And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Say what you want about Skil but my 7.5" circular saw is more than 40 years old and still works hard. Replaced the cord twice. Granted though, the new stuff may not be built to the same standards. But that's way all new tools are these days. sigh
Speed display is VERY useful, as optimal cutter speed varies with diameter and number of flutes. Not that many woodworkers worry about it. Another fun fact: quality routers (eg, DeWalt, Bosch) have a spindle runout in the millionths measured at the cone. IF you get rid of the gawdawful cheap collet and nut supplied with the router and replace them with a precision collet/nut combo (from Precise Bits), you can use router bits down to 1/64". In metal. Not handheld, of course, but if you have the router mounted as a CNC spindle and don't get carried away with DOC or feed this will work well. A 1/64" bit wants a few more rpm than most routers will deliver (100K) to run optimally.
I bought a Skil router when Bosch owned Skil, and it's a decent router for my uses. The only real problem I have with it is the lack of aftermarket accessories.
Do NOT leave the router in the base. I have the porter-cable model with fixed and plunge base (simple swap)... except I left it in the plunge base the last time I used it, aaaaand, it's never coming out of there now.
Skil is not a top name in tools & I'd think about that if I was getting a router.
ReplyDeleteSay what you want about Skil but my 7.5" circular saw is more than 40 years old and still works hard. Replaced the cord twice. Granted though, the new stuff may not be built to the same standards. But that's way all new tools are these days. sigh
DeleteHave a Bosch, all kinds of attachments, lots of fun
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Speed display is VERY useful, as optimal cutter speed varies with diameter and number of flutes. Not that many woodworkers worry about it. Another fun fact: quality routers (eg, DeWalt, Bosch) have a spindle runout in the millionths measured at the cone. IF you get rid of the gawdawful cheap collet and nut supplied with the router and replace them with a precision collet/nut combo (from Precise Bits), you can use router bits down to 1/64". In metal. Not handheld, of course, but if you have the router mounted as a CNC spindle and don't get carried away with DOC or feed this will work well. A 1/64" bit wants a few more rpm than most routers will deliver (100K) to run optimally.
ReplyDeleteI bought a Skil router when Bosch owned Skil, and it's a decent router for my uses. The only real problem I have with it is the lack of aftermarket accessories.
ReplyDeleteDo NOT leave the router in the base.
ReplyDeleteI have the porter-cable model with fixed and plunge base (simple swap)... except I left it in the plunge base the last time I used it, aaaaand, it's never coming out of there now.