Are Porter Cable routers any good?

It is easily manageable, powerful enough for finish tasks and just built well. If you need to do raised panels, then certainly get a more powerful plunge router, but if you use it for mostly finish work, this is a good router and certainly perfect to compliment that plunge router you have.

Are Porter Cable routers being discontinued?

Porter Cable is no longer going to produce routers. Sales are now limited to stock on hand everywhere. So if you want a 690, 890, or 7518, get it now if you can even find one. Nothing in stock on Amazon, ebay, woodcraft, etc.

What is the best woodworking router on the market?

Best Wood Routers

• DEWALT DWP611PK Variable Speed Combo Kit.
• Bosch 1617EVSPK Wood Router Combo Kit.
• Triton TRA001 3-1/4 HP Dual Mode Precision Plunge Wood Router.
• Makita RT0701CX7 1-1/4 HP.
• Avid Power 11-Amp 2 HP Fixed-Base Wood Router.
• PORTER-CABLE 690LR 11-Amp Fixed-Base Wood Router.

Who makes Porter Cable routers?

Stanley Black & Decker
Porter-Cable is an American company that manufactures power tools. Known for pioneering the portable belt sander, helical-drive circular saw, and portable band saw, it is a subsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker.

Who makes Triton routers?

Bosch
I’ve long considered my Bosch 1619EVS to be my favorite 3-1/4 HP router, but priced just under the Bosch online, the Triton TRA001 is a serious contender. Where Bosch wins on ergonomics and well-controlled power, Triton takes the lead with innovative features and raw power.

Is Porter Cable 7518 discontinued?

From what I can gather, the Porter Cable 7518 is a relic, a time-testing but old design. Both have been discontinued, because Porter Cable could no longer buy the special motors they built it with.

What router is best for a router table?

Best Router for Benchtop Table Mounted

• Dewalt fixed based or combination plunge and fixed base.
• WEN plunge router.
• Skil combination plunge and fixed base.
• PorterCable combination plunge and fixed base.
• Metabo plunge router.
• …and the list goes on for small, fixed based routers.

What is the difference between a fixed and a plunge router?

With a fixed base router, the position of the router bit is constant. A plunge base router is designed so that you can preset the cut depth and then lower (“plunge”) the bit into the cut with the router’s base flat on the surface of the material.

Is Porter Cable owned by DeWalt?

Here are two things you probably don’t know: One, a whole bunch of the top power tool brands — including DeWalt, Black & Decker, Craftsman, Porter-Cable and more — are all owned by the same company, Stanley Black & Decker.

Can you use any router with Porter Cable dovetail jig?

Answer: Yes, it has the guide bushings for both the 1/4 in and 1/2 in. router bits which come with the jig. Make sure you have a router that has the same size hole in the base plate as the Porter-cable routers.