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Before you start...
These instructions show you how to mount your router on the Kreg Precision Router-Table Insert Plate and install the insert plate in
a shop-built router table. There are two installation methods:
• Create an opening with a rabbeted edge that accepts the insert plate.
• Create a straight-sided opening and install Kreg Precision Router Table Insert Plate Levelers (sold separately).
PRS4034 and PRS4036 insert plates are pre-drilled to accept most Triton, Bosch, and Porter-Cable routers. For these plates,
simply fasten your router base to the insert plate using the screws provided with the plate.
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Precision Insert Plate Installation
1. PRS4038 has center points molded into the bottom face for drilling mounting
holes for the following routers [Drawing A]:
Pattern 1 (three holes): Bosch 1617 and 1618; DeWalt 616 and 618; Hitachi
M12VC; Makita 1100; Milwaukee 5616 and 5624; Porter-Cable 690, 890, 7529,
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97529, and 8529; and Ridgid 2930 Combo Kit.
Pattern 2 (four holes): Milwaukee 5625-20; Porter-Cable 7518, 7519, 7538, and
7539; and Triton TRA001 and MOF001.
Drill holes and counterbores or countersinks to accommodate the mounting
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screws supplied with the router. For routers equipped with a built-in lift system,
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use the router sub-base as a guide for the location and size of the access hole
and as a drilling guide.
For routers not covered by Pattern 1 or Pattern 2, follow Steps 2 and 3
below.
2. Place the insert plate on your workbench with the target pattern facing
Router sub-base
up. Remove the sub-base from your router and select a drill bit that fits the
mounting holes. If your router is equipped with a built-in lift system, also select
a bit that fits the lift-access hole. Apply several small pieces of double-faced
tape to the sub-base. Center the sub-base on the insert plate, using the target
pattern as a guide [Drawing B]. Keep in mind where you want the router
controls positioned. Make sure that none of the holes you are about to drill
align with the threaded hole for the starting pin. Press the sub-base firmly onto
the insert plate.
3.
clamp the insert plate and backer to your drill-press table. Using the holes in
the sub-base as guides, drill holes in the insert plate [Drawing C]. With the
holes drilled, remove the sub-base from the insert plate. Flip the insert plate
over and countersink the mounting holes so the mounting-screw heads sit
slightly below the plate surface when tightened. Store the router sub-base in
a convenient place. You will need it when you remove your router from the
router table for hand-held routing.
Drill the Insert Plate.
Place a scrapwood backer board under the insert plate and securely