sufferer.

[Gippetos]

Built the Shop Notes "Ultimate" router table and fence years ago, sans cabinet. Added some threaded inserts to the bottom and it attaches to a folding base. Whole rig gets stored under the table saw when not in use. It's a joy to use still...when I need it. Also, noticed you prying your bit to release it from the collet...drop a od matching oring into the collet and you'll never have to do this again.

[devildog]

Amazing idea on the vac attachment. Great vid overall. I love you had the Hooked on Wood T square! Great to see woodworkers supporting each other.

[buckbardyt]

I've been shopping for router tables, this was gold thank you.

[michaelrobinson]

Witt - I love ingenuity and the bottom mounted panel to make an MFT jig based on your own MFT is a nice move.

[alfredomarquez]

I am looking closely a quite common "Disk Brake Caliper slide pin"... IT JUST LOOKS "PERFECT" for using directly as a "Jimmy pin" without any need to order it or having special order made for me... it already has the male thread on one end, and an hexagonal recess for an allen key or bit on the other, and a perfectly smooth cylindrical surface along it, plus the ideal lenght! The ones I use are for VW brakes, which Calipers are either the FS III or FN 3 Calipers, as the pins for both are usable for our Router table guide pin.

[carlw]

My friend calls it the “reef effect”. When things start to accumulate on any available flat horizontal surface!