Router's whcih one

[jackiew]

warning ... if you try and buy a router from Bunnings in Nunawading and you have bumps on your chest be prepared to do battle to be allowed to purchase anything larger than the smallest Router...."We don't like to sell the more powerful tools to the ladies ...." . Having finally convinced the charming but somewhat misguided sales assistant that I really didn't want the little Bosch I then tried to buy a straight router bit ( they keep them locked up in a cabinet ). The guy then floored me by saying - are you sure "they're very expensive you know ...." . Like the Router was going to be much use with no bits!!!!

[Zed]

sounds like sexixt behaviour to me jackie, you should sue 'em... :eek:

at the very least you might be able to con them out of some additional bits...

[woodymarts]

I have a dewalt router (the rolls royce of the rotter world)
woodymarts

[bitingmidge]

I think it's time for a new Router poll....the results of this one are probably skewed in the light of everyone recently purchasing between three and five GMC routers at $39.00

Cheers,

p

[Honest Gaza]

I have a Makita 3612BR which is left permanently mounted under the Triton Router Table and a "cheap" Ryobi ( $98 Big W ) which is used for Handheld use. The Makita is not variable speed but the Ryobi is.

When owning 1 router only, there is a tendancy to use it in the current state at the time required ( ie. table mounted or handheld ). Unfortunately, this is not always the "safest" way. By having one mounted and another available for freehand, safety issues are minimised.

Honest Gaza

[Iain]

I bought a brand new Hitachi TR12 for $99.00, that was 20 years ago and still going strong, also have two Makita's and a couple of rebearinged(sotto voce) ozito's in a permanent jig for the Gifkin dovetail unit.
I wouldn't consider them for anything else, horrible little screamers.
And Jackie, what do you need bits for, we only have tools to put on display to show how many we have
And the Triton bits aren't bad either.

[Ivan in Oz]

A router?
Just 1 router? Its horses for courses.
< SNIP >
I forgot, I have a near new 1/4" Bosch which is a heap of fertiliser.
Should dig it out and put it on ebay and replace it with another GMC or 2.

G'Day Echnidna,
Is that you flogging the 1/4" Bosch on ebay now?
I've got one, and won't sell it.........waste of time and effort.
It's now there [somewhere in the cupboard], JiC
The 'Worrior' Router goes out in the next Garage sale.............WHY did I buy "IT"???

Count

[Suresh]

I have recently bought the Triton for my fourth router and it is the best by a long shot. I started with a GMC, switch problem, returned and got another one under warranty. A laminate trimmer, and a Makita 3612. the triton is fantastic as a table mounted router, great changing bits, variable speed etc, I wish I had bought it first off, however the price has dropped considerably since I first looked.
Suresh

[kiwigeo]

warning ... if you try and buy a router from Bunnings in Nunawading and you have bumps on your chest be prepared to do battle to be allowed to purchase anything larger than the smallest Router...."We don't like to sell the more powerful tools to the ladies ...." . Having finally convinced the charming but somewhat misguided sales assistant that I really didn't want the little Bosch I then tried to buy a straight router bit ( they keep them locked up in a cabinet ). The guy then floored me by saying - are you sure "they're very expensive you know ...." . Like the Router was going to be much use with no bits!!!!

Thats unacceptable......did you end up buying anything from the turkey?

[kiwigeo]

Didnt vote....no option for Trends. Have a T 3 which hasnt given me any grief so far. At time of purchase it was a toss up between Porter Cable, Festool and the Trend. Trend won out on value for money.

As an aside....the machine was bought 12 months ago and the wife hasnt yet noticed....might get a few more bits of machinery while Im on a roll!!

[Gumpy]

I voted the Hatachi. I have had a TR12 for about 20 years now even though it does not get a lot of work from day to day, it's still done it's fair share of heavy work in its life.

On the other hand I have at my disposal the GMC, Makita, Towa and Black and Decker routers and they all perform the job required. I must say though I have taken a liking to the D Handle GMC routers that I bought for $40 each. How long they last is another question.

Daniel

[barnsey]

My first router - a triton
Grunt,
Variable speed - great for the larger bits and when I'm moulding the Brush box!
Great in the table,
I would say that it's centre of gravity when hand held tends to be something you need to get used too - a bit top heavy and prone to tilting.

For WIW

[Gwhat]

Having sold my long serving TR12 some time ago to buy a Triton, I now want to go back to a Hitachi. The M12V has all the right features, so fellow WW's with respect for our hard earned $$$'s where is the best deal??? Victoria preferred.

Regards
Gwhat

[aljenit]

a makita 3612 went at the auction house for $90 this morning.I was so dumbstruck I couldn't even whimper a bid Other treasures included a Stanley 71 hand router for $70 and a Stanley combo plane for $105.Why do I torture myself by watching? :confused: As I sit here my shed is being erected outside the window.Happy,happy days (3.8 by 3.0) metres of MINE MINE MINE.It may be small,but it shall be productive.

[barrysumpter]

Before the Triton came along I purchased the Bosche 1300 ACE.

Standard in-depth research resulted in the ACE being the best features for the best price at $300.

I just picked up the Triton last night.
$230 in brand new condition. Instead of bunnings $399.

Intended for the table since its top heavy.
And the beautiful Bosch 1300 ACE for hand held work.

All the Triton desingers had to do was to look at every router on the market at the time and pick out the best features and start from there. Targeting their own products and a reasonable price range. Not an easy task but they had an incredible head start compared to 25 years ago.

Ended up being packaged with an incredible amount of features.

I wonder what went into the 25 year old routers?
What else was on the market 25 years ago to compare features and price?
Its hard (for me) to think they even had plunging rounters back then. And forget about a variable depth gague. Yeah, I'm showing my, what?, 5 years of interst in woodworking.

All the best.