Originally Posted by
LuckyDuck
John, you make good points. I avoid the hand held router as much as possible -- I know sometimes it cannot be avoided but often there is another way with hand tools. I have the same issue regarding dust getting into the house as my shop is also directly attached. I have one large garage bay of three, so my space is shared with the rest of my family--cars, toys, etc. All this talk of fine tuning may sound paranoid to some, but I look forward to having a shop with much better dust management. Then I can get back to making furniture!:)