Grizzly Industrial T28048 - Portable Series Router Table

Great Christmas present reliable and strong and adjustable

I assembled as instructed on a flat surface and thought everything went well.🙁 when I was leveling the router plate I found that the table was not flat. From the T track to the front of the table there was probably a 1/8” drop off. Using clamps and shims I was able to get it much better but for the cost this should NOT happen!!! They could also include some feather boards with the table.

Two legs did not have the required holes drilled for connecting the cross bar. No assembly instructions, user manual but no instructions. L bracket do not fit have to be cut. I really wanted to like this product. Pieces that don't fit and mounting holes that are missing makes it really hard.

So, I purchased this as an addition to my Kreg table for small jobs. The router table-top is MDF and has pre-drilled holes to accept the base (front and back supports and dust collection side brackets. Problem with mine was the pre-drilled holes (underside) in the MDF did not align with the pre-drilled bracket holes. So, I had to increase the bracket holes from 3/16" to 5/16" and use a small pan washer to assemble it. Thinking it was too good of a deal to begin with and now wishing I'd have gone with the Kreg small router table (PRS2100 made in the USA) and saved $50 and foregone the headache. Just FYI. It's a decent router table but be prepared to modify. It is made in China. Tolerances are not a priority it would seem.

I bought one of these on sale directly from Grizzly. The biggest problem was that the front tubular frame was about 1/4" wider than the rear one. This made it impossible to get the holes in the front and rear frames and the side brackets to align with the holes in the underside of the table top. I first attempted to oval the holes in the frames and brackets. But that was not enough. I then used a hammer to flatten the outside of the one end of the frame tube, making it a "D" shape. This gave me enough clearance to get everything attached to the top. The under table bag and pouches are of a much lighter material than I expected. And the zippers are small with very fine teeth. I wonder how long they will last. I wanted to use a Woodpeckers router lift with this table. The opening was undersized, not allowing it to fit. Some sanding with 80 grit fixed that issue. The table is not flat, it has a mild hump front to rear. The attachment of the fence to the top is via two long bolts that thread into large nuts that slide in open slots under the table. This should work fine for simple adjustments. But it is a pain when you want to take the fence off or put it back on as you have to reach inside the bag under the table to hold each nut in place while you get its bolt started. T-track for the fence would have been much easier. The table top is 1" MDF with a melamine coating like the shelving you can get at the big box stores. I got several small chips in the melamine around the router plate opening as I was fitting my router lift. I sanded a tiny bevel on that edge around the opening, hoping to prevent further chips. The included aluminum router plate seems pretty decent, though I am not using it. The fence seems reasonably well made though I have not yet used it. The power switch is conveniently located and is a big improvement over having to find the switch under the table top on the router itself. The table top is smaller than I had anticipated. The table overall is taller than I anticipated, making it uncomfortably high to use on top of a workbench, for a not so tall (5-7) person like myself.