this SIMPLE TRICK changed everything for me

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So it's $40 for a sheet of plywood, but $35 for an entire router... what a time to be alive

Maybe you could also make a “blank” router base kit for those of us whose router didn’t make the cut. I wouldn’t mind drilling my own mounting holes 🤔

I started with a piece of wood clamped to the edge of the bench. But 20 years ago trim routers were almost exclusively for laminate trimming, and I had a full-sized router. Rather than an insert plate, I mounted the router directly to the bottom of the board. I also had a screw hole for a start pin. That was an introduction to what a table-mounted router can do. I designed and built my router table after that. And it's immune from HSS because it slides under my main workbench table. My router has 2 bases. I mounted the fixed base to the table, and use the plunge base for taking it off the table. It's very easy to clamp/unclamp the body into the other base.

Not to burst your bubble sir but rockler sells that exact piece you’re talking about is one of a kind for trim routers it’s called the “Dust Right Edge-Routing Dust Port” it’s been around for about 4 years

Dude, you solved your HSS in the most superfluous manner, filling any horizontal surface with a tracksaw.

Hey, Izzy Swan is going to be pissed he didn't come up with this first.

This is brilliant timing! I built a table last summer that defaults as a miter table, but the miter mount can be swapped out. The next thing to build is a router insert and you just walked through all of my half baked thoughts in wonderful detail.

This is where counter top sink cutouts get saved from dumpster many times. Good solid stuff, always smooth, and easily stacked away modified. Cheers and thanks for reviewing cool stuff, and good looking shop. That makes it easy to have fun in any direction.

That trim router vac attachment is genius

I have 40x48 barn that is full of horizontal surfaces. I regularly have to move stuff off one onto another so I can use my tablesaw, radial arm saw, sliding miter saw various smokers. HSS is in full swing. I once had 16 ft. bench that I cut in half and gave one half away to deal this disease.

This is the year of creation. John's shop shades, the bourbon blade, and Witts trim router dust collection. I can't afford it all.

This is great! I’ve searched in the past for a router base that includes dust collection. That and the Jimmy Pin?! Game changer!

Suh-weet innovation. I don't even understand this "routing" and "woodworking" you speak of, but I feel compelled to buy this kit. Here's the rub though - if we all buy this and you are making oodles of manufacturing tycoon money, will you slow your YouTube output?!? That would be a tragedy - we need our regular WittFix!

Yep, I didn’t know what HSS was, but darned if I didn’t have a chronic case. Thank you for being persistent in designing a router table for those of us who would sure like, and only occasionally need, one. The dust extraction for a trim router is genius. I own a screw on extractor that fits on top, but it’s not very efficient. I like yours much better. I’m also addicted to your sarcasm & poking fun at “I have skills superior to yours” YouTube “actors” (even though I sometimes still watch them anyway - usually w/ the volume turned way down low). Oh, and how did I combat my HSS? Three words: French Cleat Wall. Let the haters hate, but building shop furniture is a real skills builder IMHO. Sincerely, Another Satisfied Subscriber. BTW, your 3D-printed track saw blade port cover (?) & track end protectors work great. Thanks for designing them.

Witt - I love ingenuity and the bottom mounted panel to make an MFT jig based on your own MFT is a nice move.

I really enjoyed your personal trim router journey, the evolution and iterations of your router bases, HSS table mounted router tops, and how you swung for the fences with pitching your product invention. Honestly, I didn't think this video was going to promote a product however, If I am going to watch a "product based woodworking video" I would rather it be in this vein instead of someone acting as if they believe in a product they had no hand in actually making and/or truly stand behind while wanting to profit from it. You showed us all how struggles in the shop can lead to solutions and how the possibility of those solutions can turn into inventions that can work for others. Good for you Drew!

Just purchased the trim router base and dust collector. Brilliant! Exactly what I've been searching for. Thank you.

My dust collection for all my dust making tools is the rest of the world outside my shop. I simply work outside and do something else when the weather doesn’t cooperate . Of course I’m retired and don’t do production. If you ever build a shop have an outside section covered but open.

Dude, your vids, especially this one, are not only simple, informative and easy to understand and follow but also bloody hilarious. Thank you very much for such and awesome vid, buddy