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 Post subject: Plunge Router?
PostPosted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 8:06 pm 
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Does anyone have any suggestions on a real good plunge router to router out for inlays?

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 12:16 am 
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Here are some comments on routers from The Journal of Light Construction website.

http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/show ... ht=routers

http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/show ... ht=routers

http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/show ... ht=routers

http://www.epinions.com/search/?submitt ... mit=Search

For routing out hardwood to insert inlays, IMO, you will need power (3 hp at least), soft start feature, ease of use and adjustment, good balance, vacumm port to attach a vacumm to. The brands it seems most recommended are Bosch, Makita, Fein, Festool, Hitachi. Good brands with less favorable opinions are Freud, Porter Cable, Skil, Dewalt, Ryobi, Craftsman, amongst others.


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 1:11 am 
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I'll vouch for the Festool. Has infinite adjustments and good balance. I don't think the vacuum port works that great though, could be my vacuum.


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:11 am 
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Yeah, but no router picks up all that well unless it is on a table with a dust box and a chip collector. Just buy a broom. :D :D

in all seriousness, lots of folks seem to like the big Dewalt. Fein makes a really nice one but she is pricey.


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I'd have to go with Bosch. weighted really nice and plenty of power with adjustable speeds and a soft start. Easy to maneuver and good visibility.


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 9:50 am 
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I am a Makita diehard but I had to go with Bosch on my router. For me they where heads and tails above the rest. I vote for Bosch as well.

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