router for a router table

20 years ago I built an entire kitchen with a medium sized bench top router table (the yellow one Bob (?) sold at shows). The router was a PC 690, and the kitchen was red oak with raised panels, cope and stick etc. I simply made several passes on the big cuts by removing layers of Masonite clamped to the fence, leaving the fence always set at the final depth. Worked fine, and my daughter still lives in the house, where the kitchen still looks like new.

Bigger is often nicer, but usually not really necessary. You mention not being for heavy useage. This worked for me for years.

The 690 was a mainstay for years, and lots of low mileage ones are on CL for $100-140. Many jigs and accessories come ready to attach to this router, and its big brother the 890.

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router for a router table