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Mastercraft Maximum Router Combo $99.99 - Lowest Price Ever

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CrappyTire is... crappy!!! it first claimed my order would be ready for pickup at 4:00PM today. Then it's 8:00PM. Latest:
This is to notify you that one or more items from your order #NNNNNNNNNNNNNNN has been delayed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
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EST. AVAILABILITY: Monday, Oct 2nd.
CrappyTire snx @ss.
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Nov 21, 2009
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Moncton
Dunno if it's been cheaper but the set looks surprisingly solid; it has a few 1/2" shank bits, a rabbeting bit, multiple Roman Ogee, roundover and cove bits, a pattern bit and 2 flush trim bits, an upcut spiral just to name a few. Not bad at all. Again, multi sets like this are good so that you get to know what bits you prefer. If you find you like Roman Ogee the most, then you can splurge the $60 or so for a Freud Quadra-Cut Disappointed But Relieved Face
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deewhy wrote: How does this compare to the Asus AC1750 Dual-Band Gigabit Wireless Router?
Noisier; more sawdust
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Jan 4, 2017
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Thanks OP. Stopped for this on the way home after work today. I think my trim replacement project just got a whole lot more detailed!
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do I need filters at my two land line phones?
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zep87065 wrote: do I need filters at my two land line phones?

Not sure if filters will solve your issues with this router.
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XOMTOR wrote: Take it back to CDN Tire; neither of mine exhibit this issue. Wonder if it could be a bit of corrosion from sitting so long.

Have two of the 1/2" collets and both are accurate, although one is a bit more snug than the other so there are likely some variations in its manufacturing. The Bosch collets fit the Mastercraft and can be ordered from Amazon. Don't know if they're better machined or not. Going by the pictures on Amazon, they don't look any different. Again, I'd just return the router for a replacement.
No corrosion, router stored in house. I tried my router out some more with 1/4" and 1/2" router bits. I think I figured out what the problem is. The 1/2" collet is poorly machined in one small detail. The 1/4" collet is harder to examine closely but it seems to perform OK.

I put the 1/2" collet on the router without a bit and hand-rotated it slowly with a light to give good illumination, and with the router and light held steady on a table to make things easier to see. The collet works by having some flexibility so it clamps down on the bit when the collet nut is tightened. The flexibility comes from thin steel and 4 slots cut in the collet steel on one end (one slot every 90 degrees), and another 4 slots on the other end. One of the slots on the bit end of the collet is (by error or sloppy work) cut to a different depth compared to the other 3. So the collet does not clamp down evenly, causing the bit to be a tiny amount off-axis so it wobbles a little. The wobble is most obvious when using a bit with a bearing on the end such as a flush trim bit. The wobbling or vibrating bearing can cause the bearing to make an unwanted groove in the workpiece. I carefully pressed a thin piece of wood on the bit bearing with the router running at low speed and it was easy to feel the vibration or wobble. The wobble would be harder to see on bits that have no bearing, but it might cause the cut surface to be rough.

I will check out collet parts such as the Bosch you mentioned on Amazon etc. Maybe I'll ask for an exchange collet or exchange the entire router at Canadian Tire.
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Thanks picked one up. Is there a router table you guys would recommend. The maximum one at CT seems to have bad reviews. But we all know how truthful those can be.
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I have three of these now, plus another three routers from other brands. I always buy one when they hit the $99 price, it is an excellent deal at that price. I use them in router tables and other home built machines, so typically don't use the bases very much. However they are also perfectly good for hand routing even if a little heavy/bulky for edge work. I guess my oldest of this type is about 6 or 7 years, used to come with a case back then, and is still going strong with no issues at all.
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thanks op. picked one up yesterday. don't have any immediate use for it but i'm sure it'll come in handy. now i have to wait for the router bits to go on sale.
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solarfish wrote: I have three of these now, plus another three routers from other brands. I always buy one when they hit the $99 price, it is an excellent deal at that price. I use them in router tables and other home built machines, so typically don't use the bases very much. However they are also perfectly good for hand routing even if a little heavy/bulky for edge work. I guess my oldest of this type is about 6 or 7 years, used to come with a case back then, and is still going strong with no issues at all.
Is there a router table you would recommend?
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magoot wrote: Worked in construction so not a big deal but taught friends how to use it.
Wear proper equipment- friend didn't wear safety glasses and had to go to hospital for tiny wood chip in eye. He now wears googles. Some sort of oral dust filter helps also.
Let the router do the work and have FIRM control of it as occasionally when you least expect it will jump and possibly ruin the wood or hurt someone.
Don't allow the bit to overheat- very important from a cost basis.
When routering sometimes I use a circ saw to make the first "indent/ profile- I then use the router to finish it.
ALL surfaces will have to be very lightly sanded as the router will leave a sheen to the wood- the same as lumber from lumberyard.
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Bought one just need to set up a work station in the basement. Thanks again.
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Wrong router....was wondering why Crappy Tire was selling networking equipment. And I was looking for a "maximum" type router for whole home WiFi.

Though..I could use THIS router. Love working with wood...
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Not sure how to ask this but at this price, is this a better than kijiji deal? I dont have an immediate need for a router but always wanted one for when i start doing my custom sub boxes for my home theatre. Will this router be good for such a job?

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