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   oldusty | Sep 30, 2007 05:41pm | #1

   Philip ,

              The price is less than just a router would be , if you need a dedicated router and table and the power plant / motor is good then it sounds like a deal .

         Offer $100 if you want it and split the difference

                                  dusty

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   WillGeorge | Oct 03, 2007 06:03am | #5

   Hell, ya' would pay that much for a new motor!

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   forestgirl | Sep 30, 2007 06:44pm | #2

   The price is certainly reasonable, as new it runs around $450.  The question you need to answer is whether you want a shaper, or a router in a table.  There have been several discussions here on such a decision.  Can't give you links for those, but here's a couple of places to read the pros and cons:
   http://benchmark.20m.com/articles/ShaperVersusRouter/shaper_versus_router.html

   Pat Warner's take on it:
   http://patwarner.com/router_or_shaper.html

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   
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   flipstuff | Oct 01, 2007 01:51am | #3

   thanks dusty and forestgirl, i will research a bit more.

   i was just wondering if this small size made it more of a toy-like tool, whether i'd be frustrated, etc. in truth i'm not doing tons of router work but it appeals because of the price and built in table.

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   frenchy | Oct 01, 2007 05:50pm | #4

   flipstuff,

      I started out with something like that, it was better than the average router lift table but it couldn't one pass big bits. I sold mine for $150 and bought a 3 hp one from Grizzly.

    It really depends on you..  If you have the patience to use a router table this will work well and cost less. New something like that sells for $315.00