I took my own advice and got a new router. Oh Yeah! [message #37576] |
Tue, 30 July 2002 12:05  |
BillEpstein
Messages: 886 Registered: May 2009
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Got the Freud FT 2000E I touted a while back. I had it's predecessor way back in 198x something. In a time when Porter Cable is now cheap shit, the Freud, for $179 has soft start, 5 speeds, one wrench collet lock and 15 amps. It is a beast, though. I'll still be using my old Rockwell for rabbets and roundovers. The base casting is even powder coated! It still has the same nice height adjustment with a great big knob that sticks up above the motor. That's good news-bad news: it means you have to set it on the edge of the bench to change bits but the knob is real easy to find and turn under a router table. I'm pretty sure, after John Atkinson finishes the measurements, it will be Class A. And International Tool has free shipping.
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