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PostPosted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:08 pm 
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Any opinions on the Bosch RA1171 Benchtop Router Table? Or is there a better one out there?

http://www.boschtools.com/Products/Tools/Pages/BoschProductDetail.aspx?pid=RA1171

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:30 am 
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There is not much to a router table. The Bosch looks OK, but it is fairly small. I made my own and it is about 40" x 24" which gives lots of surface area and support to work pieces.


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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 5:57 pm 
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I had a incra set up made for me by a UK supplier, they are worth looking at

http://www.incra.com/

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:39 pm 
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What does that unit cost? Personally I love my Veritas (Lee Valley) router table and would not give it up for anything.


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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:53 pm 
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There's not much to a router table and that one looks just fine. The feather boards on the fence are a really nice feature.


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PostPosted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 12:39 am 
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It usually goes for $199 american, but woodcraft has it for $179, seems like it's better than most commercial benchtop router tables.


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PostPosted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 2:06 am 
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I went with the original Incra JIg

http://www.incra.com/product_rtf_originaljig.htm

Can't remember how much it cost but it included drilling the plate to fit my router. I remember I chose my router (triton) first and then fitted the table around it. I don't use the router for anything else it is permanently fitted to the table.


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