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BadMouth:
I have the one from harbor freight (appears to be the same model).

No matter how tight I clamp the depth adjustment, it moves on me.

mytymaus007:

--- Quote from: BadMouth on August 04, 2011, 09:36:59 am ---I have the one from harbor freight (appears to be the same model).

No matter how tight I clamp the depth adjustment, it moves on me.



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Where you able to rescess joysticks. What were you able to accomplish with your router i actually want to buy the harbor freight trim router only because its $24 what your reiview on the router

thanks
BadMouth:

--- Quote from: mytymaus007 on August 04, 2011, 03:41:34 pm ---
--- Quote from: BadMouth on August 04, 2011, 09:36:59 am ---I have the one from harbor freight (appears to be the same model).

No matter how tight I clamp the depth adjustment, it moves on me.



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Where you able to rescess joysticks. What were you able to accomplish with your router i actually want to buy the harbor freight trim router only because its $24 what your reiview on the router

thanks

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I only tested it on a few pieces of scrap and noticed that the cut kept getting deeper as I was routing.
I tightened the depth adjustment to the point that I was afraid it would break, but it still slipped as the router vibrated.

 I was afraid to use it for anything but flush trim work after that.  Read the reviews on harbor freight.
mgb:
I have a cheapo router from harbor freight and I've used it for trimming the laminate on my cab as well as slotting for t-molding and a few other odds and ends and its held up real well for a $22 router.
bkenobi:

--- Quote from: BadMouth on August 04, 2011, 03:59:15 pm ---
--- Quote from: mytymaus007 on August 04, 2011, 03:41:34 pm ---
--- Quote from: BadMouth on August 04, 2011, 09:36:59 am ---I have the one from harbor freight (appears to be the same model).

No matter how tight I clamp the depth adjustment, it moves on me.



--- End quote ---
Where you able to rescess joysticks. What were you able to accomplish with your router i actually want to buy the harbor freight trim router only because its $24 what your reiview on the router

thanks

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I borrowed a router from my dad for routing the joystick stuff on my CP.  I had the same problem where the bit started slipping out and "auto-adjusted" the depth of the routed path.  I caught it early enough that I was able to fix the problem with just a little extra liquid nail.

In my case, the problem was that the collet was junked up with bits of crap from previous jobs.  After cleaning things up, I was able to get it to work correctly.  I decided to get a new one and return his router in the end since I figured I'd probably need it again at some point.  It's been sitting brand new in the box for ~1.5 years now...  BUT, when I need to do some routing...   :dunno

I only tested it on a few pieces of scrap and noticed that the cut kept getting deeper as I was routing.
I tightened the depth adjustment to the point that I was afraid it would break, but it still slipped as the router vibrated.

 I was afraid to use it for anything but flush trim work after that.  Read the reviews on harbor freight.

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