The base is certainly an upgrade on my old Porter cable, the handles are not rubber covered.
Is there anywhere in the world any more where the power is still 25 Hz as a standard? I know that a few years ago when I toured the power plant at Niagara Falls they were still generating some 25 cycle power for a few old factories but I wonder if it is used for anything but old heavy duty motors. I think one of the big machines at a near by pulp and paper plant still uses 25 cycle current, I pass under the transmission lines on my way to work and in warm snow conditions or light drizzle I can hear the low frequency buzzing. ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Baldwin To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 9:30 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] What can you tell me about my router given this info . 11 Amp motor producing 1-3/4 Peak HP . 27,500 rpm single speed motor . 100% sealed ball bearings . Dust proof switch . Lever release height adjustment . Accurate micrometer depth-of-cut adjustment . New auto-release collet system . Precison machined aluminum motor housing and base The 690LR includes: . Model 690LR Router (#6902 motor & #1001 base) . 1/4" collet (#42999) . 1/2" collet (#42950) . Collet wrenches (#42596) . Operating manual Features: . New auto-release collet system ends "frozen" bits . Precision machined aluminum motor housing and base . Accurate micrometer depth-of-cut adjustment . Cam lock lever enables simple coarse height adjustments and motor release . Micrometer depth adjustor accurate to 1/128" . Dust-sealed switch and sealed ball bearing construction enhance tool durability . Precision machined aluminum motor housing & base . Auto-release collet system enables simple bit removal . Collets included to accept 1/4" and 1/2" shank bits . Under table stop prevents motor from inadvertently rotating out of base . Overmolded rubber handles provide a comfortable and secure grip Tech Specs: . Power: 120 V AC, 25-60 Hz . Horsepower: 1-3/4 HP . Amps: 11 . No Load Speed: 27,500 RPM . Motor Diameter: 3-1/2" . Collets: 1/4" & 1/2" . Base: 5-3/4" Round . Length: 12" . Width: 5.5" . Height: 8" . Weight: 8 lbs _____ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Matt Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 5:49 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] What can you tell me about my router given this info By the way, I had a contractor friend drive me home from bible study this morning, so I took the opportunity to get him to look at my router. Here's what he said/read. model number 690 lr heavy duty router motor 6902 or too 60 hz not sure what HZ stands for. 11A maybe amp? 27 500/\minimum rpm the base is model number 1001 t2 this info is all found on the tag which is on cord, directly down from where the chord comes out of the router. ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Kennedy To: blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 5:37 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] What can you tell me about my router given this info That is a fixed base router. The part about Tennessee is where they are located. When you twist the body and it looks like it is coming apart, that is how you adjust the bit height. There is a large ring around the body that locks it in place when you have set the bit height. That model has a bracket or guard around the on off toggle switch. Have to love the 6 inch cord too... Now the good news. It is a fairly light weight router and will do fine for most small jobs. Making a sign would be a lot easier with a plunge router because you don't have to do any tipping, just start it and push down. I've never tried following a template with a fixed base but I know it would be tricky at the least. You do understand that the sign making kits you are looking at requires the letters to be cut into the wood and you aren't cutting out letters to glue to another board. Right? You put the template over the board you want to route and you are cutting letters into the board usually with a core box bit. Some people think they are cutting out letters and that isn't the case. ----- Original Message ----- From: Matt To: blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 12:43 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] What can you tell me about my router given this info think I have only used this current router all of once or twice. The base or plate or whatever is adjustable, just not spring loaded. You can adjust it, by turning the router to unscrew it from this base, then clamp it down. I got my 6 year old to read on it before she left to school. She said, it's a porter cable, motor 1001-t2 Jackson tenessee, 38305 USA Made in mexico. I don't know what all that means. hahahah I mean, probably city, state and zip, andso on, but the other I'm not sure of yet. I had my wife look at it just now and she said this. model 1001-72, on the base plate or whatever the term is for it, the part which comes off,/unscrews and which can be clampped to a router table, she thinks the number on it is 995829 beside that it has 2007 then beside that it has 14-49 Tell me if you know what any of that means Matt [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
