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Peter Ashby

Andy Hall wrote:

On 2007-06-01 20:58:14 +0100, (Peter Ashby) said:

Andy Hall wrote:

Issues of fine height adjusters and micro
adjustable fences are more time savers than true accuracy aids. The
argument for buying a cheap router is the necessity of getting a job
done within a budget. Which is why my first and second routers were
Power Devils, I sunk my money into reasonably decent bits (Trend
largely). The first one still runs, it has been permanently in my table
since I bought the second one. When the second one died (blown upper
bearings which wrecked the bushes etc) I had enough to get a T5.

But the money spent on the Power Devils could have gone towards the
cost of the T5 and the overall investment would have been less.

Except that at the time I couldn't afford both a T5 and the Trend bits I
needed. As I said the first one is still doing sterling service inverted
in the table. That means it gets all the bigger diameter 8mm bits.

Ah. Must admit that I have never used 8mm bits although I have
collets for them.

Most of mine are 12,7mm with a few 6,35mm.

Well not having a 1/2" router and not up to now really needing one 8mm
collets give you larger diameter bits than you can get with 1/4"
collets. So I have a Trend rebating set that is significantly bigger
than the 1/4" equivalent and Trend even do an 8mm panel raiser, its
vertical rather than horizontal so you would need a tall fence on the
table but it does enable panel raising on 8mm. That was why I went for
Power Devil routers at the start, they came with 8mm collets.

Peter
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