....guess that explains why PC has changed the switch from my old 690
(toggle) to the one on the newer 691(plastic enclosed rocker)...the latter
is not nearly as easy to use but I could see a replay of your incident on
the former.

"DonkeyHody" wrote in message
m...
I have a Porter Cable 7518 3 1/4 router mounted in my table. Sweet
machine. Last night I had just changed bits and was raising the bit
to final height when I accidently hit the On switch. Even with the
soft-start feature, the starting torque wrenched the motor from my
hands and started unscrewing it from the base. And it happened FAST.
I just managed to stop it before it came free of the base and fell to
the floor with a spinning bit. I shudder to think of the
possibilities. Now I know why they say always UNPLUG the tool before
making adjustments. But how many of us really do that? Unplugging is
a hassle, but I'll at least install a switch in the incoming line that
I can turn off.

DonkeyHody