Re: Routers

It looks like the one I got FREE last summer with a Craftsman router table I
bought. Actually I had a choice: 1) The router table for $100, or the
router table and router as a package deal (regular price $130) sale price
$100. So the router was essentially free. It IS a very nice router with
plenty of power for what I do - rout pickup cavities in solid guitar bodies.
It replaced my 25-year-old POS Craftsman router that had a plastic motor
housing - the new one is all machined aluminum, and is much more stable.
The old one had big-time vibration problems. And I agree that dust
collection chute is really nice.

I also have a Craftsman Professional router that came as a combo kit with
fixed and plunge bases. This one is identical except for logos to one made
by Bosch. Excellent router too, a little more power than the free one.

BTW, everything Sears sells in the way of Craftsman power tools is built by
someone else, usually to Sears specifications. If you know the codes, you
can tell who made 'em: the three digits before the decimal point in the
model number indicate who the manufacturer is.

--Steve


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Max wrote:

"Nova" <novasys@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
I think this is the first time I've seen the words Sears, router and
nice used in the same sentence.

Sears routers are infamous for their "automatic random depth
adjustment" feature.


It just might be worth your while to stop by Sears next time you're in
the neighborhood. There have been some changes made.
I stopped buying Craftsman (except mechanics tools) in the 70s. But for
the weekend worker or hobbyist there can be some good buys in the newer
merchandise.

I still stop in at Sears more frequently than I'd like to exchange or
have ratchets rebuilt. I'll agree that Sears does have a few decent
tools. The majority of these tools are those made by major tool
manufacturers and relabled with the "Craftsman" logo. I can usually find
those tools under the manufactures brand at a better price.

--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
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I wonder who makes this one.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mdinep/2524912197/

One of the reasons I like it is the little dust chute that connects
perfectly to my Ridgid shop vac:
http://tinyurl.com/5mqu54

The only thing I would change on it would be the switch. I like a switch
on the handle ala DeWalt 621.
I use it more than any other router I own which includes
DeWalt 621, 625 and 618. Milwaukee 5625 and 5615, Bosch Colt., 2 ea.
Hitachi M12Vs and an M8V, Porter Cable laminate trimmer,

I think Sears has been trying to improve their Craftsman line.
It might be in vogue to criticize them but it doesn't hurt to recognize
effort.

Max





















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