It has a large aluminum top for extra work space, durability, and precision. This design is for a benchtop router table.
Mounting plate: Rigid aluminum with pre-drilled holes that can be used with a variety of routers and can be raised above the table.
An extra tall aluminum fence has adjustable faceplates and feather boards that make it easier to get the job done right and quickly.
Dust-collection port: Fits standard 2-1/2-inch vacuum hoses for dust-free operation to help keep your work area clean.
A set of feather boards that are easy to use and can be changed.
Attach to the fence and table, giving extra guidance and protection from kickback.
It has a slot for feather boards and 3/4-inch extras like a miter gauge.
A storage pocket lets you keep your router accessories in there.
This is how stores keep their cord-wraps:
In this case, there is a 6 foot power cord in this style.
For woodworking, the Bosch RA1181 bench top router table is great. It has a lot of space to work on.
This router table can be used with a wide range of routers, making it an important piece of equipment in any woodworker’s shop.
It has a 2 1/2-inch dust collection port that makes it easier to get rid of the dust, making it easier to do work.
There is a large aluminum top that makes the table both durable and easy to move around.
This bench top router table comes with all the tools you need to put it together. It has a tall aluminum fence with adjustable MDF face plates, two out feed shims, and an aluminum router mounting plate.
In addition to the built-in cord wrap, this tool comes with a starter pin and a guard for router curved work pieces.
With:
A plunge router from Bosch: 1613-Series and 1619EVS. A router from Bosch: 1617 Series and MRF Router Series (in fixed base only).
Most of Craftsman’s 1/2″-Collet Routers are made by them.
There are two routers made by DeWalt: the DW616 and the DW618 (in fixed base only)
Hitachi makes M12VC Routers, which are made by them.
There are two routers made by Makita: RF1100 and RF1101.
Milwaukee has 5615 and 5616 Routers that can cut wood.
Routers from Porter-Cable: the 690-Series and the 892-895-Series (in fixed bases only)
7529 Router with Plunge
Ryobi has PL Routers like R161, R162, R163, RE170, and RE180 that can cut wood.
Skill: 1810, 1815, 1820, and 1825, to be exact
Routers
This is where you can find template guides.
None of the templates can be used with the RA1181 because it doesn’t have any.
In this case, the vacuum hoses:
Common 2-1/2″ Vacuum Hoses connect right to the RA1181.
In this case, it’s a vacuum adapter for 35 mm hoses, like the Bosch 35 Hoses: VAC004.
There are some things I need to do that are very specific, but I haven’t seen my solution anywhere else and it works great, so I wanted to share it:
It was because the top of this Bosch router table is large and made of metal that I bought it. I’m not sure how long MDF tops last.
The table is great and a great value for your money!
My specific needs, on the other hand, were for a router table that was both powerful and easy to move.
I use it at home, but I’ll also need it to build film sets at my company’s first video studio (we’re still building the studio).
It sounds like you could put this on a bench and use it… not a good idea.
Face-to-face, you’d be putting in a lot.
Because of the stand, the table top is too high for a bench or miter saw stand, and too low for the ground.
“Tabletop” would be more correct, but even a kitchen table height makes it too high.
Regardless, I had to think about how easy it was to move and how much money I could spend.
I came up with a complete routing solution as follows:
I bought the Dewalt 618 router package with the fixed and plunge bases, so I could use it.
When I bought this Bosch table, I put the fixed base on it. I left the plunge base open so I could buy a second DW618 motor only for routing with a handheld tool.
Afterwards, I bought the DW7440RS Rolling Table Saw Stand.
It’s very low and puts the Bosch router table at the perfect height for me, who is 5’9″ tall. It also folds up and rolls away.
I may have the world’s most portable routing set up, but it could be mine.
Haha!
Besides, I did a lot of research to figure out how to do all of that. I think that those three things were a good compromise for my budget needs.
On the DW7440RS stand, the Bosch RA1181 is strong but easy to move, and I’ve been having a lot of fun with it!
