Hi there,
My name is mark, and I'm new here. Hello router enthusiasts! My situation is this: I have owned and used a Craftsman 3 HP plunge router for a long, long time.. and it's finally at a point where I need to replace it. Of course it's no longer made, (model 315-275110), so I can't go get a new one.. (and honestly the depth stop on the thing is really lousy so a better design there would be appreciated.) Trouble is I've made many fixtures that accept it's 4 8/32 screwhole pattern.. and many many templates that utilize it's 11/16" collar bushing.
I can probably adapt most of the fixtures to a new hole pattern, but the templates require an exactly matching collar bushing. Is the Porter Cable collar exactly 11/16 "? I see 21/32" listed sometimes, which won't cut it.
Also, are most of the top brand 3 HP routers compatible with the PC collar system? I'm leaning toward the Bosch 3.25 HP plunge model and it never mentions this in any of the ads I see.
This will be for handheld plunge routing only. I have a PC 7718 (I think that's it) in my router table already and have no problems there... I just need a workhorse plunge model that's reliable, accurate, and won't go out of production right away!
Anyway, forgive me for the stupid questions.. I've just been monogamous with that Craftsman for so long I've lost touch. She was a real champ.
Thanks for any and all suggestions answers, etc.
Cheers
Mark
My name is mark, and I'm new here. Hello router enthusiasts! My situation is this: I have owned and used a Craftsman 3 HP plunge router for a long, long time.. and it's finally at a point where I need to replace it. Of course it's no longer made, (model 315-275110), so I can't go get a new one.. (and honestly the depth stop on the thing is really lousy so a better design there would be appreciated.) Trouble is I've made many fixtures that accept it's 4 8/32 screwhole pattern.. and many many templates that utilize it's 11/16" collar bushing.
I can probably adapt most of the fixtures to a new hole pattern, but the templates require an exactly matching collar bushing. Is the Porter Cable collar exactly 11/16 "? I see 21/32" listed sometimes, which won't cut it.
Also, are most of the top brand 3 HP routers compatible with the PC collar system? I'm leaning toward the Bosch 3.25 HP plunge model and it never mentions this in any of the ads I see.
This will be for handheld plunge routing only. I have a PC 7718 (I think that's it) in my router table already and have no problems there... I just need a workhorse plunge model that's reliable, accurate, and won't go out of production right away!
Anyway, forgive me for the stupid questions.. I've just been monogamous with that Craftsman for so long I've lost touch. She was a real champ.
Thanks for any and all suggestions answers, etc.
Cheers
Mark