On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 15:42:13 GMT, you wrote in rec.woodworking:
> Thanks for the reply. You are absolutely right about the switch. Thanks.
>
> I agree that I should get a fixed base router for the table. I'm kind of
> looking for something to get by with a little while. Other things are in
> the budget that have a higher yearning right now (dust collector, band saw,
> brad nailer).
>
> Bob
Bob,
Look at http://www.patwarner.com/. There is also a great reference in this groups FAQ, but apparently I didn't record it in my
bookmarks. I'll try to find it. Pat Warner talks a lot about router selection for hand-held and router table use. He (and most) agree
that plunge routers don't make the best routers for table use (my biggest gripe is that plunge routers have too much stuff in the
way for in-table bit changes, and that they don't plunge deep enough to get many profile bits through a router plate and possibly a
sled and up to the bottom of the stock) -- and that the P-C 7518 is the best router table router ever built, and has been for many
years.
However, having said that, Pat goes on to talk about the practicalities of limited budgets and using various plunge routers in
under-table applications (like dealing with the springs now working against you, adjustment, access, keeping them clean, etc.).
Regards,
Wayne
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