At SAM's in Chesapeake, VA today I saw the PC 693LPRK for $120.00.
They had originally started them at $199 last year.
I've been looking for a lighter weight router for hand held use. Anyone
else have
this one; and is it a good buy at $120.00?

Thanks,
Joey in Chesapeake

"Joseph Smith" wrote in message
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At SAM's in Chesapeake, VA today I saw the PC 693LPRK for $120.00.
They had originally started them at $199 last year.
I've been looking for a lighter weight router for hand held use. Anyone
else have
this one; and is it a good buy at $120.00?

Thanks,
Joey in Chesapeake



I have one and like it. I rarely use the plunge base though.
$120 is a good price. I have never seen them any lower than $195.
Greg

"Joseph Smith" wrote in news:E1Bde.11025$eC.3203
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At SAM's in Chesapeake, VA today I saw the PC 693LPRK for $120.00.
They had originally started them at $199 last year.
I've been looking for a lighter weight router for hand held use. Anyone
else have
this one; and is it a good buy at $120.00?


Good, solid router, at an excellent price. I've had mine for several
years, and the same proven design has been around for quite a while.

Patriarch

On Tue, 03 May 2005 02:07:32 GMT, "Joseph Smith"
wrote:

At SAM's in Chesapeake, VA today I saw the PC 693LPRK for $120.00.
They had originally started them at $199 last year.
I've been looking for a lighter weight router for hand held use. Anyone
else have
this one; and is it a good buy at $120.00?

I got the PC691 (D-handle) a while ago, and I consider it a steal at
the $150 I paid for it. Very nice tool, and I doubt that any of the
690 series are any worse quality-wise. I'd buy another one without
thinking twice about it.

Thanks,
Joey in Chesapeake


Aut inveniam viam aut faciam

"Joseph Smith" wrote in news:E1Bde.11025$eC.3203
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693LPRK

693LRPK...

I have the Variable Speed variant of the above. For that price, yeah, I'd
say go for it. The PC690 is a nice motor. And very reliable.

I didn't care for the plunge base at all.

When the plunge base got boogered up - I popped for the Bosch 1617EVSPK.
The difference between the two, to me at least, is amazing.
The Bosch being much more refined.

Thanks for the inputs, all. Time to beg the SWMBO to
lift the toy, I mean tool funding restrictions.

Joey
"Joseph Smith" wrote in message
news:E1Bde.11025$eC.3203@trnddc07...
At SAM's in Chesapeake, VA today I saw the PC 693LPRK for $120.00.
They had originally started them at $199 last year.
I've been looking for a lighter weight router for hand held use. Anyone
else have
this one; and is it a good buy at $120.00?

Thanks,
Joey in Chesapeake