Ya know what always keeps me from buying a cheap router? Its the thought of what is going to happen IF something goes to hell when that baby is spinning a steel bit at better than 20,000 rpms!! I have broken ONE small bit in my sawdust making career (so far!) and it was enlightening. Fortunately it was a small bit. I also think about the electrical connections and quality way down inside the motor. What if I pick it up and plug it in some day and the guy who assembled the thing forgot a couple important steps and I get directly hooked to 110v. Yikes!