Router insert plate for a trim router
Updated: October 2026
You already own a Makita RT0700C, or a palm router with a body near 65 mm, and you want it under a small top. A router insert plate for a trim router is the right buy only when the printed holes match that base. Listings that name the RT0700C do not share one official spacing. A qualifying purchase through our links can earn a commission at no extra cost to you. The wider set is on the [router insert plate](/hub/routers/router-insert-plate) comparison.
You already own a Makita RT0700C, or a palm router with a body near 65 mm, and you want it under a small top. A router insert plate for a trim router is the right buy only when the printed holes match that base.
You already own a Makita RT0700C, or a palm router with a body near 65 mm, and you want it under a small top. A router insert plate for a trim router is the right buy only when the printed holes match that base. Listings that name the RT0700C do not share one official spacing. A qualifying purchase through our links can earn a commission at no extra cost to you. The wider set is on the router insert plate comparison.
Our top picks
| Badge | Product | Footprint | Hole pattern | Lift | Note | Price | Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall |  Trend Trend RTI/PLATE/A | 305.8 × 229 mm | T11 and TBC | No | 8.1 | about £65.99 | View offer |
| Best value |  SavingBird SavingBird 235×120 | 235 × 120 mm | 62 × 70 mm | No | 7.3 | about £12.85 | View offer |
 CISSIYOG CISSIYOG lift kit | 240 × 200 mm | 64–66 mm band | 51 mm | 5.9 | about £42.99 | View offer |
On this page
The patterns printed for an RT0700C-class plate
No single print is the RT0700C spacing. SavingBird’s 235 by 120 by 8 mm plate states 62 by 70 mm and names the Makita RT0700C. A ManoMano UK listing for that outline, with four rings, prints 60 by 70 mm at £21.80 on that page. YDuupxe also names the RT0700C and states 70 by 60 mm, with no outline given.
Two millimetres between 60 and 62 is enough for a screw to catch the side of a hole. If the centres miss, that plate is for a different small router, however close the title sounds.
What that router is for once it is under a top
Once the holes match, the work is still trim-router work. A UK Workshop contributor tells a beginner to learn handheld first, and treats the table as the place for pieces too small to balance a router on. ITS Hub says a variable-speed half-inch router is the machine for large cutters in a table, and names the Trend T11E when you want height set from above.
That half-inch point is a class limit of the router, not a measurement of this aluminium. A shallow groove in a narrow strip sits in range, and a panel-raising cutter does not.
Plates in this set that are actually this size
SavingBird is 235 by 120 by 8 mm, about £12.85 in the extract, with a stated 62 by 70 mm pattern. YDuupxe, about £21.34, prints 70 by 60 mm and states no outline. Lrtzizy is 12 by 12 by 2 cm, about £11.79, and one UK review used an Erbauer palm router with a 35 mm bush. A 120 mm square will not carry a base wider than the plate.
A 64–66 mm collar is not a full-size lift
CISSIYOG and FILFEEL state a 64–66 mm motor and 51 mm of travel. That collar fits a palm-router body, and it does not fit a larger plunge motor. CISSIYOG’s plate is 240 by 200 by 6 mm, about £42.99, with one opening measured at 64.5 mm. FILFEEL, about £56.89, does not claim a lock.
Do not hang a large router on a 200 mm plate because both titles mention about 65 mm.
When UK buyers drilled, filed, or returned
As a rule of thumb, expect to fettle a plate around £12 to £14. If the holes miss, drill a fresh pattern in the aluminium. Do not elongate the original holes so the router can shift.
The contrast is the Trend alloy plate, 305.8 by 229 mm and 6.35 mm thick, about £65.99 in our extract. That plate is wrong for an RT0700C, and a 235 by 120 mm plate is wrong for a router of that size.
Common questions
What hole spacing is printed for an RT0700C plate?
SavingBird prints 62 by 70 mm. ManoMano UK prints 60 by 70 mm for the same 235 by 120 mm outline. YDuupxe prints 70 by 60 mm and 56 by 45 by 54.3 mm, with no outline. Offer the base up to the listing. If the centres miss, it is a different small router.
Will that plate take a full-size DeWalt or Makita?
No. These small plates and 64–66 mm collars suit a trim router whose holes match, not a half-inch plunge router. SavingBird’s UK reviews record DeWalt misses, and the DCW600B has its own spacing. The Trend plate, 305.8 by 229 mm, is the contrast, and it is wrong for an RT0700C.
Is a 64–66 mm lift the same as a lift for a plunge router?
No. CISSIYOG and FILFEEL state 64–66 mm and 51 mm of travel, and FILFEEL does not claim a lock. SpeTool, outside this set, states 65–107 mm motors on a plate about 235 by 298 mm and claims a lock. Do not hang a large router on a 200 mm plate because a title says 65 mm.
What did UK buyers have to file or redrill?
SavingBird reviews call RT0702CX4 holes slightly out, while a VonHaus palm router fitted one buyer. CISSIYOG reviews report DeWalt and Ryobi misses and a Katsu fit. If your holes miss, drill a new pattern. Do not slot the original holes so the router can shift.
Is a 120 mm square plate a table plate?
Lrtzizy is 12 by 12 by 2 cm, about £11.79, used in one UK review with an Erbauer palm router and a 35 mm bush. It is a mini plate. It will not carry a base wider than the aluminium, and it is not the Trend plate at 305.8 by 229 mm.
What work is a trim router in a table actually for?
It is for pieces too small to balance a router on, which is how a UK Workshop contributor limits table work after handheld practice. A shallow groove on a narrow strip fits. ITS Hub names a variable-speed half-inch router, and the Trend T11E, for large cutters. That limit is the motor’s, not the plate’s.
Related pages
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.
- HSE — Wood dust (retrieved 16 October 2026)
- HSE WIS22 — CNC and hand-fed routing (retrieved 16 October 2026)
- HSE WD5 — Extraction on routers (retrieved 16 October 2026)
- General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (retrieved 16 October 2026)
- GOV.UK — General Product Safety Regulations 2005, Great Britain (retrieved 16 October 2026)
- Axminster — How to set up your router table (retrieved 16 October 2026)
- D&M Tools — Trend RTI/PLATE/A (retrieved 16 October 2026)
- UK Workshop — Router table insert plates (retrieved 16 October 2026)