Subject: Re: router for router table use

From: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 19:49:11 GMT

On Mon, 03 Feb 97 21:11:59 GMT, [email-masked] (P. Eric Chi) wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I'm looking for a router for putting in the router table. I noticed that
>William Alden has a very good price on Freud FT2000E for $159 after $30 rebate 
>from Freud. Is this Freud model good for  table use? How is it compare to 
>other routers, like Hitachi M12V, ...?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Eric.

Eric:

Icouldn't do without my Dewalt 3hp v/s I think it a DW625, use it in
my router table, get the adjustment knob fron Dewalt (Ialso got the
fence for handheld stuff
Bryce

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From: Curt Harms <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 05:26:56 -0800

> my router table, get the adjustment knob fron Dewalt (Ialso got the
Mine's gutty and easy to use, but the collet is not superb. Freud may
now
include 1/4" collet, but mine purchased 1yr.ago did not include 1/4". 
Using a reducing bushing works, but is awkward. Recently, the 1/2"
collet
nut separated from the tapered portion. Now I have to use an old screw
driver to drive bushing out.  Don't know why collet came apart.