Woodworking router
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Thinking of getting myself a router any advice? 1/2 or 1/4 power make ect?

This any good?
http://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-erb380ro...Routers-_-81664

guess it depends if you like playing with wood :)

I guess it depends how much you will realistically use it. I bought a cheapo £40 B&Q one years ago, for the odd bit I have needed to use it, it has been fine. It came with both 1/4" and 1/2" collets to accept different router bits.
If you are planning serious woodwork e.g. doing dovetail joints then perhaps a more expensive one would be better, I don't know.

I'd echo Tom's comments; I bough a pro-tool one from B&Q a good few years ago - if i recall it was seriously reduced at the time as it is the only reasdon i'd have bought a budget tool.

anyhow, its been fine for the work i'd used it for but some of the locks are a bit loose at times. Personally, if I was buying another, i'd spend the extra cash and get a better quality unit.

trend units are well used in trade circles http://www.powertooldirect.co.uk/trend-t4e...0v-p-90215.html

depends what your intending on using it for,for work ive got a 1/2 makita 3612 and its brilliant for kitchen worktops (joints and drainers) and has been used for this for the last 2 years and never let me down... for smaller work i use a bosch palm router 1/4 600w which has also been faultless. both 240v

Avon 2010 class c 3rd
Avon 2011 class c 2nd 13.8 @ 98mph

Have one from like that use it for 8 years now

you can do anything if you set your mind to it...
i rather blow it up winning than keep it together losing.

finish date set for project 1... march 2018

As a carpenter i much prefur a trimmer (one handed router) to a full on router, i think wortops and heavy stuff aside its much more versatile, and quicker as it saves you time due to not needing to clamp things. But i dont think any of the cheap makes do them, and at around 140 quid its probably not justified if your not in the trade.