I've used the jet small shaper (2 HP I think) and have a friend with the small shop fox. They are basically slow speed heavy router tables.
Depending on what he has with that shaper it would be nice to have, even if you don't hog stuff out on it. You can't build a router table anywhere near it for close to that cost.
It is under powered for a shaper but will be every bit as powerful as a router in a table.
A 1.75 HP router draws about 10 amps at 110 that shaper is 16. Different motors make for different HP ratings.
Joe
JC Custom WoodWorks
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