Should I get an OF2200?

[hhh]

You are correct, my apology.  that's what i get for 'memory' -v- amazon...

 

[nickao]

The title of the thread is a simple question, should I get an OF2200?

I simply say, yes.  

 

[ScotF]

I have about a dozen routers (don’t ask) including one (or more) of each FT.  The 2200 is a great router – probably my favorite --- BUT (didn’t you know there was a but)… It doesn’t get as much use as some others in my stable…  You mention you like to route in a table… The PC Speedmatic is the champ… For light edge routing, something smaller is the order of the day…  The point is that the choice of router depends on your application.  The 2200 is a beast (both power and $$), and I use it when hogging-out a deep trench or large profile, but not for ‘quick and dirty’ edge chamfers, inlays, etc…  So what is your ‘typical’ application… The 2200 will ‘do-it-all’, but may not be the best for your need.  You could spend the $2000US++ (router + almost mandatory accessory kit) and get yourself a bunch of other kit, so make sure your spend around your needs…

I don't like when people throw out bogus prices on the tools, it happens far too often on other site.  The problem is some people will believe that off the cuff pricing.  For the record the OF2200 is $825 USD and the accessory kit are $325-$340 USD.  So we're talking as much as $1165 USD for a router and kit, not two grand plus.

I think that either the imperial or metric kit is $340.

Scot

 

[sgryd]

Thanks again.
Regaring router table: I have a permanently atached Bosch in my table with a router lift. I.e. my next hand-held router is not going to be used in a table.

What I do:
I mostly build my shop, which probably never will be finished. Otherwise my project range is quite broad, but I'd like to do more furniture. Next up is a table for the living room and some kind of funriture for the stereo. These two will probably be a combination of welded steel frames and rough finished hard wood (teak or oak). I'm thinking of leaving the marks from the bandsaw blade as it is.

My biggest problem with the 1010 is the manual centering of the copy rings which I use quite often together with the MFS.