What kind of router should I buy?

[Sydney]

What GM ( and Detroit) has now is irrelevant, they are barely treading water ( they are asking for a handout. )
Too little, too late to respond; ex Ford had a stratified flow cylinder head design back in the 60's and sat on it. It was the Japanese that brought it to market.
Instead of focusing on increasing full economy they continued ( for decades ) to make heavy fuel inefficient pickups and SUV' s, and use individuals like Congressman Dingle to lobby against CAFE standards, and simultaneously launch a disinformation campaign to convince the public that large heavy vehicles are safer than the smaller lighter vehicles ( they claimed were necessary to get better fuel economy).
Now the dinosaurs want help; I have been listening to my family members ( in Michigan ), who used to work in the auto industry complain about this downward spiral for a long time.

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

I've had very good luck with this router or I wouldn't have recommended it.

I've never had a good experience with anything from Skil, nor a bad one with Porter-Cable, Ryobi and Makita, thus my recommendation. High end Craftsman is usually sourced from one of the above three.

If it were all about mileage, the foreign makers wouldn't have brought out full sized trucks.

That was done to capitalize on the insistence of the average American idiot to buy vehicles that made no sense for 90% of their owners. There is a place for Uber-pickups, but a family vehicle isn't it. It's just like the mortgage meltdown. Yes, the guys who wrote mortgages for people who couldn't afford them should be tarred and feathered. But they couldn't have written those mortgages without an endless supply of morons willing to buy a house they should have known they couldn't afford.

[Sydney]

FWIW: I have an old Craftsman ( non-plunge ) router. I used it to build my T24 & T18.
Craftsman does not have a lifetime warranty on it electric tool, like it's wrenches and sockets.

[soulfinger]

Wow, this is sure getting confusing. So, I own a Toyota truck, that's made in America. So then does that mean I want the PC router or the Craftsmen? Or just do it with a knife?

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

Wow, this is sure getting confusing. So, I own a Toyota truck, that's made in America. So then does that mean I want the PC router or the Craftsmen? Or just do it with a knife?

Whatever you get will likely be out of China in any event.

[David Carter]

Wow, this is sure getting confusing. So, I own a Toyota truck, that's made in America. So then does that mean I want the PC router or the Craftsmen? Or just do it with a knife?

Good question. I own both a Honda and a Chevy, so I guess it doesn't really matter which router I end up with.

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

Good question. I own... a Chevy, :

Probably made in Mexico.

[LelandCrooks]

Porter Cable has been THE name in routers for 70-80 years. That said, Tim's endorsement of the skil is bona fide. The actual company name is Skil-Bosch. SB power tools. The skil line has been improving since the day Bosch bought them.

If money were not an object, or I made a living with it, I'd buy the PC. The skil is a very good compromise. I'm not a craftsman fan. It's probably a B&D.

[Lawrence Langford]

If money is not an option, get the Porter Cable that comes with both a fixed and plunge base. You can't go wrong there....

[soulfinger]

I case anyone was losing sleep, I went nuts and ended up with the Porter Cable 893PK. It's 2.25 HP, two bases, soft start, variable speed--the whole shootin' match. There's a good deal on it right now from Rockler, though I got it through a local place. With the height-adjuster and the deluxe edge guide it came with (for $259), it actually comes out to less than it would be to get the equivalent 690-series (go figure).

Maybe more than I need, but I shouldn't ever need more router. Full disclosure: my buddy drove us there in his Chevy pickup, my Tundra stayed home, if that matters to ya.

[bgavin]

My missus got me the big Craftsman plunge router, soft start, 1/2" shank with 3/8" adapter.

Solve the vehicle issue by only allowing on the roads, those vehicles that are paid for...

"Good Morning commuters, the 405, the Ten, and the Five are all clear to go this fine Monday morning."

[David Carter]

Solve the vehicle issue by only allowing on the roads, those vehicles that are paid for...

"Good Morning commuters, the 405, the Ten, and the Five are all clear to go this fine Monday morning."

I'd be lovin' that! I'd have the road all to myself!

[Harley]

I own both a Honda and a Chevy, so I guess it doesn't really matter which router I end up with.

So.....Honda and Chevy now make routers????

[Harley]

If money were not an object, or I made a living with it, I'd buy the PC.

Are PC available in 240V ???

[David Carter]

I own both a Honda and a Chevy, so I guess it doesn't really matter which router I end up with.

So.....Honda and Chevy now make routers????

No, but Cisco and D-Link do. I prefer the wireless variety...