Wood Router

Great router, strong and powerful fir a trim router with nice assesories

I think I spent less than $40 on this. My old faithful porter cable trim router died after 20 years of not commercial use, but regular use by a weekend cabinet builder for friends and funds. Anyway, I was kind of in a bind and for as much as I working anymore, I had a hard time spending very much on a new one. I took a shot and bought this thing. I've got probably 10-12 hours actual run time on it already and it's working great. I prefer the switch over my old PC. It even comes with another set of springs and magnetic bushings.

This is actually a pretty good little tool. If it were not for the bad instructions and the lack of information I'd give it a higher rating. The two fences that come with it are a puzzle I have yet to solve. There seems to be two commentator brushes--I am guessing--with no details. The router holder is cheap plastic that so far does the job but I am being careful not to break it as it appears fragile. The two mysterious fences that come with it are not explained in the skimpy instructions (written in the tiniest font imaginable), nor is there an illustration on how to use them. The screw with a knurled knob that attached the fence bracket won't go all the way through so I had to put in a washer to close the gap. I tried it out and aside from the fence dilemma it works fine and does the job adequately. For a cheap tool it's a bargain as long as it doesn't fall apart. I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Good value for the money. Works well for engraving signs.

Great. Does the job perfectly and cost very little.

Cheap router. The screw that raises and lower the router does not work. Poorly made in China.

Love it

Plastic base plate came warped. I was able to flatten it enough on disc sander to have decent depth control. The designers added gear and rack mechanism to adjust depth but it’s useless. I removed gear and set depth by using object of same thickness as desired depth and then tightened collar. I needed a one time use router to cut 36/ea. 1/16” deep pockets in aluminum using a 3 flute 1/4” end mill. Router cut pockets effortlessly. I’m sure plastic collar used to adjust depth will break eventually but this can be remedied by clamping with large hose clamp. Great value for the money.