I have never felt 5hp was not enough on any of my tools. I am not a business. The largest cutter I spin is a Freud carbide insert raised panel cutter. I usually take multiple cuts at slower feed speeds to reduce tear out and get better cut quality. I wanted to add the only negative on the Laguna is the above table controls. This gets in the way of the power feeder sometimes. I am trying to figure how to mount it under the front of the table like it's twin the PM2700. Grizzly now has the G0900 which is also a twin but does not come with the router bit collets if that matters.