![]() I hear what you say about the price of the Incra, and it's a very valid concern. I've just bought the extra insert discs with ventilation slots to remove more dust. The incra plate is superb, the steel inserts are held down by powerful rare earth magnets and are even adjustable for height to get a perfectly smooth surface. It wasnt difficult to fit my makita router, and I am kicking myself I didnt just buy the right tool for the job years ago. :roll:Īfter 3 years farting around with phenolic, I finally bit the bullet 2 months ago and bought the incra undrilled plate for a 100 quid. Shame that was as warped as the first one. I finally gave up with the Kreg, emailed them in america, and they sent a new plate under warranty without any problems at all. A good idea but a complete pain to adjust accurately. i bought the Kreg corner levelling plates. Your DW 625 is essentially the same size/shape as the Trends, so you might find you agree with me!Ĭheap is not a good criteria for a router plate (trust me on this :roll: ), unless you are doing construction work which is not to critical measurements. I think this isn't as good, as quickly slipping it out of the tabletop won't be as easy, unless I want to remove the grab handles on the router, which I don't. The plate is also very handy as a base extension when using the machine handheld (I am very careful to take out and not lose the grub screws though!).įinally the new insert plate is squarer than the old one. The screws also hold the plate down, via rare earth magnets embedded in the corners of the tabletop hole. I like having adjustable grub screws in the corners (the new one arguably has too many of them however!). It's good enough for now, but the new one is pre-drilled, and has steel insert "rings" which are adjustable height, and it's thicker, although I've experienced no sag with the present one. ![]() I wish Axminster sold the rings separately, as they are really consumables. ![]() I have rings from a phenolic plate, and although they look like they came from the same mould, they don't quite fit, which is very annoying. It's a nuisance having any step, no matter how tiny, especially on the outfeed side. The only real issue is that the insert discs are plastic, and have worn down a bit. It has been very good, but I'm upgrading to Incra (I have already bought the plate, but it's a different shape, so I have to find time to do the whole tabletop). It's anodised gold/yellow, 6mm aluminium and I got it drilled for my T11. My current one is "old" Axminster, pre-UJK. Again, no verifiable reviewsĮDIT: added a couple more along with current best prices I've found Trend alloy - £51 at Toolstop: seems like a comprehensive kit with mounting and levelling bits included but 6mm seems a bit thin. Rockler phenolic - £43 at FFX (£59 with rings): no UK reviews but scores okay on Rockler's site, plus, FFX customer service back on form so additional confidence there UJK phenolic - ~£80 at Axminster with additional two rings: bit of a lottery in terms of getting a flat one? Jessem Rout R phenolic - £70 + postage at Rutlands: lack of reviews but looks solid. Kreg - £65 +postage at various retailers (£85 with levelling kit): reports of sagging/warping? Ebay/Amazon generic alloy plates: =/- 1-3mm variance in size? No thanks. Incra alloy - £130 at Woodworker's Workshop: nice, but too expensive Trend (Rousseau) phenolic - £38-40 at various retailers: quite a few reports of crowned plates and then sagging under load Have looked at a range of options available in the UK and would be grateful for your thoughts/experiences with same, and suggestions for options I've missed: Probably not I've come to terms with them all being offensively overpriced for what you get (some more than others) but am concerned that quality seems to vary wildly, even on the more expensive options. A more secure lead-in pin would be nice too. As such, I quite fancy a ready made plate with variable size insert-rings. I've previously made do with a ply top and aperture of sufficient size for the work in hand but this does present challenges with limited cutter height (due to thickness of top being 18mm) and the risk of dipping in with smaller cutters and work. Building myself another knock-down router table to hold my DW625 (with plunge bar and musclechuck) and currently reviewing options for insert plates.
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