"J. Clarke" wrote in message
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G.E.R.R.Y. wrote:

Some plunge routers can be adjusted for height with the router under the
table--the plunge mechanism becomes in effect a router lift.

Huh? Unless you disable the springs, the plunge routers become twice as
heavy to lift or adjust under the table. Now if you are talking avout the
fine tune adjustments that some plunge routers are capable of making, I
agree.

That's not possible with any non-plunge I know of unless you use a router
lift.

Lets see, Bosch, Porter Cable, DeWalt, Milwaukee all make fixed base
routers that have the ability to raise and lower in minute increments if
necessary when used in a router table.

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.

And the 1611 Bosch, 1619 Bosch, 3612 Makita, DeWalt 625, and the M12V
Hitachi can easily handle wide raised panel bits. These are all plunge
routers and some of them have been around since the 80's.