Simply mounting your router in a router table immediately gives you a massive increase in your routing capabilities allowing you to easily and safely perform tasks that would be difficult, sometimes impossible and/or dangerous freehand. Straight out of the box, a router table increases the range of jobs you can perform with your router and allows you to easily take on advanced projects such as raised panels or use larger cutters that are too big to control freehand as well as making it easier and safer to do things like putting edge moldings on narrow workpieces.
But that’s only the beginning. Everything that you want to accomplish can be made easier and a better end result obtained by investing in the huge range of router table add-ons and accessories. From router lifts to high-end router table fences and from coping sleds to box joint jigs, the range of specialist accessories has never been greater, or more affordable. Results that were previously only available to the professional are now easily achieved by everyone, but the choice of the right equipment can be daunting so check out all our router table reviews to find what’s best for you.
BEST VALUE ROUTER TABLE - BOSCH RA1181

Review: Bosch RA1181 Router Table
Bosch RA1181 Router Table
- Large 27" x 18" cast aluminum table top
- Quality Fence
- Removable mounting plate
- Front mounted dual-outlet power switch
- A lot of features for your money
- Non-standard sized mounting plate

BEST OVERALL ROUTER TABLE - KREG PRS1040

Review: Kreg PRS1040 Router Table
Kreg PRS1040 Router Table Review
- Innovative T-square fence made from 100% aircraft grade aluminum
- Large 32" by 24" tabletop topped by Kreg’s unique micro-dot skin
- Heavy duty stand with option to customize into a fully enclosed cabinet
- Kreg quality and design - made in USA
- Some people might not like drilling their own holes in the mounting plate

BEST CABINET STYLE ROUTER TABLE - BENCH DOG 40-001

Review: Bench Dog 40-001 Router Table
Bench Dog 40-001 Router Table Review
- Bench Dog's excellent 22" ProFence
- Indestructible solid birch plywood cabinet with 15" interior height
- Two sets of fence slots to maximize available table space
- Router mounting plate is set forward in the tabletop rather than in the middle
- Lacks an external power switch

BEST TABLESAW EXTENSION ROUTER TABLE - BENCH DOG 40-102

Review: Bench Dog 40-102 ProMax Router Table
Bench Dog 40-102 ProMax Router Table Review
- Perfect if space is limited
- 4 ProPlates available covering 20 of the most popular routers
- 1-1/2" thick cast iron tabletop
- Fits all contractor grade table saws
- ProPlate not included

BEST OF THE REST - MORE TOP-QUALITY ROUTER TABLES

Review: Bench Dog 40-300 ProMax Router Table
Bench Dog 40-300 ProMax Router Table Review
- 'Indestructible' birch plywood cabinet
- Bench Dog's excellent 32-Inch ProFence
- 1-1/2" thick 32" by 24" cast-iron table top (weighs nearly 100 pounds)
- Integrated 4-Inch dust port in the back of the cabinet as well as the 2-1/2-Inch diameter dust collection port in the ProFence
- At $847, the ProPlate should be included
- Lacks an external power switch


Review: Bosch RA1171 Router Table
Bosch RA1171 Router Table Review
- Enclosed cabinet for better dust extraction and less noise
- Quality Fence
- Solid aluminum mounting plate
- Large 27" by 18" table top
- MDF table top
