Going back to the bike co-op's stands, the heavier the stand the better in my opinion. Usually on an unsealed bottom bracket that hasn't been serviced for years or decades. The only time the stand moves is if I'm putting a lot of force to remove something. I can do everything I need and the stand doesn't move around. The clamps can get much better with other models.Ĭlamping aside, the stand itself is nice for what it is. With the PCS-9 I have to hold the bike up and tighten it down, like the glorified wing nut mentioned above. I have used the stands in the local bike co-op and they are far better.
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I haven't used the PCS-10 series so I can't give input of the differences. I ended up getting it on sale for quite a bit off the regular price.
It does what I want and was a good price. The extra support for your work piece is a real plus.I have a Park Tool PCS-9. If you have the room, choose a bigger table. One last thing, I went from the 18x27 Bosch table to the 24x32 Sawstop table. If I need to make a 0.010 change, I turn the dial to make the change, make my cut and I get a 0.010 change. In my defense though, the Jessem lift is great.
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The cost of Triton versus the Porter Cable plus Jessem lift makes the Triton look really good. Triton has a lot of people that like it on the forum so again I am opening myself up to a lot of slings and arrows on my feelings on Triton. I did not want to have to deal with the same issue with it that I had with the Bosch so I chose to buy a lift. The Triton router from the literature on their web site say the Triton motor has to be unclamped to change height. As it aged though, it was all over the place. When it was new, I could count on it re-clamping to the same spot plus my change. My Bosch motor had to be un-clamped to make height adjustments. He had been using it for about 2 years without issues yet. He had made his own now but had to use 2 inches of reinforced plywood. I talked to a Wood craft salesman and he was pushing phenolic for the top but when I asked what he used, he said tried phenolic tops but they all sagged over time with a heavy router (yes I know those are fighting words on this forum but that is what he said). I went with cast iron because I like the solid feel of it. I made the legs short (16 inches) so I could everything on a wood roll around cart with drawers and so on. I mounted the cast iron top on 2 inch angle iron with 1 ¾ inch square iron tube legs. I used a Jessem lift in a Sawstop cast iron top with a Porter Cable 7518 router motor. My old table was a Bosch 23 router in a Bosch bench table. I put a new router top table together a couple of months ago. Is the FX lift a good choice down the road? Is the Rockler Phenolic top a good solid choice for the table? I think I could build storage in it as easy as I could the Kreg.ĭo any of you have experience with the Rockler Router Stand and how it compares to the Kreg? Is the Rockler stand a good choice for the foundation of my router table system? However, they do make an affordable FX lift which looks like it would work fine - when I am ready for that down the road. The only odd thing about Rockler is the 8 1/4 x 11 3/4 router plate requirement - seems a bit odd. So that would be heavier that the 12&16 gauge steel on the Kreg. Looking at the $130 Rocker stand description it states it is made out of 1/8" steel - which I believe would be like 11 gauge.
The Kreg stand seemed solid - and is supposed to be made of 12&16 gauge metal. I had been leaning toward the Kreg stand - I figure I could build some drawers into the metal Kreg stand pretty easy when I get a bit of time. After some research it looks like Rockler makes a router stand and a phenolic top that is pre-drilled to fit. However, I was kind of thinking I want a phenolic top. I thought the Kreg table was pretty sturdy as was the basic Jessem table. So whatever I get must have casters/wheels. I have a small shop so all of my equipment is on mobile bases and the router table will need to be mobile also. I know a lot of folks here have built lovely and functional router cabinets but right now I don't have time to do that.
Fortunately over the last few years I have found many good pieces of WW equipment on Craigslist.
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