I just "inherited" a Craftsman 500 router. I went to Sears and
purchased the edge-guide they sell for it and am astonished to find
that it has no micro-adjust of any kind (my 30-or-so year old Craftsman
edge guide had that but is incompatible!).

This model router has no holes in the base for an edge guide so the
guide must be screwed to the base of the router after the plastic
sub-base is removed.

Are there edge guides out there that would be compatible with this
router and do have some sort of micro-adjust?

Thanks for this!

Sounds, to me, that you might be a lot happier screwing that router to a =
table.

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| I just "inherited" a Craftsman 500 router. I went to Sears and
| purchased the edge-guide they sell for it and am astonished to find
| that it has no micro-adjust of any kind (my 30-or-so year old =
Craftsman
| edge guide had that but is incompatible!).
|=20
| This model router has no holes in the base for an edge guide so the
| guide must be screwed to the base of the router after the plastic
| sub-base is removed.
|=20
| Are there edge guides out there that would be compatible with this
| router and do have some sort of micro-adjust?
|=20
| Thanks for this!
|

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I just "inherited" a Craftsman 500 router. I went to Sears and
purchased the edge-guide they sell for it and am astonished to find
that it has no micro-adjust of any kind (my 30-or-so year old Craftsman
edge guide had that but is incompatible!).

This model router has no holes in the base for an edge guide so the
guide must be screwed to the base of the router after the plastic
sub-base is removed.

Are there edge guides out there that would be compatible with this
router and do have some sort of micro-adjust?

Thanks for this!

go to Microfence.com. He seems to have adapters for every
other model router. Ain't cheap but if you want micro
adjustability - as in 1/1000ths of an inch the MicroFence
will do it. Use the "two pass" method for perfect fits -
bit smaller than desired width of groove, make a pass,
measure what you've got with calipers, measure the
width of the inlay band for example, calculate the difference,
dial the difference in plus a few thousandths for "slop"
and you get a fit that's fingernail good (run your finger
over the inlayed area and not feel when you left the base
material and crossed over to the inlay.

And if you want to make two curved edges that match
exactly - well he's got two circle jig attachments that
let you dial in how tight the fit.

Want to make ovals - up to 12 feet long? Get the oval
adapter.

And so on, and so on, and so on.

charlie b