Buying a bench top router table today can be a little bit frustrating. I get asked all kinds of questions. I notice a lot of people are trying to do things on bench top tables that really should be reserved for larger tables. The reason is most bench top tables are short on features.
Even if they have all the features of a bigger table they use non standard sizes which make it hard to use. A good example of this would be miter track. Miter track comes in an industry standard size slot. All accessories are made to and fit most tables with miter track. Some bench top manufactures make their tables with smaller track and then nothing fits in them except for what they give you.
Another key problem with the features of the smaller tables is that they are not made very well. This kind of boggles the mind. If you took the great quality and shrunk it down to smaller size, why would it not sell? The answer is, it will, but not many do it. So what is the solution? Well look for features that you know you want or need.
Miter track
Split fences
Dust ports
Fence t-track
Bench legs that can be bolted to workbenches or stands
Large work...