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Shawn Honeychurch
04-17-2008, 3:29 PM
I am wondering if anyone has one of these installed on there table saw and if so what they think of it.
http://www.benchdog.com/promax.cfm
Thanks
Shawn
Ron Williams
04-17-2008, 3:32 PM
I have 1 mounted on my shaper with a Bench Dog lift and love it
Greg Cole
04-17-2008, 3:58 PM
Norm errrr Jim Becker has a pretty good post about adding one to his slider I think if you dig some. As I recall his $0.02 was "it's very shaper like", of course some of that depends on the motor ya hang under the table. It's good news for those with small shops and or limited $.
FWIW, my next RT will be that Bench Dog if I buy one versus build.
$0.02
Greg
Bruce Page
04-17-2008, 4:06 PM
I have one and its slicker than stewed oysters. I have since installed a Digi-Router digital readout. It’s a nice system.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=68786
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=76739
Jeremy Taylor
04-17-2008, 4:17 PM
I want one bad but I'm waiting on a deal! Just can't part with the $300+ right now :(
Jim Becker
04-17-2008, 4:34 PM
Yup....sure do, although my application is a little different... ;)
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=54500&highlight=Bench
Ken Shoemaker
04-17-2008, 4:45 PM
I got the table and lift with the PC7518 router motor...
Expensive = Absolutely!!!! Worth it = Cheap at twice the price. Good luck wih your decision.... Ken
Gary Herrmann
04-17-2008, 4:58 PM
There were some sales recently...
Peter Quadarella
04-17-2008, 5:12 PM
I can't find anywhere in the manual how big the top is.
Someday I want the ultimate router table, but I don't have the energy to build one right now (too many shop projects in a row), so I'm keeping my eye out. My main concern would be it not being big enough.
I currently have a portable router table mounted to a little rolling cabinet, but its a bit on the small side.
Stan Welborn
04-17-2008, 5:35 PM
I have one but not mounted in a TS. I mounted it in a workbench. I use their prolift and a 7518 router. Set up was dang near as expensive as a shaper, but not when I go to buy tooling.
John Hedges
04-17-2008, 5:54 PM
I have one. It was initially mounted in a TS wing on my contractors saw. I put a QuickLift with the Big Milwaukee Router and it's a great combo. However, when I got a PM2000 the table was deeper so it would not fit without shimming, so I set it up in the outfeed table like this and love it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/hedgehog55/RouterTable/IMG_1012.jpg?t=1208469229
Shawn Honeychurch
04-17-2008, 6:09 PM
That is a sweet setup John;
I just finished building a router table, but had not settled on a top for it, then I saw the Bench Dog top and the wheels started turning.
I have a Delta 36-390c TS, and I want to mount it into the end of a workbench to save space, so with the bench dog I would have a triple space saver. TS, router table and work bench all in one.
Any one else make a similar top for a lower price point?
Shawn
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