On 7/20/2020 10:06 PM, Unquestionably Confused wrote:
On 7/20/2020 2:39 PM, dpb wrote:
On 7/20/2020 2:12 PM, Leon wrote:
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And 26 years ago and a bit further the collects did not hold well on
the Craftsman routers.

Never a problem on the ones I had/have that are at least that old...

Doesn't say some models may have had problems but I never ran across
it. Â*Â*Still use the 1/4" fixed base one now and then for smaller
stuff.Â* I'm not sure whether the 1/2" is still around or not, even.

I've always liked the 1/4" a lot -- very nice handles w/ integrated
switch, the top is flat like a pancake so can just set it down upside
down w/o worrying, has spindle lock for changing bits, ... all could
ask for in an inexpensive tool that has lasted 30 years, probably.
Couldn't begin to say when actually got it.

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I still own two of the Craftsman "Commercials" similar to what you
describe.Â* Trigger in the grip handle that mechanically triggered the
switch in the motor housing via a black covered cable.

My father bought it ca 1964 and gave it to me.Â* Bought another at a
garage sale about 17 years later.Â* One of them is still mounted in a DIY
router table that I built.

These were made, of course, before Craftsman became Crapsman! LOL!

It's always been crap shoot depending on who made any given tool at any
given time -- and the target price/audience that decided the quality
point as well.

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