Router Table Quest
Ok, here’s the dilemma: I need a router table. I also only will have a shop space of about 12’ x 24’. In this space, I will house a TS, floor DP, work bench, a dust collector, and (hopefully) a BS. In other words, space is a premium. The questions that come into play are: 1) should I purchase/manufacture a router table extension wing for my TS?; 2) purchase/manufacture a table top version that can be stowed out of the way?, or 3) go for a full sized router table, knowing that it too will also be used to accumulate stuff – just like every other horizontal surface I come in contact with? Peeling off further layers of the onion, I’ve viewed some pretty nice products from Lee Valley, and Bench Dog, and have toyed with everything from getting the cast iron Bench Dog extension wing to getting the whole set up from Lee Valley and building a cabinet. Suggestions anyone (as if we’d have a shortage of those here)?
BTW, I have a Makita 1100 (right #?), which like the PC, has two bases, but....
Tool Crib has the Hitachi M12V on sale for $159, and it comes with some extras.....should I go ahead and get one as a dedicated router table machine?
Maurice
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