I'm going to be doing some routing on vertical surfaces and am wondering what the lightest weight "quality" 1.75 hp router would be?
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6 months ago
I'm going to be doing some routing on vertical surfaces and am wondering what the lightest weight "quality" 1.75 hp router would be?
This Festool model is described as " compact and easy to maneuver " but weighs in at 3 kg < 6.6 lbs >
My first router was a little plastic B&D - nobody's idea of quality but it was certainly light weight and it would spin little sharp things around real fast :
The PC690 is about 9 lbs.
It's not clear what/how you will be routing, but what about making a support jig to guide/hold the router, similar to how they cut concrete walls? If you don't have to free hand it, the weight might be as much of a factor.
You actually don't want a router that powerful to be too light, so a fixture or a constant-force suspension of some kind may be needed.
Joe Gwinn
...might *not* be as much of a factor.
I've got a PC 690 that I can use. The mass being a stabilizer wasn't something I had thought about. I'll probably try that and see how it goes. Thanks all.
-JP
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