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I'm relatively new to router tables.
Can anyone tell me why all router tables show an insert plate and why the router cannot simply be screwed directly underneath the router table with countersunk screws from above. If I hinge the entire table, I can access the collet to change cutter-bits and adjust the height directly on the router. Also, why is it necessary to build elaborate fences with 2 guide rails, when pivoting a fence on a pivot say 16" to one side of the bit opening, clamping the other side, and a fence cut-out over the bit opening, will suffice ?
Can anyone tell me why all router tables show an insert plate and why the router cannot simply be screwed directly underneath the router table with countersunk screws from above. If I hinge the entire table, I can access the collet to change cutter-bits and adjust the height directly on the router. Also, why is it necessary to build elaborate fences with 2 guide rails, when pivoting a fence on a pivot say 16" to one side of the bit opening, clamping the other side, and a fence cut-out over the bit opening, will suffice ?