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I don't know about everyone here, but I still don't see a real
comprehensive analysis in the magazines with the features important to
me as to which router out there is really the best for a router table.
Here are the criteria I think are important. I know I have missed a
few, so I would be interested in other's enhancements.

* Router should have a tabletop height adjuster built in. (Why pay the
cost for a router lift today when so many have the feature. Some cost
more than the router!!)

I guess the perfect router could be built, the the lift overcomes many of
the shortcomings of the routers that exist. They have that long stroke you
want and the adjustments are extremely precisce and can be zeroed out from
any position..



* A bent wrench to remove the bit from top of the table. I made one
for my MLCS extender. I don't know how you can work without one.

I have a Bosch router in a Benchdog lift. Don't see the need for a bent
wrench, but maybe it is needed for other models. OTOH, I do need two
wrenches when with design changes it can be made to lock another way and
thus only use one.


A good lift sells for $239 to $359 or so. I wonder what it would add to the
cost of a router to add all those features into a single unit. Of course it
would have to be modular so the router motor could be easily replaced if it
craps out after a few years so as not to have to toss the entire works.
Then the mounting ate would have to be adjustable or replaceable to
accommodate all the various cutout sizes that exist. The answer to that
would be to have Microsoft make the router, thus setting the standard for
everyone

The downside is the ability for the weekender to grow slowly. First came
the router. Later came the table, much later came the lift. Doing it all
at once would have been more difficult.
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Ed
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