I have decided to add one of these to the shop, but am having a very difficult time deciding which. The Multi-router looks fantastic, but at its price I could purchase a nice mortiser.
I read the earlier posts regarding the Laguna Platinum Mortiser, and in talking to the Laguna sales rep, it sounds like they have made some substantial changes to this machine just recently, making it much stronger, but still keeping the low price. Laguna makes a nice mortiser for about $4000 which looks like it would be the best thing on the market for the money; however, I cannot find any reviews of it anywhere.
Also in consideration is the Felder FD 250 and the Hammer D3. These machines have been equally difficult to find user reviews.
And finally, I have found a used Frommia moriser for about $700 which looks ok, but I fear the table just isn't as precise as the newer machines.
Which one would you use and why? Is there another machine I should consider? I'm not interested in making a jig or modifying some other machine to make it work as a horizontal slot mortiser.
Thanks for any info, opinions or experiences anyone can offer.
Greg Stahl