Made by XYZ to SEARS specs!
On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 20:26:17 +0000, Eugene <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I have a Sears router which it made by Ryobi. I see two different answers
>depending on weather your a glass half full or glass half empty kind of
>person.
As the owner of a couple of Ryobi tools, I recommend DON'T do it. --
Ed
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http://pages.cthome.net/edhome
I am a beginner (with a router) never used one before. I just got the
woodworking bug a few months ago when my wife bought me a cheap delta
TS. I learned how to use it by building a plywood stand for it.
I won't be using the router day in and day out and will use it to do
round overs and making small projects like mailboxes maybe making some
mortise and tenons once in a while for small table projects.
This RYOBI unit looks like a quality entry level unit and the table
looks and feels quite sturdy. It has a starter pin good fence etc.
On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 04:00:13 GMT, "toller" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Glass half empty:
>
>That is an amazing story. If it is any consolation, my Bosch switch broke
>after 6 months.
>
>The vendor gave me a replacement and let me keep the old one for my router
>table. (Still can't figure that one out, but I am grateful.)
>
[email protected] wrote:
> I am considering the RYOBI Router / Router Table Combo Kit from Home
> Depot in Canada. Any comments. From what I can see the table is very
> sturdy. The router is single speed fixed base 1.5 HP.
>
>
http://www.ryobitools.com/product/product.asp?prodid=247&prodcat=2&toolcat=5
I have a Sears router which it made by Ryobi. I see two different answers
depending on weather your a glass half full or glass half empty kind of
person.
Glass half empty: The one wrench bit collet wore out in six months, I have
to lay the router on its side and smack the lock with my palm to get it to
move making changing bits difficult. The depth lock has worn out so it
won't stay locked at the height you set it. The clear plastic see through
part fell off so many times its latch wore off so I tossed it (I use safety
glasses anyway). The cheap wrench that came with it has started to wear in
the center so I have to use a real wrench now to change the bits. The
threaded rod for the depth stop keeps coming back out of the baseplate even
with loc-tite and the lock nuts have buggered up corners from the wrench
starting to slip. I have had to buy some extra wood for the parts that got
messed up when the height stop nuts came loose (since I have to use them to
hold the height since the stop wore out). Its a tool that is not meant to
be used very much, must be mostly to put on a shelf so you can tell the
guys at work you have a router and they don't.
Glass half full type of person: Despite its problems I've managed to make a
few nice things with it. But what I have learned is what to look for when I
get the $ to buy a real router and I didn't ruin an expensive accurate one
when I dropped it off the bench that time (it broke the speed control knob
but it was useless anyway, it cut just as bad at any speed).
From my short experience I have found cast aluminum tends to leave dark
streaks on the wood. Perhaps a good coat of paste wax will help with that.
The router has to be better than the 2hp plunge Black and Decker one I have.
No fine adjustments and it's a real PITA to set up. I bought it when I
didn"t know any better and as soon as I have the money saved up will be
buying another.
Rick
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> I am considering the RYOBI Router / Router Table Combo Kit from Home
> Depot in Canada. Any comments. From what I can see the table is very
> sturdy. The router is single speed fixed base 1.5 HP.
>
>
http://www.ryobitools.com/product/product.asp?prodid=247&prodcat=2&toolcat=5
[email protected] wrote:
> I am a beginner (with a router) never used one before. I just got the
> woodworking bug a few months ago when my wife bought me a cheap delta
> TS. I learned how to use it by building a plywood stand for it.
>
> I won't be using the router day in and day out and will use it to do
> round overs and making small projects like mailboxes maybe making some
> mortise and tenons once in a while for small table projects.
>
> This RYOBI unit looks like a quality entry level unit and the table
> looks and feels quite sturdy. It has a starter pin good fence etc.
>
My Sears/Ryobi router looked and felt sturdy, but there is a reason that
they cost less than a PC/Dewalt/Makita/Etc. It really depends on how bad
your bug is. If your buying one to see if you like an want to do WW'ing
then the cheap stuff will do. If you already know you want to do WW'ing
and have already made a list of a half dozen or so projects then save the $
and buy a better one or you will be in the same situation I am in wishing I
had the money back that I spent on this one so I could buy a better one
because the mistakes I made with this one when the height stop slipped and
the mortise went all the way through then wood for example, wasted more
time and money and caused some frustration.
On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 09:32:16 -0400, [email protected] wrote:
>I am a beginner (with a router) never used one before. I just got the
>woodworking bug a few months ago when my wife bought me a cheap delta
>TS. I learned how to use it by building a plywood stand for it.
>
>I won't be using the router day in and day out and will use it to do
>round overs and making small projects like mailboxes maybe making some
>mortise and tenons once in a while for small table projects.
>
>This RYOBI unit looks like a quality entry level unit and the table
>looks and feels quite sturdy. It has a starter pin good fence etc.
Ryobi made a good router once. they discontinued it a few years ago.
the router you have will likely start falling apart soon. if ya just
bought it, take it back. there are better entry level machines. me,
I'd be looking at used porter cable 690 or hitachi m12v.
hey, the very first thing you should do is click on over to
http://www.patwarner.com/
On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 17:40:05 -0400, [email protected] wrote:
>I am considering the RYOBI Router / Router Table Combo Kit from Home
>Depot in Canada. Any comments. From what I can see the table is very
>sturdy. The router is single speed fixed base 1.5 HP.
>
>http://www.ryobitools.com/product/product.asp?prodid=247&prodcat=2&toolcat=5
It all depends on what you want to do with it. This is obviously an
economical choice and you'll have to live with a 1/4" collet only, the
fixed speed, no to say that it's not a heavy duty router.
I don't know how much it sells for but I would beleive you would
better served with a basic Bosch or Porter-Cable router installed in a
homemade table.
Wally