Plunge Router Precision

I have had the same problem with my Freuds so I tried a Bosch and found it was much smoother with the plunge.

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I have seen this on my Craftsman. I slid off the base, and springs. Cleaned them upThoroughly. then, i was carefull not to get oil on the post that sets the height. I also had to be careful of a small brass piece that helps hold the height properly. If after cleaning, check that part. You may have to slide it back in place. Mine works a lot better now. You may check that the post is not loose on the base. Or if it can be, but that would allow the router to move poorly.

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I have a porter cable 2 1/4 hp plunge router and find it to be very accurate. I recently cut 84 mortises for a mission table I am building for my wife and am very happy with the results.

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I have not found that with my porter cables. They seem dead on.

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What kind of router do you have Tom? I haven’t had this problem with any of mine.

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Thanks everyone for the advice. I took olddutchman’s advice and took the base off and cleaned out the
posts and sleaves. Unfortunately, it seems that the sleaves do not fit tightly enough over the posts. In
addition, the sleaves are only about 3” long. So they just aren’t able to stabilize the router adequately.

Hi Tomakazi. The router is a Pit Bull. It cost about $100 at Ace Hardware. While I know it is not great quality,
it has done well for me for the couple of years I have had it. And it is much better quality than the Craftsman
router I used to have. Thanks again.

Tom

Hey tom
Time for the real thing Porter cable. sorry yours in bad shape. I never heard of pit bull routers and I have 32 of various brands but PC is the one to have.

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