Mark Dailey wrote:
I have looked on the Internet and cannot find the answer to this question:

If I get a plunge router will it do EVERYTHING that a fixed base router
will do if the base is locked up?

I think so. The difference is degree of precision of depth adjustment.
Fixed base is more precise. Get router combo pack, the one which comes
with both fixed base and plunge. For example see:
http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=prod...521-353-1617PK
You can attach fixed base to some simple improvised router table and
use plung base for a hand held use.

Dmitri