Router for a router table?

[Dave_G]

Hi,

Just a quick question; which router should I consider to use with a Record router table? I was thinking about the Triton TRB001 - any thoughts?

Dave

 

[Harbo]

DW 625

Rod

 

[Dave_G]

DW 625

Rod

Blimey Rod that was quick - thanks for the suggestion!

 

[matt]

I use the CMT one (albeit with a homebrew table). I think it may be the same as the DW625?

 

[Chems]

You want something with bit change above the table and a fine height adjust, again which you can do through the table. The Tritons are good but defiantly do suffer a few problems.

 

[Dave_G]

The Tritons are good but defiantly do suffer a few problems.

What are those 'few' problems?

 

[big soft moose]

Trend T11 , with an extreme extension - allows both above table height adjustment and above table bit change

 

[Chems]

Its really good, but Wizer has had problems with the rack and pinon stopping working on his, and mine got jammed this week but is ok after a bit of lubricant.

If I was buying another one I'd just a get the £600 festool and be done for life

 

[Argee]

PM sent, Dave.

Ray

 

[woodbloke]

Trend T11 , with an extreme extension - allows both above table height adjustment and above table bit change

Same here...no problems thus far - Rob

 

[lemonjeff]

The Tritons are good but defiantly do suffer a few problems.

What are those 'few' problems?

I got a big Triton after reading about it on the forum and am I disappointed with it in the table, it replaced a Freud which is now going back in.
It has a fault on the fine adjuster, it has a shallower collet resulting in large panel raising cutters sticking out too far. The under table dust extractor port is better on the Freud.
Even though it has a higher power rating than the Freud I reckon it has less grunt when panel raising.
Maybe I was unlucky and got a lemon No pun intended
Jeff.

 

[Mike Wingate]

DW625, or T11. Big and with some power that you can control. Plus plenty of accessories and spares.

 

[Chems]

I like the Triton I do, got it for a great price too.

I guess it depends what your doing, never done any panel raising with it just general straight bits etc and its always been very good.

 

[jhwbigley]

You can drop a Dewalt and it still works...

dont know 'bout the tritons

JHB

 

[mailee]

I have a Hitachi M12 in a table along with a Freud 2000 in another table. I would also agree with the DW 625 as I used to have this in a table too for a while. All good solid routers but as JHB has stated the DW can survive a fall or two mine has many times. :roll:

 

[Chems]

You can drop a Dewalt and it still works...

dont know 'bout the tritons

JHB

Yes dropped mine an a bit came flying off, went back on an it works fine. Was only about 2 weeks old at the time.

 

[Waka]

I've got a Porter Cable in the table, fantastic machine, I think only superseded by the Festool. But then what do I know.

 

[CNC Paul]

I've got a Porter Cable in the table, fantastic machine, I think only superseded by the Festool. But then what do I know.

I have to agree with Waka, I had two Flex routers (Repainted Porter Cable) on my first CNC Machine.... absolutely brilliant, I used to run them for hours on end.

I think they have a work cycle of 50 minutes in the hour, a Dewalt is 10 minutes in the hour.