Features:

• Heavy duty 7/8 hp 5.6-amp motor
• Tool free base change, height adjustment
• Spindle lock button
• Adjustable ball-bearing and plate guide follower

Editorial Review:

7/8 HP Laminate Trimmer, 5.6A, 30,000 RPM, Precision Machined 360 Degree Trim Base, 100% Cast Aluminum Base, Tool Free Base Adjustments, Micro Fine Depth Adjustment, Ball Bearing & Plate Guide Follower.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

Fixed base Laminate Trimmer:

Poor adjustment on the base. Wish I hadn't burned the box so I could send it back.

This trimmer suffers from several critical defects:

This trimmer suffers from several critical defects:
The depth adjustment is difficult to use and worse loosens often during use unless you tighten the lock knob with a tool instead of your hands
The base doesn't sit at a reliable ninety degrees so one side of the router trims to a different depth than the other
The collet has an on-board lock that grabs the motor leaving you with no leverage to loosen it, i.e. you have just one wrench and holding the motor with one hand while turning the... more info

Poor workmanship:

This router is poorly built. I send back the one I received for replacement and the new one had the same problems. On both routers the base was not square with router and they had high vibration. I also found the routers to be heavy, large and awkward to use. These routers deserve 0 out of 5 stars.

Great little guitar making tool, I own three.:

J. Kumorek used this tool putting his Martin Guitar Kit together, so I thought I'd try it too on my Martin herringbone D-28 Kit from Martin. It's super, adjusts easily, vertically and horizontally with the bearing guide. I've used downspiral carbide bits and regular carbide rabbetting bits successfully to cut the stairstep binding ledges for acoustic guitars.

One of these tools is dedicated to cutting the tail wedge trim, and I never adjust it. One is set up for cutting the .060 by 1/4 inch binding. The... more info

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