-The Router Lifter review was in the April 2002 issue of FW.

- It was mentioned as part of Fine Woodworking's "Survey of Router Tables" in the September/October 1999 issue. I wouldn't put too much effort into finding a copy of that issue - the review was fairly brief, and the Veritas system was barely mentioned.

Overall, the Veritas system scored well - as it always does, but took hits for being too expensive. The author of the article, it should be mentioned, went on propose a "dream router table" made up of components from several sources. The price of his dream system was a whopping $619 US! And he thinks the Veritas system is expensive?!

So far, I only have the router top and stand. The top is amazing. I love the versatility of being able to quickly pop the router out anytime I need to use it hand-held. I have no need for a second router, saving me hundreds of dollars I'd have likely spent, had I bought just about any other router table. The stand is another story. It serves a basic purpose, but I, mostly, bought it only to serve as inspiration for a more fully developed, home-made design.

Other pluses to the Veritas system include:

- You can buy the manual, or a demonstration video before buying anything else, allowing for a more informed purchase. Some Lee Valley stores also offer demonstration classes for the entire system. I'll be taking one this weekend.

- Buy only what you need, when you need it. Lee Valley frequently offers new attachments for this system. You have to admire that level of support.

After the demonstration course this weekend, I'm planning on adding the fence and sled to my table top. After a while, I'll be able to offer an informed opinion on these parts of the system. For now, all I can tell you is they seem well designed and solidly built. They'll have to be, as the Veritas top doesn't have miter slots and relies, instead, on the sled.