found this useful idea...
some things to consider...
make the router holding deck out of ¼" material and have it easily replaceable for when you ''chew'' it up w/ that spinning router bit...
make it a dual full sized router pad... (that's for more than one router in use at a time)...
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I do have a "Parking Pad" for my routers, but only use it when making dovetail joints on my Leigh D4R jig. It's about the same height as the dovetail jig, made from scrap, with kind-of a positioning funnel made from tapered scraps to center my mid sized router bases as I'm placing them. It has a big hole in the center for the bits, since I usually use fixed base D handle bases when dovetailing (better control with big handle and trigger on/off). I built this stand when doing all day sessions of dovetailing, because lifting the routers on and off of the dovetail jig for that many hours at a time just about made a cripple out of me the following day. I couldn't even comb my hair in the morning that following day because my arms wouldn't reach that high. Lifting from the bench takes much more effort than almost sliding the router over to the parking pad and back, especially when using a heavy router. (absolutely necessary back when one of the routers was a 3 1/2 hp Ryobi RE600 @ 8 lbs). Both of my D-handle routers used now are DW618 at about 3 1/2 lbs each.
For most other router work, the routers in use just get placed on their side or motor top on the bench while they are winding down.
When using two identical routers and dovetailing, I put a piece of tape on the top of each router with a picture of the shape of the bit that's being used in it. Nothing fancy, Just a square for the straight bit and a triangle for the dovetail bit, but it keeps me from using the wrong router DAMHIKT.
Just a quick idea on modifying the OEM. Make the parking pad (box) the width of the router base, raise 3 sides enough to center the router and stop it when fully on the pad, and cut a slot in from the front side wide enough to prevent the bit from hitting. Rather than drop the router down on it you'd just slide it on.
