Subject: Upside-down router

From: [email-masked] (Bob & Suzy )
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 97 13:35:30 GMT

I just finished building a router table, and put my craftsman 1/4" router in 
it. After using it a few times, I noticed it made a new noise when I turned it 
off, like the bearings are too tight. I replaced the armature and top bearing 
recently, so the end play should still be adjusted correctly. Are some routers 
not suited for operating upside-down? I don't know if I can get away with a 
new router so soon after the table! 

Remove the  &  if e-mail is warranted. Thanks, Bob

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From: "Thomas Bremer" <[email-masked]>
Date: 30 Mar 1997 09:08:55 GMT

I had this same problem also.  When done for the day, remove router and
clean all the debris from the internal housing.  Few manufacturers protect
the underside for this application.  I built speaker cabinets for 9 years
and found that the Milwaukee 2hp was the only router that had good debris
protection.  Make sure to find the source of the noise (usually wood
scraps) I've had several brands fly apart while using them.  Also try to
make your table bit opening as small as possible-this helps a great deal.

Tom

Bob & Suzy  <[email-masked]> wrote in article
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> off, like the bearings are too tight. 
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From: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 16:49:44 GMT

To protect the router' innards' from debris, make a cone of metal 
window screening and #12or#10 copper wire.
I believe that the problem is in the design of the routers.
They were not designed to operate upside down.