Universal Electric Benchtop Router Tables Wood Working Craftsman Tool

This is a great entry-level router table with solid functionality. However, the instructions could be clearer and more detailed for easier setup. Once assembled, it works well for woodworking projects. The build quality is decent for the price. Overall, a good value for beginners!

Assembly didn’t take long at all. About 30 minutes, but that was due to a few phone calls. Highly recommend!

This router table is impressive for the price! It’s not pro grade by any means, but it works great for someone that is a hobby woodworker.The table was fairly easy to put together. And it seems sturdy enough. Just make sure your router is installed properly and tightened in securely.If you depend on your tools to make your living you might want to spend more on a higher end router table. But for me this is a great table and I’d gladly order it again.

You need to be a pro to just get it put together. One bolt missing. Once it's ready after 3 hour, I hope it'll work now after putting together cause impossibly to return.

I got this table hoping that I could use my older craftsman router since the table I got with the router is now missing parts after several moves. Being a universal router table I should have been more skeptical about how that happens. As it is, it took me quite a bit of time to get the router mounted on the bottom of the table with the clamps provided. Once I got it setup I realized that getting it centered was even more difficult since there is no way to make sure it is centered without a lot of work. But I think I actually did get it centered and felt I got it all setup enough to give it a try. The boards in the picture are proof that it did indeed trim the edge. Now the problem was to lower the router down and this again was not easy and required me to again tip the table over and guess that I was doing this right while keeping it centered. There is no way to adjust the height from the top of the table. I wish now it was so now that I worked this hard. Needless to say with a significant amount of work I got it to cut the way I wanted it to.On the good side it is a solid table and easy to put together. The guards, rails and guides all work well. The inserts that are designed to fill in the gap around the bit, however do not. They don't clip into place with the router hanging there, as far as I can see. But they really don't say anything about it. I will be looking for a simple table and router made to fit instead of this universal fit idea.

I'd consider this a starter table or beginners table, but the manufacturing quality seems good. It has good safety features, such as the included three feather boards and the fence guard. The power button is prominent and large enough to hit with ease should you need to shut the router off in a hurry. The router plugs into the back of the power switch so you don't have to reach under the table to turn the router on and off. Just leave your router in the on position and use the switch on the table to turn it on and off.The manual has both good and bad points. The pictures are in full color and helpful. The text is readable rather than being so tiny you need a magnifying glass to read it as so many other products do these days. It also offers plenty of good safety advice and if you've never used a router table before I'd encourage you to read it—probably should even if you're experienced.With the instructions on mounting the legs it tells you not to tighten the bolts until you turn the table over and make sure the sides are level with the main table. Trouble is, if you don't tighten them everything moves when you turn it over. I started the all the bolts, then used a block of wood and two clamps to ensure everything was even, then tightened the screws one side at a time. It worked great. You might want to try that instead of doing as the manual says. You can see how I did it in my photos.At one point the manual tells you how to assemble the fence and safety guards, then tells you to mount it to the table. The next step tells you to take it back off to mount the router. Fortunately I read ahead and didn't put it on in one step just to take it back off in the very next step. The other drawback to the manual is it stops right there. It doesn't tell you how to mount the router or show picture of a router that's been mounted. It's not terribly hard to figure out, but it makes the instructions seem lacking.The manual also doesn't tell you how to center the router, and in fact, my router can't be exactly centered. That means it can't be aligned to the measurements built into the top of the table, which effectively renders them of no use. That's not a big deal to me since I'd measure off the fence to set things up, but it's something you should be aware off. This might not be an issue with a bigger router.I have a small router. The base is only 3-1/2 x 3-1/8 inches, and it's almost too small. I'm going to make my own mounting template because I'm a little leery about using a router that spins at 30,000 rpm when it barely clamps in place. Overcautious? Maybe, but as the saying goes, better safe than sorry. Another problem I had with mounting the router, is that the orange disk where the router blade comes up through the table has tabs that hold it in place. When I tightened the router down it forced the disk to pop out. Naturally it rolled under my car!Despite a few downsides, it's still a good starter table. I'm glad I got it.

This VIYUKI Christmas Universal Electric Benchtop Router Table has many safety features incorporated into it's design. The retractable guard is an essential piece of that safety philosophy. It covers the routers cutting tool when material is not being worked but lifts as you insert the material...effectively keeping the flying debris down to a minimum. There is also a port incorporated into the guard so you can hook up a shop vacuum system.Another safety feature is the on/off power switch. The table's switch provides an up front control of the device plugged into it. If, while operating your router, you need to turn it off...there is a covering over the switch that makes it super easy to quickly turn the router off.Assembly takes a bit of work...not hard, just takes a while.Holding the router in place is accomplished via four adjustable tabs that you setup during assembly. That arrangement is just OK...it's better to hold the router in place with some fasteners countersunk into the table and onto your router.I like that the legs have feet that have pre-drilled holes in them. I fastened this table to my work area via these feet holes...provides a good, solid feel to the whole assembly as you are using it.I don't know why Christmas is part of the title for this table.