Just wanted to say I really, really enjoy your videos. The humour and wit (pun was not actually intended) is intelligent and I like that you aren't pushing product with every sentence. Great info and you aren't afraid to point out legitimate faux pas that you encountered. Great, great videos.... thanks so much.
This was a pure joy to watch. The info-sarcasm with bingo style cultural references mixed with ‘yootoober’ criticism on RUclips 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.
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.
I started with a piece of wood clamped to the edge of the bench. But 20 years ago trim routers were almost exclusively for laminate trimming, and I had a full-sized router. Rather than an insert plate, I mounted the router directly to the bottom of the board. I also had a screw hole for a start pin. That was an introduction to what a table-mounted router can do. I designed and built my router table after that. And it's immune from HSS because it slides under my main workbench table. My router has 2 bases. I mounted the fixed base to the table, and use the plunge base for taking it off the table. It's very easy to clamp/unclamp the body into the other base.
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.
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.
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.
I've saved about 6 billion RUclips 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 😂).
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.
@@Philscbx I stacked a few marble sink cut outs in my shed, a couple of years later the termites had ‘routed’ out the floor beneath due to the moisture being retained there…
This is hands down a very funny video! Thank you for helping my super sour day be the very opposite. Also I’m a new returning woodworker, thank you for helping me save money.
My dust collection for all my dust making tools is the rest of the world outside my shop. I simply work outside and do something else when the weather doesn’t cooperate . Of course I’m retired and don’t do production. If you ever build a shop have an outside section covered but open.
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.
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.
Not sure I’ll get to doing any of your builds, but this channel is definitely well written and produced to hold interest. Great movie reference trick during your ad read. LOL!
Yep, I didn’t know what HSS was, but darned if I didn’t have a chronic case. Thank you for being persistent in designing a router table for those of us who would sure like, and only occasionally need, one. The dust extraction for a trim router is genius. I own a screw on extractor that fits on top, but it’s not very efficient. I like yours much better. I’m also addicted to your sarcasm & poking fun at “I have skills superior to yours” RUclips “actors” (even though I sometimes still watch them anyway - usually w/ the volume turned way down low). Oh, and how did I combat my HSS? Three words: French Cleat Wall. Let the haters hate, but building shop furniture is a real skills builder IMHO. Sincerely, Another Satisfied Subscriber. BTW, your 3D-printed track saw blade port cover (?) & track end protectors work great. Thanks for designing them.
I really enjoyed your personal trim router journey, the evolution and iterations of your router bases, HSS table mounted router tops, and how you swung for the fences with pitching your product invention. Honestly, I didn't think this video was going to promote a product however, If I am going to watch a "product based woodworking video" I would rather it be in this vein instead of someone acting as if they believe in a product they had no hand in actually making and/or truly stand behind while wanting to profit from it. You showed us all how struggles in the shop can lead to solutions and how the possibility of those solutions can turn into inventions that can work for others. Good for you Drew!
Thanks. I struggled with the pitch. V1 didn't even have a pitch and some friends told me to just be bold and offer it without shame. I love it and believe in it, so why not offer it?
All in all, this is a great and well thought out idea my friend! Also, quite affordable. For myself, I made an 5mm aluminium insert plate in the center of my work bench, which got T tracks and dog holes. I also bought an extra full sized router for that application, because I'm too lazy to change bases all the time and the router lives in my bench most of the time anyways. Again, too lazy to change back to the other insert plate. That being said, if I would start over, there is a very good chance that I would buy your kit.
I have a home-made table built into my cheap table saw. It means that I have a ready built fence, and I have been astounded by the amount of use I have made of it - I use it almost as much as the table saw. I have been making a lot of doors and drawers recently! I used a Bosch plunge router, and made a lift mechanism from a ratchet clamp, which worked surprisingly well. The loss of cutting depth is a slight problem, but extenders are available (mine is from Trend), and I haven't found that I need to use it very often.
Great video, especially the roll out of your first invention. I’m not a trim-router-size-guy. I got a 3hp plunge makita. But I applaud the ingenuity and ambition
Dude, your vids, especially this one, are not only simple, informative and easy to understand and follow but also bloody hilarious. Thank you very much for such and awesome vid, buddy
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.
This was the most I've ever enjoyed watching 2 ads, and also several firsts for me: first ad inside another ad, first 23:16 minute ad, first time deciding to buy a product before the ad even finished. I will be purchasing your product sir, thank you for making a router table solution for a budget poor, space poor, time poor (actually I'm just poor) hobby woodworker.
You still have some horizontal space on top of your dust collector drum. As soon as mine is covered with stuff, the high level light goes off on my drum.
As one Drew to another Drew, AWESOME JOB MAN!!!! So one little factoid on your dust extraction, Festol is the same size Ryobi uses. Which is a royal pain and I have 3d printed adaptors for all my stuff. I am in a one car garage, so my Festol is permently hooked up to the sawdust King, aka my CNC. But I use my 18v Ryobi Shop vac for other dust extraction. So Thank you for making yours the right size unlike everybody else
Holy cow! No wonder you were able to make a living with RUclips. I want all the things you showed! This is like a masterclass in inventing products to solve a need.
Awesome video! Loved the story telling you did, showing your design process, some mistakes and all the special details you were thinking about! Great work :)
Hate to break it to you, but I've had my own version of that going on my router for at least a solid year now. I printed it in glass fiber infused abs for durability. It screws directly into the side of the ryobi handheld trim router with no need for any modifications to the existing plate. I've also made a more classic style that just attaches to the dust port on it and doesn't overhang. The overhanging one is adjustable to fit different thicknesses of material as needed. Great video tho and I really need to upgrade my router setup.
Glad RUclips put this in my feed. Great video and amazing product. Not ready yet but will def be picking this up when I get my workshop layout and bench done. Thanks for awesome content!
Your attention to detail on your products are amazing the slight bend on your dust collection the jimmy holder with that ever so satisfying klick so well done Drew thanks for posting my only wish you’d drop more Content it always a pleasure to watch
awesome job dood! i'm shocked this hasn't been invented yet. its such an obvious need and solution already existed it just needed to be applied to more tools. hope u make bank!
I frequently usb for shop counter tops , I sanding them smooth then using floor varnish to have a durable finish , may not be for production purposes but for my use it’s fine .
As for the question about which tool I'm most weary of, it's high speed sanders. There's a couple of reasons - 1 - anything with a blade is obviously sharp, while sanders are deceptive and don't appear to be as dangerous, so it's easy to take them for granted. - 2 - I've had sanders throw more materials & kick-back more than bladed items, which can put your body parts in harms way. I have taken off several finger pads in the past & nearly took off my thumb when an orbital sander kicked back and flung itself in the air. The edge of the high-spinning sand paper cut my thumb down to the bone. All around, cut-resist gloves are one of the more valuable accessories in my shop.
I set up my trim router with your kit and was about to trim the edges of a large box I just built. This was my first use and I was excited to NOT have chips all over the place. The problem is that the box is over 8 inches deep and so I cannot use the vacuum attachment as it can only handle, what 1 1/2" or so of thickness. That's something I think should be mentioned in the video or on your site.
No you are right, I haven’t seen any that attach to the bottom of the router like yours. I saw Dewalt have one that looks pretty solid. Good luck with your extractor 😃🌹
Great video - thanks for posting! I’m always glad when creators add links to products used in the video and happy to help support your work. On that note, possible to provide detail on the brass insert jig? Thanks in advance.
Not to burst your bubble sir but rockler sells that exact piece you’re talking about is one of a kind for trim routers it’s called the “Dust Right Edge-Routing Dust Port” it’s been around for about 4 years
@@wittworksit’s for trim routers primarily and even offers tool less attaching. It’s universal and can attach to any router base (or plate) with a 1-1/4” opening.
Cool idea and well built but a lot of work for us regular folk…to save myself a weekend in the shop, I took an old cheap bench top router table I got for like 99 bucks 20 years ago (I think it’s a ryobi back when they were still team blue ), removed the legs and instant portable router table. The fence that came with it works and there is T track already in the table for accessories. Took 10 minutes to convert. When I need it I pull it off the wall and set it on some cheap saw horses. It has a 1.0 HP router permanently attached to it that’s powerful enough to do any job I need it for. 10 years of use in a small shop, it certainly helps reduce the horizons real surface clutter.
Great work Drew. In the words of @Nick Offerman, I picked up my acoustic guitar, plucked a cowboy tune, and sang "We buy gear with our filthy lucre!" Order sent.
I love the dust collection though I believe festool has something similar don’t they? The hose is on top but there is a shroud underneath to collect the shavings like yours. So I wonder if it’s different enough to get a patent
Suh-weet innovation. I don't even understand this "routing" and "woodworking" you speak of, but I feel compelled to buy this kit. Here's the rub though - if we all buy this and you are making oodles of manufacturing tycoon money, will you slow your RUclips output?!? That would be a tragedy - we need our regular WittFix!
Just a quick mention since you have thought of everything, what about attaching that dust collection adapter with magnets. Should be pretty easy to install magnets on both the router plate and the adapter. Bennett would go on and off in a fraction of a second and also come off in the event that you dropped the router
That was the first thought. We moved on from it for security reasons and in the event someone was using the router in general and went over a screw or something in material - wouldnt want the magnet to be pulled
I’ve never been prompted to behave in the comments before. That’s really awesome, if you don’t have anything nice to say, maybe don’t say anything. I really enjoyed the video, but I threw down about 5 months ago and bought the woodpeckers router table and fence system. Which I absolutely do not regret purchasing 😍🥰
This is actually pretty cool. When I got to the part about the dust extractor, I couldn't help but wonder, why do we mount things like this vertically anyway? Is it possible to have a horizontal mount and have our working pieces go vertically? Would it save our backs? Could then be turned into a cnc router table? Would the dust collection still work? So many questions..
So I am scratching my head on this one... closest thing I've seen is the Festool system but that still captures dust from above. The only real hole I could poke is that it has the potential to be less stable because the hose can place a torque on the router since it is out of plane with your hand. Are there any other disadvantages with your approach? So far I like it!
made my router table from an old microwave cart and the piece of laminate countertop cutout for the kitchen sink. Of course, I had to put some bracing on the underside to support the weight of the router. Also, hardly anyone has these cutouts anymore because they want fancy countertops and postform/formica are rarely used. Besides that, the microwave cart is practically extinct.
Great idea! My scariest machine is a Grizzly 1026 3HP shaper. Bought in August 2019 for $995. Got it all set up, but haven't run one piece of wood thru it. I suspect some cost savings were achieved at the expense of the safety guards. It should ship with a kevlar apron and ballistic face shield. Been grabbing the DeWalt 625 and just going free-hand for now.
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can you do a video on the kapex 60? There isn't as much content on it as on the 120 and I love your reviews!
Now you have VWS. Vertical Wall Syndrome.
Dang it
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technically the jimmy pin is just a shelf support peg
So it's $40 for a sheet of plywood, but $35 for an entire router... what a time to be alive
I'm afraid it's far worse. $40 for a QUARTER sheet (2'x4')
And wood is regrowing, routers not. Think about it ...
@slartibartfass5729 The size of the trees that are used for veneers take decades to grow 😮
Wood has government code requirements and inspection. Lots of prices
And factor in Chinese state subsidy propping up their manufacturing industries
Just wanted to say I really, really enjoy your videos. The humour and wit (pun was not actually intended) is intelligent and I like that you aren't pushing product with every sentence. Great info and you aren't afraid to point out legitimate faux pas that you encountered. Great, great videos.... thanks so much.
This was a pure joy to watch. The info-sarcasm with bingo style cultural references mixed with ‘yootoober’ criticism on RUclips 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.
5 minutes in and I'm getting excited. This guy's pulling on my heart strings.
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!
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.
I started with a piece of wood clamped to the edge of the bench. But 20 years ago trim routers were almost exclusively for laminate trimming, and I had a full-sized router. Rather than an insert plate, I mounted the router directly to the bottom of the board. I also had a screw hole for a start pin.
That was an introduction to what a table-mounted router can do. I designed and built my router table after that.
And it's immune from HSS because it slides under my main workbench table.
My router has 2 bases. I mounted the fixed base to the table, and use the plunge base for taking it off the table. It's very easy to clamp/unclamp the body into the other base.
love that
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.
we need a group
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.
thats really cool!
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.
I've saved about 6 billion RUclips 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 😂).
Mind blown at that dust extraction idea . Brilliant
This is great! I’ve searched in the past for a router base that includes dust collection. That and the Jimmy Pin?! Game changer!
Jimmy says thank you
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.
@@Philscbx I stacked a few marble sink cut outs in my shed, a couple of years later the termites had ‘routed’ out the floor beneath due to the moisture being retained there…
This is hands down a very funny video! Thank you for helping my super sour day be the very opposite. Also I’m a new returning woodworker, thank you for helping me save money.
My dust collection for all my dust making tools is the rest of the world outside my shop. I simply work outside and do something else when the weather doesn’t cooperate . Of course I’m retired and don’t do production.
If you ever build a shop have an outside section covered but open.
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.
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.
Very nice.
Not sure I’ll get to doing any of your builds, but this channel is definitely well written and produced to hold interest. Great movie reference trick during your ad read. LOL!
Just purchased the trim router base and dust collector. Brilliant! Exactly what I've been searching for. Thank you.
Glad I could help!
I've been shopping for router tables, this was gold thank you.
thank you
Yep, I didn’t know what HSS was, but darned if I didn’t have a chronic case. Thank you for being persistent in designing a router table for those of us who would sure like, and only occasionally need, one. The dust extraction for a trim router is genius. I own a screw on extractor that fits on top, but it’s not very efficient. I like yours much better. I’m also addicted to your sarcasm & poking fun at “I have skills superior to yours” RUclips “actors” (even though I sometimes still watch them anyway - usually w/ the volume turned way down low). Oh, and how did I combat my HSS? Three words: French Cleat Wall. Let the haters hate, but building shop furniture is a real skills builder IMHO. Sincerely, Another Satisfied Subscriber. BTW, your 3D-printed track saw blade port cover (?) & track end protectors work great. Thanks for designing them.
How dare you mute Jason Bent. His ego will never recover.
I really enjoyed your personal trim router journey, the evolution and iterations of your router bases, HSS table mounted router tops, and how you swung for the fences with pitching your product invention. Honestly, I didn't think this video was going to promote a product however, If I am going to watch a "product based woodworking video" I would rather it be in this vein instead of someone acting as if they believe in a product they had no hand in actually making and/or truly stand behind while wanting to profit from it. You showed us all how struggles in the shop can lead to solutions and how the possibility of those solutions can turn into inventions that can work for others. Good for you Drew!
Thanks. I struggled with the pitch. V1 didn't even have a pitch and some friends told me to just be bold and offer it without shame. I love it and believe in it, so why not offer it?
@@wittworks its and outstanding idea! Keep making!
Fantastic, can’t believe how brilliant that dust collection is!
thanks
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.
Thanks! Bought it as soon as I saw his video. It’s great.
Dude, you solved your HSS in the most superfluous manner, filling any horizontal surface with a tracksaw.
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@@wittworks superfluous was the wrong word, awesome is the word I was looking for.
Haha
All in all, this is a great and well thought out idea my friend! Also, quite affordable.
For myself, I made an 5mm aluminium insert plate in the center of my work bench, which got T tracks and dog holes. I also bought an extra full sized router for that application, because I'm too lazy to change bases all the time and the router lives in my bench most of the time anyways. Again, too lazy to change back to the other insert plate.
That being said, if I would start over, there is a very good chance that I would buy your kit.
Witt - I love ingenuity and the bottom mounted panel to make an MFT jig based on your own MFT is a nice move.
Best commentary I've experienced on any wood working channel glad I found you 🤙🏻
I use X-Fasten double sided tape. It's specifically made for woodworking and never leaves residue after it's pulled up. Great vid Drew!
thanks! I got some a few months back to try out
@@wittworks did you like it? I find it to be very good and not expensive. 3 rolls of 1in is like 20 bucks on Amazon
I may never buy one, but I appreciate all the work you put into them!
"Never say never" - Justin Bieber
You're one of the most interesting and underrated creators on RUclips. Keep up the good work and congrats on your cool invention.
thanks
I have a home-made table built into my cheap table saw. It means that I have a ready built fence, and I have been astounded by the amount of use I have made of it - I use it almost as much as the table saw. I have been making a lot of doors and drawers recently!
I used a Bosch plunge router, and made a lift mechanism from a ratchet clamp, which worked surprisingly well.
The loss of cutting depth is a slight problem, but extenders are available (mine is from Trend), and I haven't found that I need to use it very often.
Great video, especially the roll out of your first invention. I’m not a trim-router-size-guy. I got a 3hp plunge makita. But I applaud the ingenuity and ambition
Cool, thanks
That trim router vac attachment is genius
i agree!
You must be so proud of this! Brilliant everything and good job thinking of everything.
Your videos are so good. Your last name being Witt is so appropriate. Thank you for them
Dude, your vids, especially this one, are not only simple, informative and easy to understand and follow but also bloody hilarious. Thank you very much for such and awesome vid, buddy
I appreciate that!
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.
Maybe you could also make a “blank” router base kit for those of us whose router didn’t make the cut. I wouldn’t mind drilling my own mounting holes 🤔
That's a great idea! Done. I already made an option on the page (but will need some time for a photo). Which model do you have?
This was the most I've ever enjoyed watching 2 ads, and also several firsts for me: first ad inside another ad, first 23:16 minute ad, first time deciding to buy a product before the ad even finished. I will be purchasing your product sir, thank you for making a router table solution for a budget poor, space poor, time poor (actually I'm just poor) hobby woodworker.
You still have some horizontal space on top of your dust collector drum. As soon as mine is covered with stuff, the high level light goes off on my drum.
I love the fact you have 600 track saws. Can never enough!
As one Drew to another Drew, AWESOME JOB MAN!!!! So one little factoid on your dust extraction, Festol is the same size Ryobi uses. Which is a royal pain and I have 3d printed adaptors for all my stuff. I am in a one car garage, so my Festol is permently hooked up to the sawdust King, aka my CNC. But I use my 18v Ryobi Shop vac for other dust extraction. So Thank you for making yours the right size unlike everybody else
Thanks for the info!
Holy cow! No wonder you were able to make a living with RUclips. I want all the things you showed! This is like a masterclass in inventing products to solve a need.
Awesome video! Loved the story telling you did, showing your design process, some mistakes and all the special details you were thinking about! Great work :)
Thanks a bunch!
"I can't believe no one has ever done this" -showcased in nearly every 3D printed woodworking accessory YT video...
Hate to break it to you, but I've had my own version of that going on my router for at least a solid year now. I printed it in glass fiber infused abs for durability. It screws directly into the side of the ryobi handheld trim router with no need for any modifications to the existing plate. I've also made a more classic style that just attaches to the dust port on it and doesn't overhang. The overhanging one is adjustable to fit different thicknesses of material as needed. Great video tho and I really need to upgrade my router setup.
this is an absolutely fantastic idea
Your narration style is awesome!!! Keep up the good work!
Your movie quote/ad read is brilliant.
thanks, I'll forward your comment to Shopify 🥳
Glad RUclips put this in my feed. Great video and amazing product.
Not ready yet but will def be picking this up when I get my workshop layout and bench done.
Thanks for awesome content!
Jimmy needs some brushes in sides to trap the dust from flying and free rotation where it conects to the acrylic
Your attention to detail on your products are amazing the slight bend on your dust collection the jimmy holder with that ever so satisfying klick so well done Drew thanks for posting my only wish you’d drop more Content it always a pleasure to watch
thanks! unfortunately the attention to detail to the videos means I can only produce 1 every 4-6 weeks without burning out
@@wittworks quality is always worth the wait
You are incredibly funny - I love your HONEST narrative and tips.
Ah, if only I had a router, or a shop, or a garage, or any woodcrafting tools at all, I'd order this right now. Great work.
Thank you very much!
awesome job dood! i'm shocked this hasn't been invented yet. its such an obvious need and solution already existed it just needed to be applied to more tools. hope u make bank!
I frequently usb for shop counter tops , I sanding them smooth then using floor varnish to have a durable finish , may not be for production purposes but for my use it’s fine .
I have 2 Bora Centipede stands, when I first saw them I thought they were a joke, now I love them !!
I know, right!
As for the question about which tool I'm most weary of, it's high speed sanders. There's a couple of reasons - 1 - anything with a blade is obviously sharp, while sanders are deceptive and don't appear to be as dangerous, so it's easy to take them for granted. - 2 - I've had sanders throw more materials & kick-back more than bladed items, which can put your body parts in harms way. I have taken off several finger pads in the past & nearly took off my thumb when an orbital sander kicked back and flung itself in the air. The edge of the high-spinning sand paper cut my thumb down to the bone. All around, cut-resist gloves are one of the more valuable accessories in my shop.
This is the year of creation. John's shop shades, the bourbon blade, and Witts trim router dust collection. I can't afford it all.
I set up my trim router with your kit and was about to trim the edges of a large box I just built. This was my first use and I was excited to NOT have chips all over the place. The problem is that the box is over 8 inches deep and so I cannot use the vacuum attachment as it can only handle, what 1 1/2" or so of thickness. That's something I think should be mentioned in the video or on your site.
That's a brilliant attachment.
thanks
For your information, I have seen trim routers with dust extraction, but it’s still a great idea 😊
do they have the source hose at the bottom? they all have them at the top and dont work great
No you are right, I haven’t seen any that attach to the bottom of the router like yours. I saw Dewalt have one that looks pretty solid. Good luck with your extractor 😃🌹
Drew GREAT video...amazing story teller as always.
Thanks!
Hope you get your patent, that is a GREAT design.
Great video - thanks for posting! I’m always glad when creators add links to products used in the video and happy to help support your work. On that note, possible to provide detail on the brass insert jig? Thanks in advance.
Great video. Nice design on that dust collector, looks like it works very well.
Not to burst your bubble sir but rockler sells that exact piece you’re talking about is one of a kind for trim routers it’s called the “Dust Right Edge-Routing Dust Port” it’s been around for about 4 years
I saw it but I think it's only for large routers?
@@wittworksit’s for trim routers primarily and even offers tool less attaching. It’s universal and can attach to any router base (or plate) with a 1-1/4” opening.
@@techguy38 It does mount via an ring you insert through the throat, so it's a bit different. Regardless, I put in my order for the Wittworks one. :)
Hahaha
Cool idea and well built but a lot of work for us regular folk…to save myself a weekend in the shop, I took an old cheap bench top router table I got for like 99 bucks 20 years ago (I think it’s a ryobi back when they were still team blue ), removed the legs and instant portable router table. The fence that came with it works and there is T track already in the table for accessories. Took 10 minutes to convert. When I need it I pull it off the wall and set it on some cheap saw horses. It has a 1.0 HP router permanently attached to it that’s powerful enough to do any job I need it for. 10 years of use in a small shop, it certainly helps reduce the horizons real surface clutter.
fantastic dust extraction concept. Id love for you to open source for non commercial then sell manufactured versions to retail and online!
That trimVac is mindblowing and I'm so proud of you for hitting that 100k!
Thanks!
Good stuff. BTW my router table started life as a Formica double sink cutout.
Nonferrous metal worker here, use saw lubricant. It gives you a much cleaner cuts without using tape. Great video mate 👍🏼
Great work Drew. In the words of @Nick Offerman, I picked up my acoustic guitar, plucked a cowboy tune, and sang "We buy gear with our filthy lucre!"
Order sent.
so great! thank you! Fort Worth for the win.
I love the dust collection though I believe festool has something similar don’t they? The hose is on top but there is a shroud underneath to collect the shavings like yours. So I wonder if it’s different enough to get a patent
Great idea, I have a Bosch aluminum router tabletop and I'll do something like this to my miter saw table!
I used an panel from an old kitchen cabinet. the smooth surface worked great.
oh yeah!
Suh-weet innovation. I don't even understand this "routing" and "woodworking" you speak of, but I feel compelled to buy this kit. Here's the rub though - if we all buy this and you are making oodles of manufacturing tycoon money, will you slow your RUclips output?!? That would be a tragedy - we need our regular WittFix!
More money will help me hire an in person assistant and editor this improving my output. So you should buy a 10 pack.
Fantastic! from video quality to content quality!
Great model for marketing honest products
Just a quick mention since you have thought of everything, what about attaching that dust collection adapter with magnets. Should be pretty easy to install magnets on both the router plate and the adapter. Bennett would go on and off in a fraction of a second and also come off in the event that you dropped the router
That was the first thought. We moved on from it for security reasons and in the event someone was using the router in general and went over a screw or something in material - wouldnt want the magnet to be pulled
Pica-Dry! My favorite too.
I will say I do have a full size woodpeckers router table, but I got it off marketplace for $125… it gets used maybe 3 times a year
you're ahead of the game!
I’ve never been prompted to behave in the comments before. That’s really awesome, if you don’t have anything nice to say, maybe don’t say anything. I really enjoyed the video, but I threw down about 5 months ago and bought the woodpeckers router table and fence system. Which I absolutely do not regret purchasing 😍🥰
I am sorry for your wallet 😜
This is actually pretty cool. When I got to the part about the dust extractor, I couldn't help but wonder, why do we mount things like this vertically anyway? Is it possible to have a horizontal mount and have our working pieces go vertically? Would it save our backs? Could then be turned into a cnc router table? Would the dust collection still work? So many questions..
Hey, Izzy Swan is going to be pissed he didn't come up with this first.
Haha. I showed it to him a month ago and he may have cussed.
@@wittworks OMG, that's so funny. 🤣
15:50 jointer ever was and probably will ever be the most respecful used tool i'm working with
it can change your life before you realize it!
¡Brilliant idea! By the way. a nice way to show how it really works with many imprecations. But in the end, it works.
So I am scratching my head on this one... closest thing I've seen is the Festool system but that still captures dust from above. The only real hole I could poke is that it has the potential to be less stable because the hose can place a torque on the router since it is out of plane with your hand. Are there any other disadvantages with your approach? So far I like it!
thanks. the only disadvantage I've found is if your routing a specific radius the opening of the attachment won't clear it - but that's pretty niche
Lol I designed/printed a similar saw dust catch for my 3d printed router base to my shopvac. Didn't think to "document" this "break through."
Fellow HSS suffererrrer here. Will you offer the new Trim Router Base 1000 Pro for the Flex Router?
Yes
But is it possible to buy only the connector for dust collector? The one showed at 19:15?
Schamfer LOL. Thanks for your videos, we UK blokes love them.
Thanks mate
made my router table from an old microwave cart and the piece of laminate countertop cutout for the kitchen sink. Of course, I had to put some bracing on the underside to support the weight of the router. Also, hardly anyone has these cutouts anymore because they want fancy countertops and postform/formica are rarely used. Besides that, the microwave cart is practically extinct.
Great idea! My scariest machine is a Grizzly 1026 3HP shaper. Bought in August 2019 for $995. Got it all set up, but haven't run one piece of wood thru it. I suspect some cost savings were achieved at the expense of the safety guards. It should ship with a kevlar apron and ballistic face shield. Been grabbing the DeWalt 625 and just going free-hand for now.
3hp shaper! That’s some serious HSS
I have to admit, this is pretty slick. I hate cleaning up the floor after using my Makita trim router.
yep, that was part of the inspiration
@@wittworks the bane of a woodworker’s existence.
Love how you sprinkled the guide through a sea of ads and self appreciation
The router hose mount is awesome.
Yeah I am still surprised how well it works