Model 320.17542 and table routing
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Sorry for digging up an old thread...
I was walking through Sears to get to Radio Shack in my local mall to grab a switch for my Porter Cable 690....and guess what I found for $45?
On the discount /clearance rack theres 2 routers sitting on the top shelf...one plunge with a digital display looked like a Bosch unit....and a 320 fix based unit that you guys are discussing in this thread.
The height adjustment/gear mechanism looked familiar...I thought either Dewalt or Porter Cable.
It had no collet so I grabbed a 1/4" from one of the display units....by luck it fit. Now I go back the next day and ask one of the sales guys if I could get a 1/2" collet and he tells me ..."no problem".... so I grab one off the closest model to this one which I believe had a red top....or something red on it.
The collet looked to be the same design but it didn't fit the shaft....so now I have useless collet so I might just return it even though they let me have it for free.
The diagram on Sear parts doesn't specify if the collet is 1/4" or 1/2".
The label # is not the same as the model # on the website. So if you don't have the label # you can't look up the model on the parts website. Frustrating.
I'll call parts tomorrow but I figured I would ask you guys here since several of you have experience with this router.
I was walking through Sears to get to Radio Shack in my local mall to grab a switch for my Porter Cable 690....and guess what I found for $45?
On the discount /clearance rack theres 2 routers sitting on the top shelf...one plunge with a digital display looked like a Bosch unit....and a 320 fix based unit that you guys are discussing in this thread.
The height adjustment/gear mechanism looked familiar...I thought either Dewalt or Porter Cable.
It had no collet so I grabbed a 1/4" from one of the display units....by luck it fit. Now I go back the next day and ask one of the sales guys if I could get a 1/2" collet and he tells me ..."no problem".... so I grab one off the closest model to this one which I believe had a red top....or something red on it.
The collet looked to be the same design but it didn't fit the shaft....so now I have useless collet so I might just return it even though they let me have it for free.
The diagram on Sear parts doesn't specify if the collet is 1/4" or 1/2".
The label # is not the same as the model # on the website. So if you don't have the label # you can't look up the model on the parts website. Frustrating.
I'll call parts tomorrow but I figured I would ask you guys here since several of you have experience with this router.
Hi Joe
They are not all the same, take the collet back to Sears and they may trade it out for one that will fit..be sure to take the router with you..they want to make you a happy camper...but you can always get one from Sears.
Here are the routers you looked at .
Sears: Online department store featuring appliances, tools, fitness equipment and more
Sears: Online department store featuring appliances, tools, fitness equipment and more
Sears: Online department store featuring appliances, tools, fitness equipment and more
Sears: Online department store featuring appliances, tools, fitness equipment and more
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They are not all the same, take the collet back to Sears and they may trade it out for one that will fit..be sure to take the router with you..they want to make you a happy camper...but you can always get one from Sears.
Here are the routers you looked at .
Sears: Online department store featuring appliances, tools, fitness equipment and more
Sears: Online department store featuring appliances, tools, fitness equipment and more
Sears: Online department store featuring appliances, tools, fitness equipment and more
Sears: Online department store featuring appliances, tools, fitness equipment and more
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Thanks for the quick reply Bobj3....I also posted in the General forum but I think your info will be useful.
I'm real excited to get some use out of this router....was it ever decided who the actual manufacturer was? Is that gear lift mechanism from a Porter Cable design and if so what model year? The pics on eRaplement parts aren't clear enough to see the gear assembly. I know I've seen it before and made a mental note that it was what I was looking for in a height adjustment....unlike the wobbly motor in my PC 690.... thats why when I saw it I jumped on the purchase.
I'm real excited to get some use out of this router....was it ever decided who the actual manufacturer was? Is that gear lift mechanism from a Porter Cable design and if so what model year? The pics on eRaplement parts aren't clear enough to see the gear assembly. I know I've seen it before and made a mental note that it was what I was looking for in a height adjustment....unlike the wobbly motor in my PC 690.... thats why when I saw it I jumped on the purchase.
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