Originally Posted by robdunstan

i'm not interested in using a plate if i can get away with it. these routers will be single purpose routers dedicated to the bit installed. The bit will only be removed for replacement as needed, therefore the benefits of a plate is null.

also, i am needing a router that can go from dropped below table height to raised to a preset height quickly. Once the height is set initially, that will be the height it must always raise to.

Can you do that with a plunge mount? i've only used fixed base routers, so I was just wondering.