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1. 
   mapleman | Jan 19, 2007 07:21pm | #1

   idman,

   Check out the General, I don't have it but I hear it's real nice.

   Lee

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   spitfire | Jan 19, 2007 11:36pm | #2

   Wasn't there a review of bench top mortisers in FWM a year or so ago?

   I too am in the market for a goop bench mortiser

   Spirtfire

2. 
   Routerman | Jan 20, 2007 12:02am | #3

   You can't try this router option out but you can study it.

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   merlvern | Jan 20, 2007 12:50am | #4

   the 2006 tool review had the general and delta (theres 2 deltas, but the good one has a chunkier base) as their top picks. the general is $399 with more options, the delta is $250, they both are 1/2hp.

   i asked the same question a while ago, look for the post. some of the guys suggested and i've been doing mortises with my router. for moneys sake.

   good luck to you

   btw, i think that post was over in breaktime.

   
   

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   Edited 1/19/2007 4:52 pm ET by merlvern

   
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   astro | Jan 21, 2007 07:44pm | #5

   I have the "chunkier" delta which I like very much. Although I'm hardly a mortise expert nor do I run the thing 12 hours a day, I can't imagine there is a huge reason to spend more for a benchtop mortiser. I suppose its a different story if you are looking at the freestanding versions (i.e. the Powermatic). At any rate, no regrets on my part with the Delta.

    

   R