Hi all, looking for a router table. Haven`t a clue where to start. Its for a
Freud 1/2 inch router. Doing general work nothing specific. Dont really want
a pile of ****e, but neither do I want to pay £300.

Anyone have any experience of using them, any good and bad points to a
certain model.

Also Buy and Queue are doing the rexon mitre saw and stand for circa £70, is
it a pile of dog pooh or worth it for serious diy.

Thanks all.

John

"John Woodhall" wrote:

Hi all, looking for a router table. Haven`t a clue where to start. Its for a
Freud 1/2 inch router. Doing general work nothing specific. Dont really want
a pile of ****e, but neither do I want to pay £300.

Anyone have any experience of using them, any good and bad points to a
certain model.

I use a B&Q (spit..) PPro router table. It works ok, but doesnt move me to
shout its praises from the rooftops.

The experience I had went something like this..

Me - Norm's (Norm Abrams NYW) got a router table, can I have one?
She - Go on then if it will keep you quiet.
Me (Back from B&Q) - Cool!
Me - It's built, love!
Me - Here we go...
Me and She - %&$$£&% that's loud! It's not that loud on the television (!!)
Me - Just popping to B&Q dear, ear defenders you know...
She (muttering) - Idiot.

Moral of the story? Ear defenders are a must with router tables, and damned
useful with other power-tools.

Steve (that's STEVE.. Beg pardon?)

Steve.

Overlord of the Stuffed Attic.
If it moves, I'll keep it..
If it stands still, I'll keep it..
If I want it, it's up there somewhere...

If I've not yet used it, it's not been kept long enough...

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On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 19:11:02 +0000, wrote:

I use a B&Q (spit..) PPro router table. It works ok, but doesnt move me to
shout its praises from the rooftops.

I have one of those too. In its favour I would say that it is quite
solidly built, though I'm none too fussy about the curved "legs" that
came with it. I think in due course I'll be treating these to a visit
to the skip and a replacement with a proper workbench on which to
stand it.

I haven't actually used it in earnest yet, though I did mount my Trend
T9 in it - seemed to be okay though fannying about with screws and
nuts to get the mounting plate aligned really didn't fill me with
wondrous praise.

PoP

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On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 19:11:02 +0000, wrote:

I use a B&Q (spit..) PPro router table. It works ok, but doesnt move me
to
shout its praises from the rooftops.

I have a Wolfcraft, and use it a lot. Claims to take most routers (I have a
half inch Freud). I had to drill the adaptor plate provided, but no big
deal. Bigger than the B&Q, so may depend on how much space you have. I
like it. I might even stand on the roof and praise it at moderate volume.

ZD