Router for Router Table

[John F. Gates]

What routers do you guys have for router tables? I need to upgrade and have an old 1.5 hp bosch and love the ease of adjustment....

The guys on Router Workshop use plunge routers with the springs removed. Not sure of how to proceed. I think that the "router lift" thing is a bit over the top and unnecessary.

Thanks! John

Love that AK winter!

[tod evans]

table or handheld the industry standard for routers is portercable....02 tod

[Bob Noles]

I love my D/W 618 both in and out of my table

[Ron Fritz]

John; I have a DeWalt 621 plunge router mounted in a table. It's 2HP and variable speed. I prefer a plunge router in a table for fast, easy height adjustment, but it also has fine tuning adjustments. I have no complaints about this router.

[Bob Johnson2]

I use the Dewalt 625, it's kind of big for out of the table use though.

[Charles McCracken]

There are new routers hitting the market now that have built-in lifts including the Milwaukee, Triton and the new Freud FT1700 (2-1/4HP) and soon to be available FT3000 (3-1/4HP).

Charles M
Freud America, Inc.

[Dave Tinley]

There are new routers hitting the market now that have built-in lifts including the Milwaukee, Triton and the new Freud FT1700 (2-1/4HP) and soon to be available FT3000 (3-1/4HP).

Charles M
Freud America, Inc.

Hmmmm..............
I am thinking of replacing my M12v-
Could you maybe elaborate on this new FT3000??
Ok, ok, I know, you dont want the word to get out too early. Tell you what, I will hold my ear close to the monitor and you whisper the details.

LIKE WHEN CAN I BUY THIS JEWELL ???????

Dave

[Gary Whitt]

I use the Hitachi M12V.
It is a real workhorse router.
Amazon has them for around $160 - $170.
Hard to beat or even match that router for the money.

If it ever tears up, I'd be looking at the new Freud 3 1/4 hp model.

[Larry Fox]

Porter Cable 7539 Plunge Router with Plunge Lift from Woodpeck - nice combination for me. I left the springs in. It seems as though the PC 7518 (or at least the motor) is the de facto standard for table mounted routers in the 3-hp range.

[Scott Berg]

I also have the Hitachi M12 V which has gone up in price recently
Love it so far

[Jim Becker]

PC 7518 15 amp router is in my table.

[Charles McCracken]

Dave,

The FT3000 will have the same "guts" as the current FT2000/FT2200 but will have above the table height adjustment and bit change. AFAIK, they are in production now and should be available within the next 2 months.

Charles M
Freud America, Inc.

[Mike Hollingsworth]

The milwaukee routers can be adjusted from the base.
No need for expensive lifts!!!
Now they make a 3 hp, like the big PC.

After I paid the big bucks for a bench dog.

[Joe Johnson]

I recently bought the Milwaukee 5625 for my router table and like it a lot. It lifts out real easy for bit changes and coarse heighth adjustments and comes with a T handle wrench for above the table micro adjustments. Don't need an expensive router lift.

[Mark Rios]

I have the FT2000 under my router table and it's been great for 2 years now.