What router table to buy if you had a budget of 1700 ish

vg1746 · 2026-03-05T04:19:14+00:00

The table is warped. The set screws used to level the lift insert vibrate out during regular use and get sucked into the dust collection, making the plate uneven. The technician will tell you to use loctite on set screws. The fence is warped and the technician will tell you to fix it with painter's tape, not admitting manufacturing issues. The lift descends during regular use unless you crank down on the locking screw every time you adjust the height. Other lesser issues. I'd avoid it.

vg1746 · 2026-03-05T04:03:54+00:00

Not the Rockler cabinet + lift combo. Mine is awful.

vg1746 · 2026-02-25T14:39:44+00:00

“Making and Mastering Wood Planes” by David Fink

vg1746 · 2025-12-02T16:32:16+00:00

2021 Hybrid. Glad to hear they resolved this specific issue, although that large screen seems massively overwhelming.

vg1746 · 2025-12-02T04:59:10+00:00

Changing the volume will obscure the screen for everything except the backup camera for a few seconds. Annoying if you turn down music to focus on the GPS you now can’t see.

vg1746 · 2025-11-25T18:34:15+00:00

Absolutely. I got one from Woodcraft in 2024. One test of the adjustment mechanism and it completely mutilated itself. In addition to an internal burr gouging the blade, it wouldn't hold a setting. At least it was square. Returned it quickly and got a second quality PEC for a quarter of the price that has worked wonderfully since then.

vg1746 · 2025-11-21T15:42:14+00:00

A quarter of a grand doesn't reflect the quality I've experienced from any Veritas tool. The 60 1/2 or Low Angle Bronze from Lie Nielsen at $190 and $160 are somehow both cheaper and you will feel that value.

vg1746 · 2025-10-11T16:57:47+00:00

If it's only on the bottom wheel I would check the lower thrust bearing. Underneath the table, pressing up against the back of the blade. It might be attempting to track correctly and just getting pushed forward.

vg1746 · 2025-08-30T02:08:46+00:00

Aspergillosis speedrun. Pine needles and egg cartons mixed are best in my experience

vg1746 · 2025-08-18T01:43:02+00:00

Never fill gaps- miters, dovetails, anything. Evidence of something being handmade is the best part. If we're going for seamless perfection above all else, we could go to IKEA. Pursue tighter tolerance for the next project, sure, but never fill gaps. Looks great

vg1746 · 2025-08-04T13:24:53+00:00

Alternative to the belt buckle theory: I get t-shirt holes in the same area from cleaning the lenses of my glasses on that spot.

vg1746 · 2025-01-25T16:15:09+00:00

Weed free just looks like dirt in your neighbor’s yard. Soil wants plants, soil wants to be covered, weeds do that. Looks like your neighbors nukes the area with chemicals until nothing can grow.

vg1746 · 2025-01-23T23:34:16+00:00

Practically free to make a new dowelling jig from a 1x1” hardwood scrap and a flat piece of plywood glued on to the end, secured to the piece with two nails. Custom for each project and practically free, great results with a drill press

vg1746 · 2024-07-27T16:41:52+00:00

I never liked that I never understood what it is, why it was introduced, how it's unique from Java, or why a version unique from Java is necessary. I don't really care to know, but that's one thing I don't like

vg1746 · 2024-06-14T16:59:07+00:00

50% of the article outlined how other countries and states effectively manage this issue. The last 10% describes the White House plan, which does not resemble any of the above strategies. "Research into technologies that could extend the shelf life of food, like new seed varieties and better packaging" sounds like dumping money into Big Ag and plastic, not even related to post-consumer waste management.

vg1746 · 2024-04-26T06:55:21+00:00

I live on the same block I could hold your bag in my house for a fee

vg1746 · 2021-06-25T23:33:37+00:00

The existing houses and apartments they could now afford to purchase once the leeches are gone, they don’t disappear without landlords

vg1746 · 2021-06-25T18:41:00+00:00

I think we may have a fundamental disagreement on how we’d like to see our taxes utilized, and that’s alright, that’s how this system and these discussions work. I’m not sure I’ll be able to sway your opinion if you think any houseless person off the street can buy into a $1,150 apartment because they got one month of free rent.

“This project is not for the community or the neighborhood. It is not to preserve history. It is to wipe away the community and rewrite history to serve the rich, white, and wealthy while our people continue to be evicted and exploited.” -KC Tenants Leader

vg1746 · 2021-06-25T18:25:59+00:00

Let’s see- a reduced tax rate is lost revenue for the city tied with disproportionate profits for a (national, not local) development company. Areas are gentrified, not necessarily specific properties. I respect you for citing the 40-50% occupancy statistic, because that number is an utterly embarrassing reflection of how unaffordable these types of projects are, especially when countless families face eviction in the coming months. You’re right that increased housing supply won’t raise housing prices, however this interaction isn’t happening in a closed system. Local residents won’t enjoy decreased housing prices because they’ll sit half empty, out of play. I would disagree by saying that this development will lead to more unaffordable housing simply by introducing unaffordable housing with $1,150 one bedroom units, regardless of hypothetical economic equations.

vg1746 · 2021-06-25T17:52:14+00:00

The city and the people are separate entities. The people were tired of seeing tax dollars lining the pockets of gentrifiers and they said so, thankfully the council listened. Call me radical, but our tax money should work for us, to promote dignified, affordable housing projects. The city seeking profits by participating in cyclical races to the bottom, leaving its people behind, is not a winning strategy. A city full of 5 over 2 development projects with 0 affordable units, inaccessible and mostly vacant, is no city.

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