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RE: PC routers GONE ? - bhh - 09-21-2020 (09-20-2020, 03:56 PM)Admiral Wrote: Agree, late model ones really dropped in quality. I have two 690s that are 20 years old and they are still going strong. I wouldn't buy any PC branded tools made in the last 6 years or so. Won't be missed. Mine is about 35 years old and was my only router for about half that time. RE: PC routers GONE ? - meackerman - 09-21-2020 my d-handle PC router (693?) was purchased back in 1993/4. Still going strong. RE: PC routers GONE ? - rwe2156 - 09-22-2020 Just like Stanley, PC went down the tubes. When I was a kid Black & Decker was a quality name. I have an old BD drill my father had must be 60 years old. All metal I'm scared as hell to use it I remember it would bite you standing on concrete. RE: PC routers GONE ? - Cabinet Monkey - 09-22-2020 Quote:I have no earthly idea why I would want another Porter Cable router with so many better options out there. I suspect you're not alone, and that's most of the reason they are going away. RE: PC routers GONE ? - Bit_Fiddler - 09-23-2020 So, do I buy a replacement 7518 router for my lift now and put it on the shelf, or is there a size compatible 3HP (ummm... right) multi-speed router from another manufacturer that will slide into my PRL lift? I don't want to go back to a 2hp class router in the lift.... I've replaced the brushes in the existing 7518, which helped a lot, but it still doesn't seem as strong as I recalled it being when newer while spinning large panel raising bits. RE: PC routers GONE ? - fredhargis - 09-23-2020 The Milwaukee 5625 will fit in that lift, though I think you'll need a different clamp. I changed mine from a 7518 to a 5625 (this was a few years ago) and bought the replacement piece from Woodpecker. RE: PC routers GONE ? - kurt18947 - 09-24-2020 (09-23-2020, 12:53 PM)Bit_Fiddler Wrote: So, do I buy a replacement 7518 router for my lift now and put it on the shelf, or is there a size compatible 3HP (ummm... right) multi-speed router from another manufacturer that will slide into my PRL lift? I don't want to go back to a 2hp class router in the lift.... Here is one. I have no idea if it's worth crap. I think there are other sources for probably the same motor/collet. https://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/u-turn-lift.html#router_motor_anchor RE: PC routers GONE - MOSTLY - Eurekan - 09-30-2020 I wrote to PC customer support about 2 weeks ago. No answer. Till today. [attachment=29934] RE: PC routers GONE ? - Stwood_ - 10-03-2020 (09-20-2020, 09:19 PM)Cabinet Monkey Wrote: yea buddy, but what happens when you click the buy now balloon on the PC site and choose one of the retailers ? You seem to have some cranky ol wuss built in. All I posted was links showing that a select few pc routers are still available. Buy what you want, or not. I -do-not-care. I have over 20 pc routers to get me through the rest of my life.. Yes, I am a pc fan, but not of the newer stuff when Stanley screwed the pooch. RE: PC routers GONE ? - kurt18947 - 10-06-2020 (10-03-2020, 07:37 PM)Stwood_ Wrote: You seem to have some cranky ol wuss built in. P-C router issues predate Stanley. I also look at who bought who when trying to figure out which brands will survive and which brands will disappear. Then I look at the retail prices of B&D/DeWalt routers compared to prices of equivalent P-C routers and yup, P-C isn't priced competitively. I think I know which brand routers SB&D wants to survive. |