G.E.R.R.Y. wrote:

Which is better under a router table, plunge or non-plunge? I've
watched the Router Workshop on TV with the older guy and his son and
they swear by the plunge router with the springs removed. Is there a
real advantage to that or is it just individual preferences?

Gerry so many questions, so little knowledge

P.S. Yet another question, is there a proper name for "non-plunge"?

Some plunge routers can be adjusted for height with the router under the
table--the plunge mechanism becomes in effect a router lift. That's not
possible with any non-plunge I know of unless you use a router lift. On
the other hand, the highest-capacity non-plunge routers can swing a larger
diameter bit than the highest capacity plunge routers with the exception, I
believe, of the Triton. Really depends on what you want to do and how much
you want to spend. A non-plunge router in a lift is from an operational
viewpoint a more satisfactory solution IMO, but it's also more expensive.

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