Shop Test: Multibase Router Kits
November 2017
Issue 250
Page: 52
Number of Pages:
7.00
With a single motor that fits in both a fixed and a plunge base, a combo kit provides the best attributes of each base for a price below that of two separate routers. We tested eight midsize kits (with motors ranging from 11⁄2 to 21⁄4 hp) with variable speed and both 1⁄4 " and 1⁄2 " collets.