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Re: Tools: ARRG!!! Busted Router
By:Brian Steffke
Date: 1/26/2003, 5:13 pm
In Response To: Tools: ARRG!!! Busted Router (Jack Sanderson)

: I was milling some strips today and my already loud router made a metal
: grinding sound of something breaking. When I examined it there was a
: strange click (twice per revolution). Taking off the cover revealed the
: problem. I’m not sure of the terminology for these motor parts, but there
: is a 14 sided bearing with two contacts/brushes making contact on them.
: One of the 14 pieces has broken off (accounting for nasty medal flying
: around in the motor noise).

: It is a 10 year old Black and Decker router that I had hoped to upgrade with
: a better model (Dewalt, Porter Cable) at some point but not right now. Is
: this B&D at all worth fixing? It was a $60 gift 10 years ago. I assume
: cheap routers are like VCRs, once they break, the labor and parts to fix
: them exceeds the cost of buying a new one.

: I had hoped to have one good router for my table and the cheap B&D for the
: occasional freehand operation. Is it worth fixing this or should I just
: bite the bullet and get the router that I wanted anyway.

: Any favorites for use in a router table?

: Jack

Your best bet is to trash it and buy the new router you are going to get anyways. Look at the Porter Cables, they are great machines. You can really tell the quality of the tool when you switch by the results (I went from a Crapsman, I mean Craftsman to a PC). They are more expensive but you get what you pay for.

Brian

Messages In This Thread

Tools: ARRG!!! Busted Router
Jack Sanderson -- 1/26/2003, 3:23 pm
Broke down and bought new
Jack Sanderson -- 1/28/2003, 9:07 am
Re: Tools: ARRG!!! Busted Router
ChrisO -- 1/28/2003, 12:48 am
fix it, and buy a new one, too :)
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/28/2003, 12:25 am
Perhaps a "new" used router?
Brian Nystrom -- 1/27/2003, 3:04 pm
Where in Chelmsford is the service center?
ChrisMenard -- 1/31/2003, 8:35 am
Re: Where in Chelmsford is the service center?
Dick Kirschbaum -- 2/3/2003, 10:52 pm
The place I went by...
Brian Nystrom -- 2/4/2003, 11:58 am
Sears and a Spring Paddle in MA
Dick Kirschbaum -- 2/4/2003, 9:41 pm
I should have the deck on by then.
Brian T. Cunningham -- 2/5/2003, 12:57 pm
re: Finished
Ed Falis -- 2/5/2003, 8:49 pm
autocomplete, again?
charles w -- 2/8/2003, 8:50 am
Re: autocomplete, again?
Ed Falis -- 2/8/2003, 10:55 am
Hingham harbor
Brian Nystrom -- 2/5/2003, 12:25 pm
More people for MA
Brian T. Cunningham -- 2/4/2003, 12:36 am
Re: Where in Chelmsford is the service center?
Brian Nystrom -- 1/31/2003, 12:28 pm
Re: Tools: ARRG!!! Busted Router
Timothy -- 1/27/2003, 7:32 am
Re: Tools: ARRG!!! Busted Router
Andy -- 1/26/2003, 9:27 pm
Re: Tools: ARRG!!! Busted Router
Brian Steffke -- 1/26/2003, 5:13 pm
Re: Tools: ARRG!!! Busted Router
Roy Morford -- 1/26/2003, 5:32 pm
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John K------------Jo7gCYQu00xw+kx9rf8mbP -- 1/26/2003, 6:11 pm
Re: Tools: ARRG!!! Busted Router
Joe -- 1/26/2003, 3:28 pm