Street price: $630 Source: jessemdirect.com Flatness with plate and router: 0.025-in. dip Flatness with lift and router: 0.0028-in. dip Dust collection: Fair
This table is identical to the router table chosen as Best Value (“JessEm Mast-R-Top with Rout-R-Fence and Rout-R-Stand Router Table,” FWW #237), but with a slightly taller fence. There also are scales on the mounting brackets, which make it easier to set the fence’s distance from the bit and to keep the fence parallel to the miter slot, which is helpful when you’re routing cope-and-stick joints with a sled.
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