AlexW writes:

Set Square wrote:
Has anyone tried one of these http://tinyurl.com/7ag7e ?

It sounds too good to be true for 60 quid - but I've bought other
Erbauer kit which seems to be fairly well made. Any comments?

I have a second-hand example of the previous version. The new version
looks very similar. However, the new version has a 2100W motor and is
half a kilo heavier, so there are clearly internal differences. My
1850W version has a soft start and it's not clear that the 2100W
version does. The bushes which are supposed to keep both sides of the
body parallel on their respective plunge bars leave a lot to be
desired on mine when the depth is not locked, but I don't know whether
they're all like that.

On the whole, I'm not convinced the 1850W version is worth the GBP 85
which Screwfix sell them for. There's nothing exceptionally fine
about the design or build as far as I can tell. I suspect the 2100W
version is only worth the GBP 60 if you want some of the features not
available on a Happy Hedgehog model (e.g. the 8-stage turret,
rack-and-pinion depth scale or easily-accessible motor brushes, etc).
Personally; if I had to buy a 1/2" router for occasional DIY use, I'd
go for a Happy Hedgehog (such as
URL:http://www.toolstation.com/search.html?searchstr=28295)---but
I'm not a tool snob.

Never tried it but: the fence & trammels looks flimsy for a big
router,

The trammel and guide rods are suitably sturdy. But the fence is
flimsy---and made much more flimsy by the fine-adjuster. I think all
routers in the bottom half of the price range have rubbish fences. If
I need to use a fence, I use a plain softwood homemade one, which
obviously doesn't have any micro-adjustment. Good after-market guide
fences are available separately...

there does not appear to be a precision plunge adjust.

The knob on the top left of the picture is the plunge depth
fine-adjuster, if that's what you mean.

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Mark