Kreg Dock & Go Trim Router Table: Compatibility and Setup

The Kreg Dock & Go Trim Router Table (KRTRT150) is built around one good idea: a clear baseplate with a handle that snaps in and out of a small table. Mount your trim router to that plate once, and you can pull it out for handheld routing or circle cutting, then drop it back in the table, without swapping bases every time.

Two things are worth knowing before you buy one. First, the product page says it fits “all major trim router brands,” but Kreg’s own manual lists exact models, and those are the ones to trust. Second, Kreg’s own 20V trim router is on that list, yet the router’s manual says not to use it in a router table. More on both below.

If you’re setting up a Kreg trim router more generally, our Kreg trim router setup guide covers corded vs. cordless, base plates, and dust collection. And if you use the Kreg 20V router handheld, we make a hose adapter for it, plus a 6″ acrylic base plate for Kreg trim routers. This article sticks to the table.

Which routers fit the Kreg Dock & Go table?

Kreg’s manual for the KRTRT150 matches lettered hole groups on the plate to specific routers. Here’s the list:

Brand	Model listed by Kreg	Mounting-hole group
Kreg	KPTRT025A	A
Ridgid	R860443B	B
Flex	FX4221-1F	C
Ryobi	PCL424B	D
Craftsman	CMCW400B	E
DeWalt	DCW600B	F
Milwaukee	2723-20	G
Metabo	M18080AQ4	H; same pattern as A
Masterforce	CR326	I; same pattern as A
Kobalt	K7TR-03	J
Makita	RT0701C	K
Performax	ERM103	L
Bosch	Colt PR20EVS	M

The chart also lists four plunge bases: the Bosch PR011, DeWalt DNP612, Makita 196094-2, and Einhell TRR011. A listed base doesn’t mean every motor that fits that base is covered, so check the full model number on both the router and the base, and read the router’s own manual.

If your router isn’t on the list, don’t drill your own holes just because the pattern looks close. Kreg’s Q&A on the product page, for example, says the Ryobi PBLRR01B isn’t on the chart. The plate is meant to be used as it comes; for anything unlisted, ask Kreg first.

The catch with Kreg’s own 20V router

Here’s the odd one. Kreg’s April 2026 Dock & Go manual lists its own 20V trim router, the KPTRT025A, in hole group A, and even shows a Kreg battery router mounted under the table. But the KPTRT025A’s own manual says, “Do not use in a router table.”

Until Kreg clears that up for this exact combination, we’d go with the router manual’s warning. The same goes for any router on the list: the chart tells you the holes line up, not that the router’s maker is fine with table use.

Set up the table in the right order

Unplug the router or pull its battery before you start, and keep it that way until the test cut.

1. Build the table and fence. Install the legs, the four plate-leveling setscrews, the plate bumper, fence, guard hinge, backer boards, guard, and dust swivel as the manual shows.
2. Mount the router to the plate. Take off the router’s factory base, line up the plate’s lettered holes for your model, and start the screws loosely.
3. Center it before you tighten. Raise the motor, push the supplied centering pin through the plate, and tighten it in the collet. Let the plate shift into line, tighten the mounting screws, then remove the pin.
4. Dock it. Set the plate in the opening against the bumper and pull the handle down. It should sit fully captured, with no rocking and no raised edge.
5. Level the corners. Use the supplied Allen wrench on the four setscrews until the plate is flush with the top. A high edge catches the work; a low one lets it dip toward the bit.
6. Snug the bumper. Adjust it with a screwdriver so the plate is held tight. Check it again any time the plate or router comes off.
7. Set the fence and test. Loosen both fence T-knobs, set the fence, tighten both, lower the guard, and make your first cut in scrap.

Don’t skip the centering step. If the router sits off-center on the plate, the bit won’t be centered in the opening, and the circle-cutting marks won’t give you the size you expect. Once it’s together, turn the bit by hand with the power off and check clearance at full depth.

Clamp it down, even though it can stand on its own

Kreg sells the table as free-standing, bench-mounted, or wall-mounted. The safety section of the manual is stricter: secure it to a bench or wall whenever you use it. We’d follow the manual.

On a bench, you can clamp the leg flanges or screw through their predrilled holes. For a wall or bench-edge setup, the manual shows screwing through the rear countersunk holes into a wood support with #10 x 2 1/2″ wood screws. Get into framing or solid wood; drywall alone won’t hold it.

Wall mounting saves space, but a long board can lever the table off the wall. Add infeed or outfeed support when the stock hangs past the top, and make sure you can get to the switch, cord or battery, and dust hose without reaching past the bit.

Guarding, dust collection, and feed direction

The clear guard flips up so you can see the bit while you set the fence. Keep it down when you cut, and unplug the router before you change bits, move the fence, level the plate, or clear packed chips.

The dust swivel clips into the back of the guard hinge and turns so the hose can clear a wall or bench. Kreg doesn’t list the port size, so measure it before you buy a hose cuff. Wear eye and hearing protection and a dust mask either way.

Feed fence-guided work right to left, against the bit’s rotation. That’s Kreg’s guidance too, and the manual warns against climb cutting because it can pull the work out of your control. Keep the stock against the table and fence, use push blocks on small pieces, and never start the router with the work touching the bit.

The plate doubles as a circle cutter

Take the plate out of the table and it becomes a circle jig. It has pivot holes for circles from 3 1/2″ to 15″ in diameter, in 1/4″ steps, with separate holes depending on whether you’re keeping the inside or the outside of the cut.

Kreg’s method: drill a 1/8″ pivot hole at the center, use a 1/4″ straight bit, start at 1/8″ deep, and go no more than another 1/8″ per pass. Support the piece you’re keeping on the last pass so it can’t drop or twist into the bit. If the show face can’t have a hole in it, drill the pivot from the back without going all the way through.

This is handheld routing, so the table’s fence and guard aren’t doing anything for you here. Take the plate and router out together, make sure the handle is on, clamp the work, and follow your router manual for direction and speed.

Where the compact table makes sense

The Dock & Go is made for light trim-router work: small edge profiles, flush trimming with a bearing bit, small rabbets and dados, and repeat parts that go faster with a fence. It takes up far less room than a 24″ x 32″ cabinet-style table, and popping the router back out for handheld work takes seconds.

The limits are real, though. The manual caps bits at 1 3/8″ in diameter on a 1/4″ shank and calls the table light-duty. The small top doesn’t support long or wide boards well, and the fence has no micro-adjust, no miter slot, and none of the add-ons a full-size table has. For raised panels, big profiles, heavy cuts, or production runs, use a full-size table with a 2 1/4 HP or bigger router.

If a cut feels like too much for it, it probably is. Take lighter passes with a sharp bit, stay under the bit’s speed limit, add outside support for the stock, and move to a bigger setup when the job outgrows this one.

Before your first cut

• Find your exact router model on Kreg’s hole chart.
• If you have the Kreg KPTRT025A, get Kreg’s answer on table use first.
• Unplug or pull the battery before assembly, adjustments, bit changes, or clearing chips.
• Center the router with the pin before you tighten the plate screws.
• Level all four corners and snug the bumper.
• Clamp or screw the table to a bench or wall.
• Use a 1/4″-shank bit no bigger than 1 3/8″, and check clearance at full depth.
• Lower the guard, hook up the dust swivel, and make a test cut in scrap.
• Feed right to left and keep your hands clear of the bit.
• Support long stock on the infeed and outfeed side.

For a small shop, the Dock & Go is a smart little table, as long as you treat Kreg’s router list as exact and take the “trim” in trim router table seriously.