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   dgreen | Sep 18, 2006 02:24am | #1

   $206.00 US on Amazon.com today.

   Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves. ~Italian Proverb
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   Troy | Sep 18, 2006 09:01pm | #2

   Nice Router but as the other person posted you can get it for a much better price from Amazon.

   Troy

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   QCInspector | Sep 18, 2006 09:48pm | #3

   AVC please fill out some of your profile so that we know roughly where you are. Since you've mentioned CAD$ I'll assume you're north of the 49th like I am.

   When I looked after Christmas they were running about $375 at BusyBee, House of Tools, and Home Despot. I ended up ordering it from the States from Craftsman Gallery http://www.chipsfly.com/ along with the Quick Change Chuck (about $50 US) that they sell. After the exchange, shipping, etc., it came to about $350.

   Obviously from what the other poster said you could do better

   The 625 is more powerful than the 895 (3 hp vs 2 1/4) but doesn't have the plunge depth. I have both plus a couple Makitas. Eventually you will end up with more yourself and the 625 is as good as anything else to start with. What you end up paying is up to you and your haggling skills.

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   ACV | Sep 19, 2006 02:11am | #4

   Thanks for updating me on my profile information...I am a new member...I just updated now.

   I come from Oakville, Manitoba which is about 1 hour outside of Winnipeg to the West but not quite as far as Portage la Prairie.

   Nice knowing there are other Canadians on the forums!

   AllisonAllison Vince

   Oakville, Manitoba, Canada

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   QCInspector | Sep 19, 2006 01:09pm | #6

   "Nice knowing there are other Canadians on the forums!"One you start to discover and poke around other forums you'll find that we infect them all. ;-)Since BruceS correctly said in his post that you need 'Popeye arms' for the bigger routers like the Dewalt, you should give a serious look at trim routers. They can easily be used one handed, if you have big kid cuffers, and it is always my first choice for any light work like rounding over/profiling edges etc. They start at about a hundred bucks and are a useful complement to a big router.Enjoy!

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   BruceS | Sep 19, 2006 03:29am | #5

   Allison,  The DW 625 is a dandy router.  I have one but it's mounted in my router table.  I have used it as a hand held and it works well and is nicely ballanced.  BUT I would not recommend it as your primary hand held router unless you have arms like Popeye.  I would go for the DW621 or their 1 3/4 HP combo kit with plunge and fixed bases.  Also the DW plunge bases are much tighter and smoother operating than their PC cousins.

   Work Safe,  Count to 10 when your done for the day !!

   Bruce S.