On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 08:11:10 -0500, "Alexander Galkin"
wrote:

I am in the market for router table and raised panel bit set. I am going to
do a lot of raised panels so I want to buy quality table and bits but I have
a budget. I never owned or used router table before. Any recommendations
would be appreciated. I thought of buying a router table top with fence and
building base myself from MDF. Another question: do I absolutely need a
router lift or I can do without it? I have Makita RF1101 fix/plunge router
combo.


I built the router table using Norm's plan. It works well but I made
a few changes to the plan--nigher drawers for the bits, thicker front
door, side dust collection port, etc. It has handcut dovetailed
drawers and white ok trim. I cost me about $200 to make and I could
not buy a quality table for that price. A router lift would be really
nice to have, but I could not find one at a reasonable cost so I do
without one and remove the router (a PC 3HP heavy router) after each
use. Maybe someday I'll make a router lift from an old scissor auto
jack.