"Never Enough Money" wrote in message
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After several postings to the thread "Triton Router - she no start" I
began to think that we need to re-open the oft discussed topic of
routers. I've posted many times to this news group asking about router
lifts. However, I must confess, I never bought one. Now progress has
delivered routers with built-in above the table adjustments.

So

1. Are router lifts a dying breed? If so we should see prices drop
soon. ;-)

I think so.

2. What's the new "best under the table router?"
3. It used to be conventional wisdom that a fixed base router under the
table was best, but Fine Woodworking (FWW) just selected the Triton
3.25 HP plunge router as the best of the "new breed" of above the table
adjustment routers. What are the reactions from the rec?

I have the big Triton and it replaced a large Bosch. The Triton has been
doing very well of almost 3 years.

4. I wonder what's in the works from Porter-Cable, Milwaukee, Festool,
etc.?

IIRC the Milwaukee has had a couple of models out a bit longer than Triton.
PC has recently gotten into the game.

5. For us old guys that bought routers before all the above the table
adjustment ideas materialized, would it be better to buy one of the new
breed or buy that long lusted for router lift? I hear router lifts
still have superior precsion.....

The router lifts are very precise but in 30 years of woodworking I have
never needed to be that precise. It is easy enough to eye ball the
settings. The built in models are precise enough IMHO, past that it gets a
bit AR.