Subject: Re: router table plans

From: "David Cicutti" <[email-masked]>
Date: 27 Mar 1997 07:20:59 GMT

I am currently building a router table from plans I got from New Yankee
Workshop television show. I also looked at issue #44 of American Woodworker
magazine. This is the router table Norm used to base his design on in his
show. After comparing both I liked Norm's the best.

Few things in life are free. I paid 29.95 for the video tape and plans from
NYW. The issue of AWW cost $4.50. If you check the schedule you might find
out when they are broadcasting the router table show again on NYW but the
plans that come with the tape make buying and laying out the wood for
cutting easy.

If interested I will sell you the tape and plans when I am finished. I
don't have the address in front of me now when you can call but I can
provide you with that info also.

Charles Andre <[email-masked]> wrote in article
<[email-masked]>...
> I'm looking for a set of plans for a router table(preferably free). Any
> help would be appreciated.
> 
>

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From: [email-masked] (Steve Rossanese)
Date: 27 Mar 1997 19:40:21 GMT

In article <01bc3a7f$4ba6a000$79a99bce@big-dave>, "David Cicutti" <[email-masked]> writes:
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|> Few things in life are free. I paid 29.95 for the video tape and plans from
|> NYW. The issue of AWW cost $4.50. If you check the schedule you might find
|> out when they are broadcasting the router table show again on NYW but the
|> plans that come with the tape make buying and laying out the wood for
|> cutting easy.
|> 

I waited patiently for about a year for the PBS station that feeds us here
in Ottawa to re-air that episode. Finally, there is was, Norm giving the 
preview of next week's show. The awsome router table. I waited and waited 
for Saturday to arive, brewed a fresh pot of coffee and sat with VCR remote
in hand anticipating the start of the show so I could tape it.

Would'nt you know it, they skipped that one episode!! The only time that I've
ever seen NYW skip an episode and it was the router table one.

My personal theory is that the suppliers of all the power tools and machines
pushed to have that episode 'shelved' since it would be more profitable for
people to purchase a router table or router/shaper than to make one of their
own. Same way that you don't often see Norm use a home made jig, but instead
use a purchased one instead. I guess I can't blame the suppliers or sponsors.
They won't make money if you don't buy their stuff.

Just a thought.

Steve
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From: RICHARD MCNEAL <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 16:25:19 -0700

regarding the theory that the suppliers don't want you to build things
like the router table because it's cheaper to make yourself. that
argument doesn't wash here because of the price of wood (Colorado).
it would have been cheaper for me to buy a router table than make
the one from norm's show. of course, not nearly as enjoyable.

rick

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From: [email-masked] (Verne H. Bohlender)
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 1997 21:50:38 GMT

Having built my own ans it is shown at
www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/4092   I'd sort of like to see what
Norm's looks like.  We don't get his show in our part of Canada.  Mine
use a square base plate but veratis now list a nice looking round
plate idea.

Verne

>the one from norm's show. of course, not nearly as enjoyable.

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