On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:39:00 GMT, "CW" wrote:


"George Max" wrote in message
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On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 23:07:27 GMT, keith_nuttle
wrote:

My 38 year old Craftsman router (sometimes referred to as Crapsman on
this newsgroup) fail yesterday. When I used it last week and it worked
fine. Yesterday when I turned it on it did not work. I thought of
looking for some one to fix it, but then I say my volt/ohm meter on the
shelf. What would it hurt. One thing lead to another, and by the time
it was in pieces I found the switch was the culprit. A trip to Lowes, a
$5 switch, and now the router will last another 38 years. At least it
will be working when my grandson inherits it.

I'm sorry. You'd have been better off going to the tool department
and buying a Makita, Bosch or Porter-Cable router to replace it.

Not likely. 38 years ago, Craftsman stuff was quite good. Chances are, his
router is a Rockwell.

I have a Craftsman router too. It makes a nice paperweight. Self
adjusting collet and all. And the infamous fly apart fan. It's a
hunk of junk. It'll probably last 100 years at it's present rate of
use.

When did you buy it? Think about it.



Right

My TS is pretty good (with the help of Biesemeyer fence.) So was the
jointer, but I sold it 'cause it was too short.

Flip that coin over that think about the number of people who only
know Craftsman as a junk brand. To some degree, the same can be said
of the Kenmore appliance brand for a period of time.

Time was, the wife and I always thought to go to Sears first for
*anything*. Nowadays we don't think of them at all. For anything.