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I've recently retired and after several necessary home projects, I am in the shop through the winter.
The intelligent "first thing" is to thoroughly organize a shop that has never been properly organized before.
Part of this process is deciding what to keep and what to throw out and to make sure that everything I'm keeping comes up to good working order.
So, out of all of the tools that need repair, I've tracked down part numbers and ordered replacement parts for them.
This brings me to this forum, because among my items in need of repair is an old Craftsman router.
I used your forum to find the users manual and discovered that the part I need is no longer made or available through the original manufacturer.
315.17380 is the model # and the needed part is the collet and retainer.
If anyone here knows where I can find this item, I would deeply appreciate it.
Glad you're here!
I need router enthusiasts to help me to start thinking of the router as a solution to various project problems.
Currently I stay with other tools that I am more accustomed to and I avoid the router.
I recently started the research on a good router table and concluded that buying a used shaper would be cheaper and probably a better solution.
I do, however, possess an old cast iron delta table saw top that I have considered retrofitting for router table use.
Is this feasible or worth the trouble?
The intelligent "first thing" is to thoroughly organize a shop that has never been properly organized before.
Part of this process is deciding what to keep and what to throw out and to make sure that everything I'm keeping comes up to good working order.
So, out of all of the tools that need repair, I've tracked down part numbers and ordered replacement parts for them.
This brings me to this forum, because among my items in need of repair is an old Craftsman router.
I used your forum to find the users manual and discovered that the part I need is no longer made or available through the original manufacturer.
315.17380 is the model # and the needed part is the collet and retainer.
If anyone here knows where I can find this item, I would deeply appreciate it.
Glad you're here!
I need router enthusiasts to help me to start thinking of the router as a solution to various project problems.
Currently I stay with other tools that I am more accustomed to and I avoid the router.
I recently started the research on a good router table and concluded that buying a used shaper would be cheaper and probably a better solution.
I do, however, possess an old cast iron delta table saw top that I have considered retrofitting for router table use.
Is this feasible or worth the trouble?