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1. 
   QCInspector | Apr 22, 2008 11:20am | #1

   http://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/

   http://trevera25.proboards85.com/index.cgi

   Probably get more responses from the Brits that have them.

   Do you have 220V in your shop to run that router if you buy it?

2. 
   Sardog | Apr 22, 2008 03:04pm | #2

   Peter

   Look up Stuart MacDonald.

   They sell a plung base for luthiers for a good price that should fit your needs.

   Jeff

1. 
   pzaxtl | Apr 23, 2008 12:53am | #6

   Look up Stuart MacDonald.

   They sell a plung base for luthiers for a good price that should fit your needs.

    

   That's Stewart MacDonald.  Here's a link to their website:

   http://www.stewmac.com/

   Edited 4/22/2008 5:53 pm ET by pzaxtl

1. 
   Sardog | Apr 23, 2008 02:22am | #7

   You are correct.

   Stuart McDonald was a customer of mine years ago.

   I didn't have time to look up the correct name this morning and only Stuart's came to mind quickly.

   Jeff

1. 
   peteryu65 | Apr 23, 2008 04:50am | #9

   Hello everyone, thanks for replying. First, I don't have 220v but I believe that Trend also makes one for 110v. Second, I took a look at the Grizzly model and it looks like a good tool but I think that the Trend one looks a little bit better and has a few more creature comforts. Oh and, rarebear, I was actually looking at the the router you mentioned but don't you mean this one?http://www.woodworkingshop.com/cgi-bin/5306B1A2/mac/additmdtl.mac/showItemDetail?item=TD40000&qtyA=0&phsO=N&desc=TREND%20T4%20ROUTER&drpshp=N&alOrd=Y&iQty=.000&oQty=.000&initQty=1&assortParent=N&itemForSale=Y&styleName=&fixD=&face=.00&gftc=&stck=Y&prefS=&calledFrom=DS&ordInfo1=&ordInfo2=&ordInfo3=&ordMan1=N&ordMan2=N&ordMan3=N&persCode=&persReqd=&persLink=%20&shipRemaining=0&daysBetween=0&daysBetweenFix=0&monthsBetween=0Anyways, after you opened it and used it alittle, could you by all means, send me a little review? Either post here or send me a PM!Thanks!"Real Peace isn't just the absence of conflict but is the presence of justice"

2. 
   pzaxtl | Apr 23, 2008 07:10am | #10

   Hoo Boy!  happens to me all the time -- a casualty of aging, I suppose.

3. 
   Jimurock | Apr 22, 2008 03:16pm | #3

   You might do better with a rotary cutter such as Dremel, or one of the knock-offs.  Some come with a plunge router attachment, or you can buy it separately.  The size is suited to model making, and you can also use it for carving, sanding etc.

   Jim

4. 
   douglas2cats | Apr 22, 2008 06:16pm | #4

   Keep looking. If it's not the Trend brand, there's somebody else that has something similar sold in the US that's 110V. Not positive, but I might have seen it in a MLCS catalog. If I stumble across it I'll repost. I have that MicroFence base, and it's pricey but extremely well made and accurate (like the edge/circle guides). You can also get it to take a Dremel with an extra adapter.

    

   Edited:

   Found it

   http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/marvel_3in1_router.html

    

   If you build it he will come.

   
   

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   Edited 4/22/2008 11:29 am ET by douglas2cats

5. 
   JohnWW | Apr 22, 2008 06:20pm | #5

   Grizzly sells what looks like a close copy of the Trend machine.

   John White

6. 
   rarebear | Apr 23, 2008 02:53am | #8

   I just bought one of these Trend Routers from
   http://www.woodworkingshop.com/cgi-bin/E1E964B2/mac/additmdtl.mac/showItemDetail?item=TD40000&qtyA=0&phsO=N&desc=TREND%20T4%20ROUTER&drpshp=N&alOrd=Y&iQty=.000&oQty=.000&initQty=1&assortParent=N&itemForSale=Y&styleName=&fixD=&face=.00&gftc=&stck=Y&prefS=&calledFrom=DS&ordInfo1=&ordInfo2=&ordInfo3=&ordMan1=N&ordMan2=N&ordMan3=N&persCode=&persReqd=&persLink=%20&shipRemaining=0&daysBetween=0&daysBetweenFix=0&monthsBetween=0

   I have not had time to use it yet but was recommended by a friend that uses it for inlay work..

   Might now be as high tech as the Micro but I think it will do the job for $99 :)

   -rarebear-
   http://www.rexmill.com My Hand Plane Resource