Quote History Originally Posted By wildearp:
I have a Porter Cable that adjusts from a hole in the table top. It is also mounted in a plate. Why do you hate the plate?
If you are serious, get a shaper. I did a 8 oak raised panel doors and a lot of trim with my router. If I did it more often, I would buy a shaper in a heartbeat.
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Is your Porter Cable a Plunge or Fixed base?
I didn't like that I have to drill the holes, to mount the router to the plate's bottom, then counter sink them for the screw heads to fit flush. I guess if you have a tiny lightweight router, its no big deal. After I bought the bench (hind sights is always 20/20) started reading how if you leave the router mounted to it, the weight will cause the panel to warp or bow downwards.
Also, there is not much for threads that reach though the panel into the router and not a lot of material around each screw after you drill and counter sink.
I just feel like the weight of the router, the lack of threads and thin plastic is going to be problematic.
I though they came pre-drilled for several popular (Bosh, Skill, Dewalt, etc) routers and had a metal inserts that the screws screwed into.
Bad on me for impulse buying because of the discounted price from new, vs figuring out what I really wanted.
Damn that Shaper looks pretty neat.... Super Spendy for me, but neat!!!!
I'll mostly be making trays, crosses and hearts, stuff for the wife and daughters, then custom consoles, speaker pods and trim rings for car audio and custom truck stuff for myself.
Nothing really big.