Trend Plunge Router $79 + Ship

limited supply,wouldn't wait too long

Klingspor have a $8 flat shipping rate, so their price was $87.94 shipped. Ordered one after some debating over getting the Bosch over this one.

saltoricco said:   Klingspor have a $8 flat shipping rate, so their price was $87.94 shipped. Ordered one after some debating over getting the Bosch over this one.What was your take on the fine height adjuster ($12.95) shown next to the router?

Frustrating...I've been looking for a (relatively) inexpensive router and I thought this was it. But the reviews on both Amazon and Buzillions put me off. The router seems to have a problem with the on/off switch and looks, especially according the the Buzzillions reviews, not to have been corrected.

I'd take the buzzillions reviews with a grain of salt and rely more so on the reviews of folks who actually use these on a routine basis, buzillions caters to those who advertise with them rather than actual usage of items, to each their own but as a woodworker and having several small handheld routers this fill a niche in tha market for an affordable small plunge router vs the more expensive DeWalts and Porter Cable models, but Buzzillions,gimme a break. Also if you'll notice all the reviews are all from WOODCRAFT a high priced woodworking tool distributor that has a lot of stores closing and the reviews are 3 yrs old,hardly current to whats been improved upon in the past 3 yrs.You can downplay it all you want with your so called reviewers,but they are stale with disinformation about an older unit that has been improved upon. I p/u mine from Peachtree and its a joy to use and has excellent dust collection and after lightly waxing the plunge unit it doesn't stick and the switch seems fine to me. Maybe time will bear out the disgruntled 3 yr old complaints but doubtful IMHO

buster2 said:   Perhaps you should go this route on a cheap yet affordable hand router. I had one for a few yrs before moving on to a Bosch and Porter cable and now the Trend for a small unit, it did surprisingly well and gets favorable reviews that seem to be your ticket , http://www.harborfreight.com/1-4-quarter-inch-trim-router-44914....HF regularly advertizes the trim router for $28. If only HF offered a plunge base for it.