The Correct Use of a Harbor Fright Router

I like it… interesting sculpture… and is there a story about how your art work came about? Now you have me wondering what I could create with an old Skill circular saw…

-- Al H. - small shop, small projects...

Whiskey: That router can’t be from Harbor Freights, it has a bearing on that shaft!

Al: All I have ever been able to create with my old Skill Circ Saw was bad cuts: but that just might be me.

-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!

Does it come on and off when you wiggle the cord? Lol

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

Gives a new meaning to “lower the lights”!

-- If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait until it's free! PJ O'Rourke

cool – what a hoot!

-- rob

Dusty -

Yep, it does. It’s HF you know. That’s why it’s now a lamp…

I love it! How long did you own it before it became art?

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

is that what you call “tool kitch”? thats pretty funny.

-- if the hand is not working it is not a pure hand

I just dont see how you can route with that lamp attached? Lol

-- projects dont pay,pieces are profitable,production is painfull

LOL

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

If you get a couple more you’ll have a boat anchor. cool lamp

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

lol

-- A thing of beauty is a joy forever...

I always wondered how to improve the lighting while I route . . . but does the shade get in the way? ;-)

-- "But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Timothy 6:6

great way to shed a little light on the project!

-- Greg S.E. Ga. www.joesawdust.com

Now I know what to do with my HF mortise machine!
I SEE THE LIGHT

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

That should be “enlightening” to all those fellows who keep asking about buying “cheap” tools.

-- Les B, Oregon

Les -

Definitely. The motor itself didn’t give way – Dusty had it right – It’s the damn fickle Chinese electronics. After the power gave out the second time in under 10hrs of use, I picked up a router worth a bit more of a darn – a Craftsman, an older than me B&D (runs like a beast) & the Bosch Colt (I really enjoy that little’n). I’m a happier man now, and I can see what I’m doing to boot!

Will your invention pass the local codes for electrical appliances?

I have one china made sliding miter saw that “eating” the drive belt. I got to replace the belt after 10 – 20 cuts. It’s too bulky and heavy to sit on my night stand, though LOL.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

I protest, I have a 3 1/2 hoarse HF router thats lasted me 4 years now, and still runs strong. However, I’ve bought some real junk there too. Maybe it’ll give out anyday now, but I or we were able to do all the finish work in my house with it ,mostly pine, but still I’ve run maple and oak through it without burning it up. I think having a speed control on it and taking small cuts on deep cuts and working into the cut helps a lot. I have bought other routers there like the little trim routers, like they are a looser but for the money you can throw them away. Just my 2 cents. I’ve kept it in the router table the whole time.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

I love it, but my wife wouldn’t let me have it in the house!

-- Cov, Loomis, CA, http://www.covingtonwoodworks.com

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

That would be handy, you can never have enough light when routing…...LOL

-- Jerry - Rochester, MN *Whether you think you can or you can't, you are probably right*

next up: table saw…. coffee table :P

or maybe just a regular coffee table with a saw blade sticking out of it ;P

-- My signature is awesome.

Great looking lamp, now if you could buy a compact fluorescent lamp that would last a little longer

than the router did, you’d really have something there.<(;Q}#

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1