Grizzly G0528 Router Table

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Price: $465.00    

Product Feature

• Accepts any brand of portable router from 3/4 HP to 5 HP
• Cast iron table can be tilted 45-Degree for convenient router installation
• Extruded aluminum sliding table and fence
• Main table surface: 30 3/4-Inch x 9 7/8-Inch
• Sliding table surface: 30 3/4-Inch x 12 1/4-Inch

Product Description

Accepts any brand of portable router from 3/4 HP to 5 HP. Cast iron table can be tilted 45-Degree 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",Cast iron table can be tilted 45-Degree for convenient router installation, Extruded aluminum sliding table and fence.

Grizzly G0528 Router Table Review

OK forget those other reviews, they are by beginners and one of them has the mechanical aptitude of a silverback gorilla.

After nearly a year of research before finally deciding to buy this unit rather than some of the others (Bench Dog, Rebel, Freud, and a number of home made jobbies on eBay), I have to say I'm upset with the other reviews here and on epinions because those guys had no idea what they were buying or what they were doing. Proper reviews could have meant much less time and study. I plan to remedy that now if you can stick with me.

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Prologue:

If you're here for the quick read, this unit is a precision tool made up of a rock solid cast iron work surface, an aluminum sliding feed system and a precision adjust fence system. It is capable of all types of routing/shaping plus it can easily be adjusted for jointing without the need for shims.

It does come partially unassembled, so you need to put on the legs, the shelf, the fence (preassembled in 3 sections, and the switch/socket for the electrical. Other than that there are just little things like the hold-downs and the miter guides to bolt on. Assembly is easily under 90 minutes with two people, though it is possible to do it alone if you have the patience and strength (very heavy).

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Ordering and delivery:

Ordering via Amazon or Grizzly Online is super simple and you probably know how that's done. Grizzly answers right away to let you know your item is in stock and will be prepared to ship immediately. They then let you know when the item ships and give you the name of the carrier and a tracking number. The truck carriers seem to have much more detailed tracking than UPS or FedUp.

HOWEVER... your order will arrive on a TRUCK... and I don't mean a UPS truck... it comes on a semi... some have tommy lifts some don't. None of the drivers are required to help you unload, so bring a friend if you can... male if possible. In every case when I've ordered from Grizzly or Harbor Freight, the driver has helped me without my even asking, but I just want to say he isn't required to do so. If he does, perhaps a little tip would be nice.

This particular tool comes in a single box which is about 24X40X8 inches or so... and weighs 137 lbs. It can probably fit in your trunk if you decide to go get it from the truck rather than have him come to your house (I live down many small dirt roads in the country and turning around is difficult for a semi).

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Things I like (aka why you SHOULD buy this model)

HEAVY and SOLID... will not slide around in the midst of working 12 foot moulding.

Sliding feed for medium sized items... guaranteed straight feed with your material clamped in place... safer, more accurate, faster. This item is available as an add-on to some top of the line router tables for an extra couple of hundred dollars.

Precision Fence System... allows micrometer type adjustment of both the infeed fence and the outfeed so that you can set up for basic edge jointing quickly and easily. It probably isn't as precision as Freud's system but it certainly has all the precision you need. You can also slide the two fence halves in and out to get as close as you want to your bit.

Lift-up top for router adjustments and bit changes... but you don't have to lift it for height adjustments because you can easily reach the router under the table.

GORGEOUS piece of machinery!

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Things I Don't Like (aka maybe consider another router if these bother you)

Noise is not muffled in any way since the router hangs open below the table.

Raising the top is HARD because it's much heavier than the stand and shelf... you have to put your foot on the shelf and lift hard and fast to make it latch in the open position. Lowering it is difficult too. It's a matter of which you want, stable weight or easy to lift.

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Assembly: (download the manual for a better preview)

I must say packaging for this unit was beautiful, all but the shelf are well protected in styrofoam partitions. Unfortunately the shelf is only protected by the outer cardboard and if the shipping guys drop it on end, it will bend the shelf flanges... but that would be easy to straighten most likely... mine was not dropped or bent.

Parts that go together are packaged together... so the nuts, bolts and washers that go with the rubber feet are packaged with the feet. Leg and brace mounting hardware are all together. Fence hardware is with the fence... you get my drift... saves time.

You'll need help most likely to lift the assembled tabletop out of the box and place it in a good place to work. Instructions say put it on the floor but a low work bench seemed better and worked out fine.

You'll screw on the rubber feet, attach the legs to the base assembly after putting on the rubber bumpers for the fold-up top, connect the shelf, tighten hardware. Then you'll turn it right side up and put together the fence (very easy) and attach the miter to the sliding table top.

That's the easy part done.

Warning... my prewired switch was wired incorrectly... easy to fix, but if you don't know how to wire a socket, ask somebody or look it up on the web... know which is neutral and which tab on the socket it should go to.

Also, directions don't show the switch assembly mounting properly... it mounts upside down of what they show, otherwise you're putting the plug right on top of the switch when they should sit side by side... you'll see what I mean when you get there.

Mounting your router to the table. People seem to have trouble with this, but use your noggin folks. You don't need to make templates or panels or jigs or anything... I mounted my big Hitachi M12V router which is very heavy and had no problem whatsoever... and it has a very thick plunge ring which in no way prohibited me using any of my bits as per the previous review. Here's how it's done:

Before you start, if you have a plunge router, remove the springs. If you have trouble with this, there are sites online that show how. Also, There are many many t-slots on this unit and some will have antirust glop in them so be sure to clean them out. HaHa you'll see what I mean.

1. Mount the router as per their instructions with it somewhere near the center. Make sure you have your router body set square, not because it is important but because it makes the mounting clamps center up better.

2. Close the table top and loosen your mounting handles just slightly.

2. Put the smaller snap ring in the table hole. Find a router bit that is just a little smaller than the hole in the snap ring. Adjust the position of the router until you can slide the bit into the router and not jam up on the snap ring.

Simple. Do remember to tighten the four mounting handles on the router before turning anything on.

Adjustments:

Of course squaring things up is simple logic. I suggest you square your miter jig to the sliding table first, then square your basic fence adjustments to the miter jig with the fence all the way forward or all the way back to keep the in and out fences close to the same position. Loosen the nuts that attach the vacuum nozzle and set your fences to a straight edge.

Of course since this unit has so many t-slots and adjustments, you'll spend some time getting used to them. They're all quite logical. Use your eyeball to sight along the fences to get the right bite on your infeed, then lay a straight edged board along the outfeed to position it properly for jointing... it's easy once you figure it out. A little oiling here and there is needed and of course you'll need to take good care of your cast iron parts... they need to be cleaned and waxed occasionally to prevent rust. I use carwax, but that has to be replaced pretty often due to scraping and rubbing... obviously.

Note: If you do small, intricate work you don't want to be leaning over the large sliding feed all the time, plus the feed is about 1/32 inch above the router table surface and it gets in the way sometimes. I emailed Grizzly about this and the customer service guy said I should buy another table for small work... he's wrong. All you need to do is mount your fence on the sliding table side and stand on the other side of the table... works great.

Final Note: I will add any additional info I come up with as I discover it. I wanted to rush this review online because I think Grizzly is unfairly under-rated for this item due to inept reviews. I would actually rate this 4.5 but that's not a choice, so i rounded up due to the other unfair reviews.

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