Hi all. I recently bought a new Freud FT2200 which has proven to be an excellent machine all round, although a bit hefty for tight mobile jobs. I do have one major issue that I was wondering if anyone else is having, or more importantly might have a solution for: Depending on the angle you are cutting on, the slot below the on/off switch quickly gets plugged with shavings and will not shut off. Apart from being irritating, this is obviously a fairly nasty safety hazard as well. This isn't really a problem during table use or when routing on level surfaces, but cutting vertical grooves in a cabinet on site, look out!
If anyone has a decent fix for this, I would really appreciate the heads-up, thanks,
Hi Richard, welcome to the forum.
Not familiar with the 2200, does it have the same kind of switch as the 1700? It slides up and sorta hooks and to turn it off you touch the bottom of the switch to unhook it?
Hey John, thx. Not quite like the 1700, this one just slides up and down and 'clicks' in place at the top and bottom position. Up is on, down is off, but there is a recess toward the body of the machine under the switch lip, which is where it clogs....
Just kinda coming off the wall here. If you cut a section of stocking, like a panty hose leg, into a band 2-3" wide, could you slip around the router over the switch??
Actually not such a bad idea in principle, I will try something like that. Anything stretchy like panty hose doesn't quite work, on that model the switch is recessed from the outside diameter of the body and the off position comes close to flush with the top platform of the handles, so the material won't cover the spot it needs to. (Yep, I tried it in my desperation). In fact, it made it harder to blow out the shavings after it clogged. Still, thanks for the idea, I hadn't really thought in terms of ust covering it up with something that still leaves it operable. Maybe this will prove to be a literal 'band-aid' solution.
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