Harbor Freight router table
Anyone have any experience with these Harbor Freight router tables, on
sale for $180. might be worth a look: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...%20ACCESSORIES TIA Dan |
Harbor Freight router table
I have no direct experience using it, just looking at it in the store,
but here are a few observations: (1) The included router is only 720 W (6 Amps at 120 V), which is more like 3/4 HP, not the claimed 1 HP. For table use, you'll probably want something beefier, like 13-15 Amps. I can't tell if you could fit a larger router to the table (2) I can't tell the size of the table opening, which is important for larger bits. Of course, for larger bits, you'd want a more powerful router. (3) A total of 180 little bolts, nuts and washers to assemble the stand? It would just about as quick (and more solid) to build your own stand out of plywood. (4) Finally, even on sale, it's not that cheap. Harbor Freight has some good bang-for-the-buck items, but I don't think this is one of them. For the same money, I'd suggest that you either: (A) Buy a good router, like a Hitachi M12V, and build a simple table and fence, or (B), if you already have a router, get an Incra fence package. I think either of these will be more satisfactory in the long run. |
Harbor Freight router table
Dan wrote:
Anyone have any experience with these Harbor Freight router tables, on sale for $180. might be worth a look: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...=621&pricetype =S&categoryname=WOODWORKING%20%20ACCESSORIES TIA Dan I made my router table out of an old floor standing Televison cabinet,had to strengthen a bit though and the bottom drawer was used for storing various bits&pieces of router acessories with additional trays added above in the cabinet itself with ample room to remove the router for cleaning. -- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite |
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