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J T

Sun, Nov 19, 2006, 1:51pm (Buck*Turgidson) doth
lament:
I just ruined a 12' long piece of oak because the depth adjustment on my
Craftsman router slipped while beading the edge of the oak. Not sure
what happened, but I am nervous about using it now. snip

I used a bottom of the line Craftsman router for several years
(until a bad solder joint broke), and replaced it with another, that's
also been used for several years. Never had a problem self adjusting
problem with either. However, I have a theory on that.

I'm thinking frequent height adjustment loosens it, allowing slip.
My router lives in my router table, I use only flush trim bits, and
don'adjust height. If it ever did slip i'd probably use adhesive on it;
or, if I ever figured on adjusting height, I''d rig some type of screw
stop instead..

Thes el-cheapo models do exactly what I want and need, I'll keep on
using them. However, if I needed a router I'd adjust height on, I'd get
something else..

JOAT
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