As I've been a woodworker for the last 50 years, and the first tool gift I got from my parents was a router, I know the value of them is hidden in the bits they can spin. Secondly changing such bits in a router varies from nearly impossible to "That was easy!". So the reason I have 7 relatively new trim routers is to keep the most common bits I use each in a dedicated router so I don't have to always change bits. One with a chamfer bit, three with different sized roundover bits, a 1/4" diameter spiral flush trim bit in one, a 1/8" end mill in one, and the last empty and ready for whatever bit I may want to use that isn't already in a router.
5 of these are Performax brand and were $39 or so at Menards when on sale. Very hard to resist that price even knowing they are cheaply made and have a few (fixable) flaws. And a plus is that they are essentially Makita trim routers as all the Makita accessories fit them. The last two are Milwaukee brand brushless cordless beauties. I thought I had a Bosch trim router with several bases but I can't seem to locate it right now. I may have left it at work.
And among the router bases for the trim routers are a tilt base and an offset chuck base. I've used the tilt base a few times, but has anyone found a great use for the offset chuck base?
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