When it was new, it was great. After a couple of years the thing was a piece of crap. It virtually shakes itself apart. Speed controller needs to be held by tape so it doesn't roll around. Base falls apart. Micro adjustment moves. Base jams up making it hard to drop and change cutting bits.
The WORSE thing about the whole router, worse than above is the collet that is supplied with it is a cheap piece of junk and after not very long, once it's lost it's newness it stops holding the router bit. For example, one neck pocket I was routing the bit slipped out and because it's spinning very fast smashed a massive chuck out of the side of the neck pocket. I had it happen to pickup routes, bridge routes. It creates a throw out workpiece. I destroyed several body blanks and broke several router bits until I bought a after market collet - which fixed the problem.
I guess it'd be perfect if you want a router to use "once in a while", but if you want to do woodworking on a daily basis, it's not the right tool for the job.
I replaced mine with a Dewalt. Great upgrade but twice the price.
Triton MOF001 1400W Plunge Router
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I had the large model of this exact router.
When it was new, it was great. After a couple of years the thing was a piece of crap. It virtually shakes itself apart. Speed controller needs to be held by tape so it doesn't roll around. Base falls apart. Micro adjustment moves. Base jams up making it hard to drop and change cutting bits.
The WORSE thing about the whole router, worse than above is the collet that is supplied with it is a cheap piece of junk and after not very long, once it's lost it's newness it stops holding the router bit. For example, one neck pocket I was routing the bit slipped out and because it's spinning very fast smashed a massive chuck out of the side of the neck pocket. I had it happen to pickup routes, bridge routes. It creates a throw out workpiece. I destroyed several body blanks and broke several router bits until I bought a after market collet - which fixed the problem.
I guess it'd be perfect if you want a router to use "once in a while", but if you want to do woodworking on a daily basis, it's not the right tool for the job.
I replaced mine with a Dewalt. Great upgrade but twice the price.