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   RickL | Oct 08, 2008 11:13pm | #1

   If you search the other 100 hobby wood forums out there you will lots of feedback on the Woodrat. Knots is but one small player on the web for woodworking.

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   metryman | Oct 08, 2008 11:53pm | #2

   Thanks

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   Lataxe | Oct 09, 2008 12:55am | #3

   MM,

   Try this site:

   http://www.aldel.co.uk/

   Lataxe

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   metryman | Oct 09, 2008 05:28pm | #6

   Thanks so much for the info

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   knuts | Oct 09, 2008 03:48pm | #4

   I use mine all the time although I have 2 other router tables and frankly there are processes that I learned on RTs and don't have the inclination to change.

   The so called learning curve took me about a day. The 'rat replaced a cranky mortiser right away and even though I have 2 dovetail jigs, it's the fastest for thru DTs, but I like my finger jigs for half blind DT's (no chisel work with those). Sliding DTs are easy because you're looking right down on the cut and 3 legged table sliders are so simple with a shop made sugar tong vise made from 2X scrap. Short (up to 11") dados are zip bam, again because you're looking right down on the cut. Punching holes is a no brainer. Hinge mortises, etc, etc. etc!

   All that said, if I were to buy one of these machines now, I'd probably buy the new Router Boss from Lewis Stepp at http://www.chipsfly.com . And I expect to see more than a few older Woodrat's come on the market as folks start upgrading to the Router Boss.

   One poster mentioned adel's site. I looked at his site for about a month before I bought mine and it has really expanded since then and I still visit adel's site often. The big problem for some is that you have to build or buy additional work holding jigs to get the most from the unit and adel's site shows many neat tips.

   Both units are built around the DeWalt 625 and I recommend it highly even though it has no dust collection and may be out of production. But my big Milwaukee has no dust collection either and I also recommend it highly as well.

   I won't, across the board, advise anyone to rush out a buy one of these because I've already found that some woodworkers have to color inside the lines and feel uncomfortable with a tool that has no lines, no stops, no fingers except the ones you make.

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   metryman | Oct 09, 2008 05:25pm | #5

   Thanks a bunch for the info

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   Lataxe | Oct 09, 2008 06:11pm | #7

   Knuts,Do you happen to know of any reviews of the RouterBoss thang out there on the web? Not that I feel like replacing my 'rat either. But it's interesting to see the emergemce of a 'rat clone after so long. Has Mr Godfrey's patent run out, one wonders? Perhaps that Boss thang is so full of innovations that the patent doesn't apply? :-)Lataxe the curious.

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   knuts | Oct 09, 2008 06:32pm | #8

   Lataxe

   Some videos on youtube and a review in one of the other mags is all I'm aware of. Adel hints at getting one for eval and I'm waiting for his opinion.

   Joe