I bough the Aldi offer this week of a router and table, plus a few bits, but I can't figure how to secure the router to the underside of the table. It seems a sloppy fit at best and the brackets they supply are in very engineering-like positions, certainly not stable.
They are supposed to grip the routers outer lip, I agree that holes in the routers base would have been better. The table is no differrent than others that are available in its construction and router mounting.
I have a sneaking suspicion that, if you still want one, you will have no trouble getting one tomorrow.
Here is the deal.
The router table states on the side of its box, now that I have bothered to look, that it is compatible with routers of diameter up to
6 and 1/4 inches, however, the routers on sale next to the table have a base of 6 and 3/8 inches; the units are not compatible. I cannot see a way of making them compatible without a lot of fuss and the help of a lathe or a milling machine, so both my units are going back to Aldi tomorrow.
Pity, the table, apart from its flimsy wings and legs, seemed adequate, as did the router.
Or you just don't know how to fit it? For the life of me I cannot see the Manu selling a router of their own brand and making a table of the same brand not fitting the router. lol
Sorry, I just measured the base of the router again, it's 6 and
11/16th inches at maximum diameter. It won't even nearly fit the aperture provided by the table and without some proper modifications it will wobbles and be far too unstable for safe use.
On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 17:18:42 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby" scrawled:
Well, some do. I have a Ryobi 1/4" router and table. My Dads 1/2" router won't fit in it. Not a problem really. I suspect that in this instance Aldi just bought a load of cheap incompatible crap as they haven't the first idea about routers and tables.
In Aldi they are selling a Makita look-alike SDS drill with drill, etc. Is is going for £25 with a 3 year guarantee. As these are on deals I assume they are normally £50-60. For £25 and a 3 year guarantee it can't be that bad at all. They look OK. Out of interest has anyone bought one?
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