This tutorial is dated, if you are considering a CNC for your personal use, we would highly recommend purchasing a kit that is very stable from our wide range of machines available. The first of the videos for the router mount is finally edited and ready to post. The z-axis bearing supports were made in the current shape to be able to hold the router with a piece of stock in-between containing a hole for the router. This hole will need the ability to tighten against the router for stability and leveling. For my machine, I'm making one mount. This router mount will be positioned around the upper part of the router housing. Later, I will be installing a vacuum connection which will also serve as increased support for the router.

You are saying to yourself, what about my router and what if it's a different size. The method I chose will work for various router sizes. First, I measure the perimeter of the router housing. I use this number to find the radius of this perimeter. Remember in geometry and algebra class, there is this formula: perimeter = 2 (pi) (radius). With a little algebra, you can find the radius by dividing 2(pi) on both side of the equation to yield: radius = perimeter / ( 2 (pi) ). So now the radius is known, why the heck do we need it? You need to draw that circle on a piece of MDF stock to guide the cutting. Remember, we don't have a CNC machine to cut this hole for us. That would be sweet, though, wouldn't it? In time... in time.