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I've used the palm router on a few box-making projects, mostly the flush trimming bit. Really pleased with the results. I do approach it with a huge amount of respect though. It still amazes me that something so incredibly dangerous can be sold to pretty much any idiot who hasn't done their homework, such as myself. When I have more space I might get a router table so I at least place some bounds on the damage it can do.
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I got the Axminster catalogue in the post a while ago. Reading it took me right back to leafing through the toy pages in the Argos catalogue 30 years ago.
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That does seem like a common experience with routers. One of the important things to consider is shank size. If you decide you like routing and want to make fielded panel doors or using a template to cut worktops you'll need the larger size shank for the bits.
The smaller routers are so much easier for bearing guided edge routing though so most professionals end up with a large one and a small one, then possibly a palm one on top.
Frightening vibration and enormous amounts of dust are 2 of the down sides though. I wouldn't use it as a pillar drill, they tend to wander very quickly for all the reasons already mentioned.
I remember the days when I had a trend catalogue behind the cushion of the sofa and used to dream of all the projects I could get up to.