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<blockquote data-quote="ramos" data-source="post: 5467853" data-attributes="member: 540858">I actually use a skil most all the time. Jim can attest to the age and functionality of it. It&#039;s older than the average registered user here, yet still works great. In all honesty though, the depth adjustment method they use sucks lol. the entire motor slides up and down on two 1/2&quot; shafts that have springs on them. Dust constantly builds up on them and makes smooth depth adjustments a pain in the arse sometimes. If it were my first router I would probably save just a little more and go with this model<a href="http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&amp;amp;productId=77344-70-9690LR&amp;amp;lpage=none" target="_blank">http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&amp;amp;productId=77344-70-9690LR&amp;amp;lpage=none</a>It&#039;s a fixed base, but a plunge base can be bought later on once your skills start to advance. But the router itself is a solid base to start and learn with.Bit&#039;sThe jasper jig and most other circle jigs are calibrated to a 1/4&quot; diam bit.stright cut bit<a href="http://www.woodcraft.com/product.aspx?ProductID=405277&amp;amp;FamilyID=8175" target="_blank">http://www.woodcraft.com/product.aspx?ProductID=405277&amp;amp;FamilyID=8175</a>Flush trim bit<a href="http://www.woodcraft.com/product.aspx?ProductID=24A81&amp;amp;FamilyID=8076" target="_blank">http://www.woodcraft.com/product.aspx?ProductID=24A81&amp;amp;FamilyID=8076</a>Roundover bits would be nice to have as well. A decent set of roundovers is going to cost almost as much, if not more than the router above //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ramos, post: 5467853, member: 540858"] I actually use a skil most all the time. Jim can attest to the age and functionality of it. It's older than the average registered user here, yet still works great. In all honesty though, the depth adjustment method they use sucks lol. the entire motor slides up and down on two 1/2" shafts that have springs on them. Dust constantly builds up on them and makes smooth depth adjustments a pain in the arse sometimes. If it were my first router I would probably save just a little more and go with this model [URL="http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=77344-70-9690LR&lpage=none"]http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=77344-70-9690LR&lpage=none[/URL] It's a fixed base, but a plunge base can be bought later on once your skills start to advance. But the router itself is a solid base to start and learn with. Bit's The jasper jig and most other circle jigs are calibrated to a 1/4" diam bit. stright cut bit [URL="http://www.woodcraft.com/product.aspx?ProductID=405277&FamilyID=8175"]http://www.woodcraft.com/product.aspx?ProductID=405277&FamilyID=8175[/URL] Flush trim bit [URL="http://www.woodcraft.com/product.aspx?ProductID=24A81&FamilyID=8076"]http://www.woodcraft.com/product.aspx?ProductID=24A81&FamilyID=8076[/URL] Roundover bits would be nice to have as well. A decent set of roundovers is going to cost almost as much, if not more than the router above [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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