Can I turn a fixed base router into a plunge?

[KEW]

Is this the right tool?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlGu51uqNgQ

Now that is scary!
IMHO, the bit extends too far out of the router.
I hope the operator stands behind a good lexan shield.
I used to CAD/CAM program a 10 HP 5-axis CNC router and had one router bit snap on me. It was like a bullet - took out a light fixture then dented the wall 35' away!

 

[jinjuku]

There's always Craig's List.

Having two routers doesn't suck. My first one is a cheap Black & Decker I bought in the late '70s and it still works fine. The collet slips a bit at times but overall, it's not usually a big deal and it's nice to not need to yank the other one out of the router table.

That is what I did. I hit Craigslist and picked up several routers on the cheap. I don't bother swapping cut bits. I don't bother with depth adjustments, I don't bother with going from a cut to a round over, I just grab the next router in line

 

[BigSkreen]

I bought the plunge kit. Now that I cut the pieces I am glad I had a plunge router to cut those circles. As a bonus the kit came with a case that happens to fit both routers together and being able to move from one router to the other s a huge time saver.

 

[highfigh]

I bought the plunge kit. Now that I cut the pieces I am glad I had a plunge router to cut those circles. As a bonus the kit came with a case that happens to fit both routers together and being able to move from one router to the other s a huge time saver.

Who puts their router back in the case? A router can be like the 'daily driver' of power tools.