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<blockquote data-quote="Moe Lester" data-source="post: 6601013" data-attributes="member: 551478"><a href="http://www.castlewholesalers.com/PORTER-CABLE-693LRPK-Router-Kit-1-3-4-Peak-HP.html" target="_blank">http://www.castlewholesalers.com/PORTER-CABLE-693LRPK-Router-Kit-1-3-4-Peak-HP.html</a>Porter cable router, comes with 1/4 and 1/2 inch collets as well as a plunge base and a fixed base. This is the one I have and it has worked flawlessly for years. If you want to spend about that much I highly recommend it. I remember mine costing a bit less, this may be a newer updated model with the Obama price inflation included as well. If you want something cheaper for only cutting holes any simple plunge router will work as long as it fits the jig.Yes a 1/2&quot; bit will also work as mentioned before, just adjust your hole size for the extra bit size.The 1/2&quot; shank 1/4&quot; bits will also work with no adjustment to hole size on the jig. The only thing you may run into is the bits cost more and usually don&#039;t have much cutting depth so if you happen to cut a baffle over 1&quot; you might run out of bit before making it through. There may be some out there that have more depth, I just havent looked for them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Moe Lester, post: 6601013, member: 551478"] [URL="http://www.castlewholesalers.com/PORTER-CABLE-693LRPK-Router-Kit-1-3-4-Peak-HP.html"]http://www.castlewholesalers.com/PORTER-CABLE-693LRPK-Router-Kit-1-3-4-Peak-HP.html[/URL] Porter cable router, comes with 1/4 and 1/2 inch collets as well as a plunge base and a fixed base. This is the one I have and it has worked flawlessly for years. If you want to spend about that much I highly recommend it. I remember mine costing a bit less, this may be a newer updated model with the Obama price inflation included as well. If you want something cheaper for only cutting holes any simple plunge router will work as long as it fits the jig. Yes a 1/2" bit will also work as mentioned before, just adjust your hole size for the extra bit size. The 1/2" shank 1/4" bits will also work with no adjustment to hole size on the jig. The only thing you may run into is the bits cost more and usually don't have much cutting depth so if you happen to cut a baffle over 1" you might run out of bit before making it through. There may be some out there that have more depth, I just havent looked for them. [/QUOTE]

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