skil router

[Ah10201]

does anyone have any opinions on skil routers... more specifically the Skil

1815... or the skil brand in general?

thanks...

[Ah10201]

also if anybody has any experiences to share about grizzly and black&decker brands....

thanks

[nospambob]

[Leon]

IMHO with Skil products and with the exception of the Model 77 worm drive circle saw the product is OK if you will use it one or two times. I would put B & D there also.

[Robert Bonomi]

The Skil 18xx series is relatively new on the market, so there's not a lot of 'history' to go by for that specific equipment.

I"ve got the 1825, which is essentially the same unit, packaged with both the fixed and plunge bases.

It's only seen relatively light use so far -- and I don't use big bits -- but, to date, I'm quite happy with it. The soft-start, and variable speed are

*nice* features.

I found the height adjust on the plunge base to be _very_ *counter-intuitive*, but once I got it doped out, it seems to work pretty well.

I *would* expect the higher-priced big-name 'professional' brands to hold up better under _heavy_ use. At 2 to 3 times the money, however, they damn-well SHOULD.

To my (admittedly _unexperienced_, as far as routers go) eye, the Skil looked like the best 'bang for the buck', _within_the_limitations_ of what I would likely be doing.