Router Template Guide Bushings

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This is a set of guides that I created for my Makita RT0701C Trim Router, but I believe this pattern can be used by other routers as well. If you need bushings for the Makita router for the fixed base, check out [Makita / Katsu router guide bushings](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3205560) immediately. I required a specific size to use with the plunge base so that I could quickly cut out lots of holes for a Paulk workbench (similar to Festool MFT). If I had designed this earlier, I would have used it for the cutouts on the side of the table as well. I paired this with a jig of oversized holes drilled with a forstner bit that I built to allow me to cut out each column of holes with perfect alignment in about 15 minutes per table. The oversized holes of the template resulted in the outcome of 3/4" holes. This approach can be applied to any template that you'd like to follow. Just create a template of what you want to reproduce multiple times that is oversized based on the guide's outside diameter. I produced a number of different sizes by using parameters using Fusion 360 and saved out some common sizes, and provided my source file. So, if you don't have the size you need, you can modify the parameters and save out the new stl. The filenames are labeling <Outside Diameter> - <Inside Diameter>, so right now they have tight clearance to a 1/4" bit. Let me know if you'd like other sizes and I can add them easily.