craftman router question

Hi tsbrewers

Welcome to the Forum!

From the time frame you speak of does your router happen to be a 315.275110? That is one that I own from about those days. If you got it for $100 you got a really good deal.

I have mine mounted in a table and it works fine. Well I did do a few things by way of a couple of modifications. First I used cork to plug the open posts, took off the plastic chip guard and added a router lifter. It is dedicated to the table and has served me well. Weighing in at almost 13 pounds I did not like it for hand work but in the table that doesn't matter.

I'd say use it.

Ed

I have the same craftsman router in a Home depot bosch table with a router raizer. I work with my brother and he bought the router thinking bigger is better. We us the plunge router for routing Jassada templates, and this router was so heavy and difficult to plunge that I went and bought a smaller dewalt for this application. However, because it is strong, we installed it into the router table for making raised panels, unfortunately, the bosch table has a plastic router plate and the weight of the router would sag the plate. Also, the combination doesn't give us enough height above the table to effectively use the larger bits. When I saw how high my brother had to raise the bit out of the collet to cut a raised panel I thought for sure that the bit would fly out. I'm immediately seeking a new table and router setup, and the craftsman router will probably become a dust collector, or watch for it on E-bay. Bob