Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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How to drill an aluminum or phenolic router plate to set up a new workshop router table. Mine is from Trend Tools, but many other models will be similar. This is a woodworking topic about routers and router table power tools.

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Video Resources:
No Jigsaw Router Plate / Lift Rout Out youtu.be/kIJAz3Xl1uM
Router Table Design Considerations youtu.be/dAkxTHKsmoA
Phenolic X Leg Router Table Sneak Peek youtu.be/Rk_kg6ojp3k

Chapters:
0:00 Intro to drilling router plate
0:19 Trend aluminum router plate setup and info
0:56 Drill out Trend WRT aluminum router plate for Bosch 1617
3:30 Trend WRT router table features
6:00 Trend WRT Workshop Router Table aluminum fence features
7:34 Aftermarket featherboards and accessories on Trend router table
8:04 Conclusion on Trend WRT router table setup and plate drilling

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