Kreg PRS3038 Precision Router Table Insert Plate - Undrilled - Manual (Page 2)

1.
Place the insert plate on your workbench with the target
pattern facing up. Remove the sub-base from your router
and select a drill bit that fi ts the mounting holes. If your router
is equipped with a built-in lift system, also select a bit that
fi ts 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 A].
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 fi rmly onto the insert plate.
2 .
Place a scrapwood backer board under the insert plate
and securely 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 B]. 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.
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
(item# PRS3040, sold separately).
The section Drill the Insert Plate applies to the undrilled PRS3038 insert plate. The PRS3034 and PRS3036
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. The PRS3034 insert plate
is pre-drilled for the ¼-20 fl athead machine screws used to mount Triton routers. Porter-Cable 7500-series
routers have the same hole pattern, but use 5/16-18 machine screws. To use a PRS3034 insert plate with
Porter-Cable 7500-series routers, enlarge the router-mounting holes and countersinks to accommodate the
larger machine screws.
Drill the Insert Plate. (PRS3038 only)
Before you start...
Precision Insert Plate Installation
1.
Router sub-base
Double-faced tape
A
B