Tough call. LRVS with strange and some times stubborn toggle motor
lock, the DW's is perfect.
616 single speed, 690 soft start with VS. 690 a little smaller with a
million miles behind it.
DW relatively new.
Both up/down mechanisms sloppy and unpredictable. Have both (618 in my
case), like both, would grab either for the same job. Lots of micro-
differences, none so powerful as to be a deal maker.
Perfect tools? Hardly, but good value and will last a long time.
http://www.patwarner.com (Routers)
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On Mar 13, 8:27 am, "Coltrane" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am looking for feedback on the the porter-cable 690lrvs or the
> dewalt 616. I am considering these brands because I have been happy
> with other tools I own by them. I am not using them for professional
> work. I mainly build cabinets and other projects around the house.
>
> thanks
>
> john
"B A R R Y" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> jd wrote:
>> the porter-cable is a great router, but if you are planning to use it
>> for any precision work that uses a guide bushing, you will *never* be
>> able to get it acurately centered.....
>
> I read that here, but the only routers I use with my Leigh D4 are 690s,
> and I've never had an issue. I center the bushing using a brass centering
> cone each time I change bits. After I center the bushing, I usually
> change the cutting height once the bit is installed. You'd think I'd see
> the problem, but I don't.
The bushing being off center typically does not become a problem as long as
you keep the router clocked in the same direction. I just finished building
10 drawers using the F1 finger joint jig on the Leigh and the bit was almost
touching the bushing on one side and had 4 times the clearance on the other
side. The joints came out just fine.
Turn the router around so that the opposite side is facing you mid stream
and you have big problems.
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Have both (618 in my
> case), like both, would grab either for the same job. Lots of micro-
> differences, none so powerful as to be a deal maker.
> Perfect tools? Hardly, but good value and will last a long time.
> http://www.patwarner.com (Routers)
> **********************************************
The DW has one big advantage though. JOAT would not have to re-paint it
yellow.
Try harder. Mine's centered.
"jd" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> the porter-cable is a great router, but if you are planning to use it for
> any precision work that uses a guide bushing, you will *never* be able to
> get it acurately centered..... Other than that, I'm on my second one (the
> first one burned out a bearing after being used for a job that it was
really
> too small for)....
the porter-cable is a great router, but if you are planning to use it for
any precision work that uses a guide bushing, you will *never* be able to
get it acurately centered..... Other than that, I'm on my second one (the
first one burned out a bearing after being used for a job that it was really
too small for)....
--D
"Coltrane" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I am looking for feedback on the the porter-cable 690lrvs or the
> dewalt 616. I am considering these brands because I have been happy
> with other tools I own by them. I am not using them for professional
> work. I mainly build cabinets and other projects around the house.
>
> thanks
>
> john
>
jd wrote:
> the porter-cable is a great router, but if you are planning to use it for
> any precision work that uses a guide bushing, you will *never* be able to
> get it acurately centered.....
I read that here, but the only routers I use with my Leigh D4 are 690s,
and I've never had an issue. I center the bushing using a brass
centering cone each time I change bits. After I center the bushing, I
usually change the cutting height once the bit is installed. You'd
think I'd see the problem, but I don't.
I have several brands of routers, so if I did have a problem, it's easy
enough for me to change.