This Table Has it All

Street price: $760
Source:general.ca
Flatness with plate and router: 0.008-in. crown
Flatness with lift and router: 0.008-in. crown
Dust collection: Excellent
 
This table has it all: a cast-iron top that doesn’t sag, a versatile and stout fence, a remote power switch, and the best dust collection. The fence is easily positioned with adjustable scales on the mounting brackets. The fence faces are easily adjusted and can be easily replaced with shopmade sacrificial fences. A scale on the top of the fence can be quickly set for any bit application and there are plenty of T-track slots to add jigs or featherboards. A single 4-in. dust port collects from both the router-enclosing cabinet and the fence. Router power is supplied through a push-button switch that can be mounted on either front leg, easily reached by knee or knuckle. Rounding out the assembly is a three-wheeled mobility kit that keeps all four legs firmly on the floor when the single steering wheel is raised.

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