opinion on craftsman router

[Luigi Zanasi]

On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 21:47:09 -0500, Nova scribbled:

I second that notion. Last time I tried using the second of the two Sears routers I used to own, I was routing a 1/8" shallow dado in a piece of 2X4 to be used as a deck handrail by a neighbour (neighbor, Keith). The bit rode and the router started bogging down. I pulled the

2X4 up and saw that the bit was way up. I hit the floor and the switch simultaneously, afraid the bit would fly off.

The last time I tried using my first Sears router, I cutting the rabbet in a piece of Doug fir intended as a door jamb. The bit rode up and started bogging. Luckily, it was where the hinge was to go, so I managed to put in a not too visible patch. I finished cutting that rabbet on the table saw.

Luckily, some suck^H^H^H^H really nice, intelligent, articulate and helpful person took them off my hands and paid for the shipping. And I didn't have to supply the yellow paint.

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[David Hall]

Didn't someone (I think it was BAD) just write about a similar experience with a PC router? The problem may be a bit more prevalent with the Craftsman routers (and maybe not for all I know), but it happens to others brands also.

Dave Hall

[Luigi Zanasi]

On 02 Mar 2004 02:46:39 GMT, [e-mail] (David Hall) scribbled:

Yabbut, with other brands, you replace the collet. With Sears, you try turning it into a boat anchor, because the collet is part of the motor shaft.

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[J T]

Sun, Feb 29, 2004, 9:57pm (EST-3) [e-mail] (Luigi=A0Zanasi) confesses: Luckily, some suck^H^H^H^H really nice, intelligent, articulate and helpful person took them off my hands and paid for the shipping. And I didn't have to supply the yellow paint.

Damn decent of you to admit to the world I'm intelligent and articulate. I'm quite happy with them too, but gotta get another can of paint.

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[Walt Conner]

This is not true of old Craftsman Routers.

Walt Conner

[TexasFireGuy]

I'm far from being the excellent WW that some of you guys are, but I'm no slouch either. And I've had really good luck and great results with the PC

690 that I've been using for a few years. I can't afford to buy top-of-the-line tools AND materials so I stick with my decent tools and buy plenty of wood to work with.

[Andy]

The Craftsman routers and most of their portable power tools are made by Ryobi which I would not buy either. However the Sears latest tools catalog does have a router plunge combo that looks like it is the Bosch 1617EVS, so maybe Sears is changing their OEM for routers and power tools.

As a beginner, I would go for the Porter Cable 690 or check out the routers from Hitachi, Bosch, Milwaukee, Makita, Fein, Triton, and Freud.

Andy