The start of the caboose project, the remote is to show scale.
Got the cast iron trucks with steel wheels.
Hope to start making the 1/8th scale wood body this spring!

Had to fix a heater that had a bad exhaust motor. When this heater was installed the chimney did not have rain cap on it so some water got down the flu and started rusting out the motor and casing. Amazing what a twenty dollar piece of tin can prevent.

Old motor and casing.

New motor and casing.

Cleaned up the unit and mating surfaces before putting on a new fire proof gasket between the casing and heat box as well.

I also replaced all the exhaust pipe that was showing signs of wear.
Works like new again!

With all the accessories installed and checked it was finally time to attach the router to the plate.

The plate actually had line up dots on it that corresponded to my old Triton Router so after triple checking the line up with the routers regular plate I drilled the holes and recessed them.

With the router mounted and everything tightened down I took it for a quick test spin with a cheap bit. Even with a cheapo bit it looks great!
Be sure to look for some Router videos coming in 2019!

Adding the router plate holding and  leveling brackets

Screwing the frame to the top.

adding the reinforcement bars.

Flipping the table right side up I installed the miter gauge slot.

Ever since I was a kid watching Norm Abram building his router table I have always wanted to have one. Now at the age of 44 that dream has come true after saving up for a few years on the side. After looking at different models and custom made versions I went for this Kreg model. It is compact, cheap, but good quality. The other plus is that my router will fit it perfectly.
In this post we will put the stand together.
Here is the contents of the box after opening it.

The instructions say to assemble the stand first so I layed out all the parts for it.

First thing to do was put on the rubber leg supports.

Next, assemble the long front and back sides then connect them with the short runners.

The frame went together easily. Once all four sides were bolted together it was real strong already without the top on.

​Lots of screws later the flex is gone.

​Plenty of power.