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Best router insert plate

Updated: October 2026

You have a router and a table top, and amazon.co.uk has sorted the plates by stars. A 4.8 sits on a 120 mm plate and a 5.0 sits on one review, while the only full-size branded plate costs more. The best router insert plate is the row whose size and hole pattern match the router you own. The [router insert plate comparison](/hub/routers/router-insert-plate) holds the twelve amazon.co.uk listings from 16 October 2026, in GBP. The Products Compared editorial team did not lab-test them. A purchase through our links may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You have a router and a table top, and amazon.co.uk has sorted the plates by stars. A 4.8 sits on a 120 mm plate and a 5.0 sits on one review, while the only full-size branded plate costs more.

Our top picks

Trend Trend RTI/PLATE/A

Best overall

Trend Trend RTI/PLATE/A
8.1/10about £65.99
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SavingBird SavingBird 235×120

Best value

SavingBird SavingBird 235×120
7.3/10about £12.85
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CISSIYOG CISSIYOG lift kit

Rank 3

CISSIYOG CISSIYOG lift kit
5.9/10about £42.99
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On this page
  1. 1.Why stars pick the wrong plate
  2. 2.The full-size plate in this set
  3. 3.The trim-router plates
  4. 4.The two small-motor lifts
  5. 5.What to skip, and what this set does not sell

Why stars pick the wrong plate

The Lrtzizy plate is the high score that fails a table job. It is printed as 12 × 12 × 2 cm, at £11.79, with 4.8 from 8 amazon.co.uk reviews. The listing names no router and no hole pattern. The printed 2 cm thickness is far thicker than the 6.35 mm Trend plate, so a shallow rebate has no room for it. A single rating cannot choose a plate.

The full-size plate in this set

The Trend RTI/PLATE/A is the full-size plate in this set: 305.8 × 229 × 6.35 mm aluminium, pre-drilled for a T11 and a TBC, at £65.99 and 4.6 from 40 reviews. A UK review says a T11 screwed on and dropped into an existing Trend table. Shortlist it for a T11 or a TBC. Leave it for a palm trimmer, or any base the extract does not name, because other routers need extra drilling. The bullets specify an 8 mm by 12.7 mm rebate, while a UK review quotes 8 mm against a 6.35 mm plate. Measure before you cut, using how to fit a router insert plate.
Trend Trend RTI/PLATE/A

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Trend Trend RTI/PLATE/A
8.1/10about £65.99
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The trim-router plates

The SavingBird plate is the trim row with a stated pattern and a large review count. It is 235 × 120 × 8 mm, with four ABS rings and a 62 × 70 mm pattern for a Makita RT0700C, at £12.85 and 4.2 from 449 reviews. UK reviews say the holes often need opening, and that some DeWalt routers miss, while a VonHaus palm router fitted. One bullet says 150 mm, which disagrees with the title. Shortlist it for an RT0700C-class trimmer if you will open tight holes. Leave it for a full-size plunge router, because 235 × 120 mm has no room for a T11.

The two small-motor lifts

The CISSIYOG kit pairs a 240 × 200 × 6 mm plate with a lift for 64–66 mm motors and 51 mm of travel, at £42.99 and 3.7 from 104 reviews. A UK review measured a 64.5 mm opening and filed it, and one review says an insert flew into the cutter and shattered. The collar is a motor band, so a T11 still has no bolt pattern. The FILFEEL lift states the same band and 51 mm of travel, at £56.89 and 3.3 from 3 reviews, with no printed plate size. A UK review added a 10 mm locknut after vibration rotated the mechanism. Leave both when the body is wider than 66 mm.

What to skip, and what this set does not sell

The VISLONE silver pack is 240 × 200 × 5 mm aluminium at £26.99, and the gold pack repeats that size at £25.64. Both are 3.8 from 25, and the UK texts match one ASIN, so adding the counts would invent a sample of 50. Hole centres are absent. Skip both if you need centres before you order. The generic two-pack is £36.66, with no reviews and no printed outline. Ejoyous gives only a 65 mm inner diameter, at £13.29. This set has no phenolic plate and no magnetic steel ring.

Common questions

Which plate in this set is for a full-size table?
The Trend RTI/PLATE/A, at £65.99, is the full-size plate: 305.8 × 229 × 6.35 mm, pre-drilled for a T11 and a TBC, rated 4.6 from 40 reviews. A UK review describes a T11 dropping into an existing Trend table. Leave it if your router is a palm trimmer, because other bases need extra drilling.
Which plate is for an RT0700C-class trimmer?
The SavingBird plate states a 62 × 70 mm pattern for a Makita RT0700C, at £12.85 and 4.2 from 449 reviews. UK reviews say the holes often need opening, including on an RT0702CX4, while a VonHaus palm router fitted. YDuupxe also names an RT0700C, at £21.34, with no outer size. Under £20, expect to fettle the holes.
Is the 4.8-star mini plate a table insert?
The Lrtzizy plate at £11.79 is 4.8 from 8 reviews and is printed as 12 × 12 × 2 cm. One UK review ties it to an Erbauer palm router with a snug 35 mm bushing guide. A 120 mm outline at 2 cm thick is a mini plate beside the 6.35 mm Trend plate.
When is a £43 or £57 lift the wrong plate?
The CISSIYOG lift at £42.99 and the FILFEEL lift at £56.89 are both stated for 64–66 mm motors and 51 mm of travel. A UK review filed a 64.5 mm CISSIYOG opening. FILFEEL prints no plate size, and a review added a 10 mm locknut. Either lift is the wrong buy for a full-size plunge router.
What should I buy for phenolic or a magnetic steel ring?
This amazon.co.uk set includes neither a phenolic plate nor a magnetic steel ring. Wood Workers Workshop listed Incra MagnaLock plates at £145.96 to £149.95, one reduced to £69.96, and a JessEm Rout-R-Lift Prestige at £449.95. Keep the Trend plate if a T11 or TBC pattern is your job.

Related pages

Router insert plate buying guide

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Aluminium or phenolic

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How to fit a router insert plate into the table top

Sources

Public UK sources used for the dust, machinery and consumer-safety points on this page. Prices, stars and review counts are from the amazon.co.uk listings in this set, snapshot 16 October 2026.

  1. HSE — Wood dust (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  2. HSE WIS22 — CNC and hand-fed routing (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  3. HSE WD5 — Extraction on routers (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  4. General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  5. GOV.UK — General Product Safety Regulations 2005, Great Britain (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  6. Axminster — How to set up your router table (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  7. D&M Tools — Trend RTI/PLATE/A (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  8. UK Workshop — Router table insert plates (retrieved 16 October 2026)