New router selection advice.
I'm lazy and gone to mind over money. I have a Freud VCEK mounted to my table. I need to route a space in some mdf to fit a battery pack, and also a space to put cards into a cribbage board.
The thought of taking this router off the table .... I don't want to do it.
So, I'm looking for a good router that I can use by hand. Something to do what I mentioned above and other template stuff. I would also like to be able to use it on a sled to flatten slabs (future use). And ideas on a decent higher power router that is reasonably lightweight (the Freud is heavy), will take both 1/4" and 1/2" shanks, and not be in the Festool price range?