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Fits:
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Craftsmen 27505, 27506, 27510, 27511
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Dewalt DW625, & ELU 3337, 38, 39
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Freud FT2000
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Hitachi TR12 and M12V
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Makita 3612 Series
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Porter Cable 693, 7529,7538, 7539,
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Ryobi RE600
I'm going to describe how I installed it in my Porter Cable
7539. |
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The Router Raizer looks kind of disappointing when you
first open the box....hmmmm just alot of hardware. Closer inspection and
you realize you've never seen these bits at the corner hardware store!
There is also lots of directions and patterns for the different routers
this can be used with.
My installation started by separating the motor from
the base. then cutting a pattern (supplied) and using it to drill a 1/2"
hole into the top of my router... Yikes! The hole is directly over one
of the support posts (where the plunge springs are). The drive nut is secured
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All sorts of threaded pieces are installed here, the
directions walked me through the different steps....although I wasn't really
sure where they were leading me. I was still trying to picture how this
thing was going to work. Even reading the directions completely before
starting, and studying the pictures, I still couldn't figure out how this
thing worked! LOL! |
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While working on the base, the directions told me to
drive in a nylon bushing "with authority". I found it helpful to file a
chamfer on the leading edge of the bushing to help center it during installation.
Revised editions will use a different approach to this step. |
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Here the units hex shaped main shaft is secured and the
base is now ready to be rejoined with the motor. A few pictures below show
how I "gracefully" stuff those 18" springs up into the tubes and thread
the main shaft up through the drive nut.
The next pics show the upper assembly with the top drive
knob and rapid collar below it. |
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Here the router is at the top of it's posts.
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Here the router is at full plunge.
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I had problems with the mounting of my router to my existing
plastic base (black plastic). Before I had the router handles parallel
to the table saw but that puts the hole for the new crank under the router
fence. So I mounted it this way temporally till I get a new plastic base.
I can't leave it this way because I can't turn the table saw hand wheel.
I will have to mount it diagonally so I have room for the hand wheel and
the new router crank. |
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This thing is great, works like a charm! Raises and lowers
the bit effortlessly. You still need to use the plunge lock, but no more
fumbling around with the height adjustment upside-down under the table!
I spoke with a representative of Router Raizer, and he told me they're
working on a revised installation for the Porter Cable installation, and
he
would send them to me along with any parts I'd need. They have a nice product
here, I feel comfortable recommending the Router Raizer to everyone!
Here's some more info for ya. |
