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?
Lightweight 2-handle 1.75hp router
Oct 21, 2023
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This Festool model is described as " compact and easy to maneuver " but weighs in at 3 kg < 6.6 lbs >
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The big fella from Festool is almost 8 kg < 17.2 lbs > Yikes !
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 :
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John T.
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.
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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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