Bill Fields
03-16-2005, 12:21 AM
Looking to upgrade my ancient Sears sheet metal router table to something more serious.
I have a new Sears (tiny) combo fixed/plunge router (about $100) that seems Ok for light duty, and a newly acquired Chinese copy of a Makita 3hp plunge router that is powerful indeed--Harbor Freight--$80. Definitely NOT a Porter Cable -but basically OK.
BTW--not knocking the little Sears thing--it cuts dovetails and roundover edges in oak w/o whining at all.
HF has a 96# table that looks OK, and Rockler has a "heavy router" price on their nice package for $180.
Anyone with experince in this??
Thanks--
Bill
I have a new Sears (tiny) combo fixed/plunge router (about $100) that seems Ok for light duty, and a newly acquired Chinese copy of a Makita 3hp plunge router that is powerful indeed--Harbor Freight--$80. Definitely NOT a Porter Cable -but basically OK.
BTW--not knocking the little Sears thing--it cuts dovetails and roundover edges in oak w/o whining at all.
HF has a 96# table that looks OK, and Rockler has a "heavy router" price on their nice package for $180.
Anyone with experince in this??
Thanks--
Bill