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woodwork router choice?
nick205 - 22/1/06 at 12:56 PM

Can anyone recomend a good woodworking router?

What features are most important - e.g. collect size, power etc?

Budget of about £80

Cheers
Nick


alfaman - 22/1/06 at 01:21 PM

what do you plan to use it for?


stevec - 22/1/06 at 01:48 PM

I bought a Wickes cheapo one a few years back It was a 900watt plunge router with a selection of bits. I built a staircase with it and it did a good job. It does depend what you need it for though, you should get one within your budget.


flyingkiwi - 22/1/06 at 02:40 PM

screwfix do a good selection from the dirt cheap to yeeha expensive. Got the cheap ferm plunge router which does a good job.

screwfix


JonBowden - 22/1/06 at 05:02 PM

If you are not sure what you want, you could buy the cheapest, use it for a while, then you will know what you need (or perhaps the cheap one is good enough).
I bought a B&Q cheapo (<£20) and so far it has been adequate for my limited needs


nick205 - 22/1/06 at 05:07 PM

Cheers Guys,

Just bought a Black and Decker router of Ebay for £40 with a set of 10 bits. Spec seems reasonable and price was good.

Only needed for light jobs (dashboard etc) so should be OK.

Nick