Had the Dewalt 618 in my amazon cart for 8 months. Finally decided to
take the plunge and ordered it. It arrived yesterday. I can't wait to
use it! I think I'll order a bit or two next month. LMAO! I forgot to
order any bits... dumass me.

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Steve Barker wrote:
Had the Dewalt 618 in my amazon cart for 8 months. Finally decided to
take the plunge and ordered it. It arrived yesterday. I can't wait to
use it! I think I'll order a bit or two next month. LMAO! I forgot to
order any bits... dumass me.



I got one not too long ago too. I take it that, during the last 8
months, you looked at at least one book on using routers. I did a quick
review before I used mine. Make sure the cord is clear and free before
you flip the switch.. and have fun! I only mention that because once I
caught myself standing on the cord...

Bill

On Sat, 06 Aug 2011 09:10:15 -0500, Steve Barker
wrote:

Had the Dewalt 618 in my amazon cart for 8 months. Finally decided to
take the plunge and ordered it.

Hmm, I thought the DW618 was a fixed-base router. ;-)

It arrived yesterday. I can't wait to
use it! I think I'll order a bit or two next month. LMAO! I forgot to
order any bits... dumass me.

Even HomeDespot can fix that. You might also look around for a "D-handle"
base for it. I find they're a lot more useful (controllable), for a fixed
base router, than the knobs on the side.

On 8/6/2011 11:41 AM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Sat, 06 Aug 2011 09:10:15 -0500, Steve
wrote:

Had the Dewalt 618 in my amazon cart for 8 months. Finally decided to
take the plunge and ordered it.

Hmm, I thought the DW618 was a fixed-base router. ;-)

It arrived yesterday. I can't wait to
use it! I think I'll order a bit or two next month. LMAO! I forgot to
order any bits... dumass me.

Even HomeDespot can fix that. You might also look around for a "D-handle"
base for it. I find they're a lot more useful (controllable), for a fixed
base router, than the knobs on the side.

It came with the fixed base and the plunge base. LOL!

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On 8/6/2011 11:15 AM, Bill wrote:
Steve Barker wrote:
Had the Dewalt 618 in my amazon cart for 8 months. Finally decided to
take the plunge and ordered it. It arrived yesterday. I can't wait to
use it! I think I'll order a bit or two next month. LMAO! I forgot to
order any bits... dumass me.



I got one not too long ago too. I take it that, during the last 8
months, you looked at at least one book on using routers. I did a quick
review before I used mine. Make sure the cord is clear and free before
you flip the switch.. and have fun! I only mention that because once I
caught myself standing on the cord...

Bill

I've used an old Craftsman router for years. I love this soft start
feature, I can tell you that already!

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On 8/7/2011 12:33 AM, Steve Barker wrote:
On 8/6/2011 11:15 AM, Bill wrote:
Steve Barker wrote:
Had the Dewalt 618 in my amazon cart for 8 months. Finally decided to
take the plunge and ordered it. It arrived yesterday. I can't wait to
use it! I think I'll order a bit or two next month. LMAO! I forgot to
order any bits... dumass me.



I got one not too long ago too. I take it that, during the last 8
months, you looked at at least one book on using routers. I did a quick
review before I used mine. Make sure the cord is clear and free before
you flip the switch.. and have fun! I only mention that because once I
caught myself standing on the cord...

Bill

I've used an old Craftsman router for years. I love this soft start feature, I
can tell you that already!

Use a router with a soft-start AND an electronic brake and you'll never want to
do without either feature. My old Makita 3612C (now out of production) has
both and I love it.

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On 8/7/2011 12:33 AM, Steve Barker wrote:
On 8/6/2011 11:15 AM, Bill wrote:
Steve Barker wrote:
Had the Dewalt 618 in my amazon cart for 8 months. Finally decided to
take the plunge and ordered it. It arrived yesterday. I can't wait to
use it! I think I'll order a bit or two next month. LMAO! I forgot to
order any bits... dumass me.



I got one not too long ago too. I take it that, during the last 8
months, you looked at at least one book on using routers. I did a quick
review before I used mine. Make sure the cord is clear and free before
you flip the switch.. and have fun! I only mention that because once I
caught myself standing on the cord...

Bill

I've used an old Craftsman router for years. I love this soft start
feature, I
can tell you that already!

Use a router with a soft-start AND an electronic brake and you'll never want
to
do without either feature. My old Makita 3612C (now out of production) has
both and I love it.

===============

Electronic brake? Ohhhhh! need a new router!!

I love the soft start but when first getting it out, for each session, I
sometimes wonder if it is not plugged in just for that second of eternity
that it takes to start up.

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Eric

Steve Barker wrote:

Had the Dewalt 618 in my amazon cart for 8 months. Finally decided
to take the plunge and ordered it. It arrived yesterday. I can't
wait to use it! I think I'll order a bit or two next month. LMAO!
I forgot to order any bits... dumass me.

You might take a look at these guys for some of your bits. Jim

http://www.cripedistributing.com/

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On Aug 8, 9:31*am, "James" wrote:
Steve Barker wrote:
Had the Dewalt 618 in my amazon cart for 8 months. *Finally decided
to take the plunge and ordered it. *It arrived yesterday. *I can't
wait to use it! *I think I'll order a bit or two next month. *LMAO!
I forgot to order any bits... *dumass me.

You might take a look at these guys for some of your bits. Jim

http://www.cripedistributing.com/

Ditto that. I ran into Cripe on eBay a few years back. Good prices
and service.

R

On 8/10/2011 8:23 PM, RicodJour wrote:
On Aug 8, 9:31 am, wrote:
Steve Barker wrote:
Had the Dewalt 618 in my amazon cart for 8 months. Finally decided
to take the plunge and ordered it. It arrived yesterday. I can't
wait to use it! I think I'll order a bit or two next month. LMAO!
I forgot to order any bits... dumass me.

You might take a look at these guys for some of your bits. Jim

http://www.cripedistributing.com/

Ditto that. I ran into Cripe on eBay a few years back. Good prices
and service.

R

Thanks for the reply. And thank you Jim. I had missed your
recommendation until R brought it back up. Do you guys consider these
"carb tech" bits to be of pretty good quality?

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On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:43:10 -0500, Steve Barker
wrote:

On 8/10/2011 8:23 PM, RicodJour wrote:
On Aug 8, 9:31 am, wrote:
Steve Barker wrote:
Had the Dewalt 618 in my amazon cart for 8 months. Finally decided
to take the plunge and ordered it. It arrived yesterday. I can't
wait to use it! I think I'll order a bit or two next month. LMAO!
I forgot to order any bits... dumass me.

You might take a look at these guys for some of your bits. Jim

http://www.cripedistributing.com/

Ditto that. I ran into Cripe on eBay a few years back. Good prices
and service.

R

Thanks for the reply. And thank you Jim. I had missed your
recommendation until R brought it back up. Do you guys consider these
"carb tech" bits to be of pretty good quality?

I have a number of Carb Tech bits including a 7 piece raised panel
door set that I purchased at Woodworker's Warehouse about 15 years
ago. I've had no problems with any of their bits and they're still
goin' strong.
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

On 8/11/2011 5:50 AM, Nova wrote:
On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:43:10 -0500, Steve Barker
wrote:

On 8/10/2011 8:23 PM, RicodJour wrote:
On Aug 8, 9:31 am, wrote:
Steve Barker wrote:
Had the Dewalt 618 in my amazon cart for 8 months. Finally decided
to take the plunge and ordered it. It arrived yesterday. I can't
wait to use it! I think I'll order a bit or two next month. LMAO!
I forgot to order any bits... dumass me.

You might take a look at these guys for some of your bits. Jim

http://www.cripedistributing.com/

Ditto that. I ran into Cripe on eBay a few years back. Good prices
and service.

R

Thanks for the reply. And thank you Jim. I had missed your
recommendation until R brought it back up. Do you guys consider these
"carb tech" bits to be of pretty good quality?

I have a number of Carb Tech bits including a 7 piece raised panel
door set that I purchased at Woodworker's Warehouse about 15 years
ago. I've had no problems with any of their bits and they're still
goin' strong.

THANKS for the reply. I think i'll try them then. I got my eye on that
set for $60. Be a good starting point.


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Steve Barker wrote:

On 8/11/2011 5:50 AM, Nova wrote:
On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:43:10 -0500, Steve Barker
wrote:

On 8/10/2011 8:23 PM, RicodJour wrote:
On Aug 8, 9:31 am, wrote:
Steve Barker wrote:
Had the Dewalt 618 in my amazon cart for 8 months. Finally
decided to take the plunge and ordered it. It arrived
yesterday. I can't wait to use it! I think I'll order a
bit or two next month. LMAO! I forgot to order any
bits... dumass me.

You might take a look at these guys for some of your bits. Jim

http://www.cripedistributing.com/

Ditto that. I ran into Cripe on eBay a few years back. Good
prices and service.

R

Thanks for the reply. And thank you Jim. I had missed your
recommendation until R brought it back up. Do you guys consider
these "carb tech" bits to be of pretty good quality?

I have a number of Carb Tech bits including a 7 piece raised panel
door set that I purchased at Woodworker's Warehouse about 15 years
ago. I've had no problems with any of their bits and they're still
goin' strong.

THANKS for the reply. I think i'll try them then. I got my eye on
that set for $60. Be a good starting point.

I also have some. I also ran across them on E-bay and I live locally so
I can visit their store all to frequently. Jim

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