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Grizzly G0528 Router Table
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List Price:
Our Price: $365.00
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Manufacturer: Grizzly
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Binding: Misc.
Brand: Grizzly
EAN: 0690550005282
Feature: Accepts any brand of portable router from 3/4 HP to 5 HP
Label: Grizzly
Manufacturer: Grizzly
Publisher: Grizzly
Studio: Grizzly
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Features
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Accepts any brand of portable router from 3/4 HP to 5 HP
Cast iron table can be tilted 45° for convenient router installation
Extruded aluminum sliding table and fence
Main table surface: 30 3/4" x 9 7/8"
Sliding table surface: 30 3/4" x 12 1/4"
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Not impressed
Comment: I was not impressed with the way that this router table goes together. It was not easy or short, and it seems like they cut some corners in the manufacturing process. But this is not by biggest complaint. My biggest tiff with the table is that the fence and guide SUCKS... It is not easy to adjust or square or easy to square. I finally gave up and made my own fence because there is no upgrade fence available for this table. Everyone knows that the accuracy of a router table comes in the stability of the router mounts and a good fence. The fence on this model is trash and I would not recommend it for the money that I paid for it. Grizzly was no help when contacting them and didn't seem to "understand" my problem...lol
Customer Rating:
Summary: G0528 Router Table
Comment: Terrific Router Table for the money...has all a woodworker could ask for. Built with abuse in mind and engineer to be easy, even for the beginner if you read the manual. Assembly was pretty straight forward. Assembled in about 45 minutes by myself. Just follow the manual again...
Customer Rating:
Summary: Four stars for now...
Comment: I ordered this directly from Grizzly. They added a $7.00 fuel charge. No biggie with oil at over $100 a barrel..., nevermind!
I ordered the table on Monday afternoon. The New Penn tractor trailer pulled up to my house on Thursday. The New Penn drivers are always decent, professional guys. He called me 2 hours before arriving so I could bolt out of work early without taking the whole day off.
I'll touch on the complaints others have made. Remember, if you buy from Grizzly, you are getting a heavy duty machine at a great price. Maybe some things about their tools need a little shim here or there. Maybe you may have to use your brain and do a little re-engineering and use some basic ingenuity.
I have purchased 10 items from Grizzly. I had to fix a few of their mistakes along the way. So what, I saved a lot of money.
If you are new at woodworking or are mechanically inept, or maybe even clueless, spend twice the money and buy something nice and shiny with no rough edges.
The instruction manual was at best marginal but I had the table assembled in less than 2 hours with no help.
It feels very stable and strong. I added four 2 inch wheels with stop locks to be able to roll it around my shop. Picked them up at Lowe's.
I would not use a puty knife to remove the shipping gunk off the cast iron. A rag with some paint thinner works great. The knife will scratch the cast iron.
My center inserts are about 1/128" too low. Not nearly the 1/16" like another reviewer stated. A 1/16" of an inch is a lot. I doubt his is that low. Even so, the fix is to apply some masking tape to the bottom of the ring.
I too had a little difficulty getting the switch in the hole. The hole in the leg is tight. First, attach the wires, then tap in the switch with a mallet and some handy tool into the hole in the leg, (careful with that mallet Eugene) then secure the wire box. Done.
Getting everything square took about another hour.
It is NOT impossible to get the split fences parallel to each other. It is very easy if you realize how the thing is held together.
First, square the miter fence to the cast iron table, not the aluminim table as another suggested. Use a large square. At least an 18 inch tool. Then square the split fence to the sliding fence. You need to leave the 4 nuts that hold the dust port to the split fence a tad bit loose. Square the split fence closest to the sliding fence first and tighten 2 nuts. Then repeat for the other half of the split fence. It took a few tries but I got it dead square.
Someone says the split fence flexes when putting pressure on your work piece. I tried to flex my fences. I had to push hard to get any flex. If you need to put that much pressure on the fence, you are doing something wrong. End of story.
Yes, the split fence can move when you tighten the lock handles. So do this, loosen the lock handles just enough to move the fence. Got it where you want it? Hold the fence down with one hand, tighten the lock handle with the other. The fence will stay where you want it.
The fine adjustment bolts work ok but are a bit stiff.
The side supports that attach to the legs are shown in the pictures as being on the inside. Mine would not fit on the inside unless I re-bent them. I don't think so. I thought they packed the wrong supports. Not so. The side support fit perfectly on the outside of the legs. Strange but true.
The router clamps are almost exactly like the clamps that came with my Grizzly table saw router extension table. While routing with that unit, my router would loosten up and start moving. I tightened the clamps and broke off a piece of the clamp groove. So I did exactly as another reviewer stated. Drilled 4 counter sunk holes and bolted the router to the table. That works great! I'll do the same with the new router table if the router moves.
My aluminum table is about 1/32 of an inch below the cast table. This is easy to fix. Remove the sliding table. Turn it over. There are a bunch of bolts holding the runners to the table. Remove them and add some washers to bring the two tables to the same height. If the cast table is a bit too low, remove the washers installed at the factory.
I'll revisit my review when I get the router attached and tested.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A Serious Tool Built to Last
Comment: First, I have 'destroyed' a couple of wood tables over the last few years. I decided to go for the Grizzly for its advertised durability, as well as the sliding table. It arrived about a week after I ordered it. The box was compromised and I could not tell if anything was damaged so I refused the shipment. Before I was back at my desk, Grizzly customer service was calling to inform me that a replacement would be sent out immediately. What a great response! As far as the table goes, it took about 1.5 hours to put togehter - not really what you would call a challenge. And, It performs great. The wood and metal tables of my past are not even in the same league as the Grizzly. This is a serious tool and worth the money.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Simple and to the point..buy it
Comment: Yes its heavy, yes the instructions to put it together are not the best...but it works, if you have half a brain you can manage it I promise. Took me 2 hours with a cordless impact and a 110 piece craftman tool kit. Nothing special ...I will admit I made a mistake assembling and had to back track...cost me 15 min on my over all time...darn...but more importantly the unit works very well and the weight is nice when working with long pieces or large bits on hard stock....enjoy...(I will not bother addressing the little details or the inner workings on this unit. If you are buying this unit you are, I would think, mechanical; and can figure out the best way to make this unit fit your style of working and your shop layout...)
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Editorial Reviews:
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If you've already invested in a big router and lots of router bits, but want the benefits of a solid stationary shaper, then this Sliding Table Router Table is for you. The sliding table makes material processing much easier and safer, particularly when making raised panels. The split fence is easy to adjust and provides full support along both sides of the workpiece. Other features include: steel stand with shelf; convenient front-mounted switch; 4" table insert diameter; 34" table height; two fences, each measuring 10-5/8" x 2"; built-in 2" dust port; sliding table has a hold down clamp; large safety paddle switch; approximate shipping weight of 124 lbs. Router and Router Bit not included.
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