[Woodworkers] Any recommendations for a router?

[Richard Allen]

Eletrolitic capacitors, the larder ones that look like cans, can die if they haven’t had a charge in a several years.

> On Dec 23, 2020, at 8:28 AM, Clint Warren via Woodworkers <woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:
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> Hello,
> The Makita does look like a nice router. I think the Makita I was looking at had the ability to do micro-adjustments from above when mounted in a table which is a nice feature. 
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> I pulled out one of my P-C routers last night. I thought both were 7529’s (once I remembered the number), but one is an 8529 (the also failed updated model “Fails faster with no extra effort on your part” ).   That got me searching on the web again. I found a post from someone who bought three 8529’s and never even unboxed two of them. Several years went by and when he tried to use them they were all dead. Someone replied to that post saying he had repaired his by replacing the capacitors on the speed control board. I’ve got some caps on their way now.
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> My thought was to take Steve’s suggestion and try to get one running with no variable speed for hand held work then buy a new one for the table. If I can repair them I’m going to use tool acquisition math (Money saved $$ plus money I was going to spend $$ = $$$$) to justify an increase in my router budget and possibly add in another tool. 
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> Probably will make a decision after the holidays.
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> From: Dave Heitstuman
> Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 3:06 PM
> To: woodworkers at sawdusters.org
> Cc: Clint Warren
> Subject: RE: Any recommendations for a router?
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> A few days late as always but I vote for Makita.   We won’t go into all the details but I have several, PC 690 routers and a couple of the little 390’s.  I have a bigger PC router that came with the tool to raise and lower it when mounted in a table.  Way handy to have.  I then got a couple of Makita routers one is close to the 690 and one is a bit bigger that was a kit with a D-handle, plunge and regular base.  The first time you pull the trigger on the Makita you can tell it is just a solid router.   If I’m not using the table I pick up the Makita first every time.  Now that I don’t need all the 690’s I really should peddle a few of them.   
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> From: Woodworkers [mailto:woodworkers-bounces at lists.sawdusters.org] On Behalf Of Clint Warren via Woodworkers
> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2020 8:23 PM
> To: woodworkers at sawdusters.org
> Cc: Clint Warren <clintonwarren at msn.com>
> Subject: [Woodworkers] Any recommendations for a router?
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> Hello all.
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> Ten years or so ago I bought a Porter Cable 7518 (I think) router.  It wasn’t top of the line, but they weren’t giving it away either. Worked well in a table, 1/2”, variable speed adjustment. I was pleased with it.  Then it failed after not that much use. Later learned it was a defective control board which apparently P-C didn’t make available or not for very long. Life happened and I haven’t done much routering for a long time.
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> I am now in the market for a new router.  Does anyone have any recommendations? 
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> Thanks,
> Clint
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