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It's not for precision work. Flush your money it's less painful. I used this twice since I purchased it. Cheaply made and very limited.
From what I've read here, it puts the Skil version to shame. Too bad.>>> update Buyer beware. I know, I know. Based on information found in these reviews I chose instead to buy the Bosch edge guide. Hi. NOTE: The Bosch edge guide DOES NOT fit the 1810 Skil router (and its cousins, one would assume). I just wanted to prevent others from making the same mistake.The Bosch edge guide was awesome, though.
I wouldn't pay more than $20.00 total for it. The vibration etc. The ones included are not good enough to hold the rods tight. Once that is done, it's not a bad little tool for the price. This is an inexpensive tool that will get you by if you can't afford a real good one. The first thing to do is replace the cheap wing nuts with actual threaded wing nuts, and use lock washers under them. of the router will make them slip.
I was also told that a Bosch edge guide will fit this model of Skil router. Please, heed my warning and don't spend your money on this product. The same happened on the second guide when my wife attempted to use it- can't blame it on shear brute force. On my first edge guide for this router, the head of the bolts cracked thru the plastic. This edge guide is for my 1825 Skil router which is my 3rd router- I think. First off I'm not a "beginner" when it comes to using a router. The edge guide is entirely made of plastic that uses two wing nuts with carriage style bolts to lock the parallel bars that mate into the router base. I'm currently waiting for a custom made one with the features I want from a local machine shop.
It looks like my old one. I intended to replace an old Craftsman with this. Upon arrival, I didn't even take it out of the package before returning. I can't vouch for the usability or accuracy, having not used it at all. The span on the old Craftsman wouldn't fit the span of the Skil router. I will redrill the old Craftsman base and change the spread, if possible. It's plastic, for starters; not even solid plastic, just a hollow shape with some cross-support webbing. The holddowns are secured with wingnut, stamped metal wingnuts, at that.
Even rusty, the Craftsman is far superior, forged aluminum, threaded rods and knurled nut holddowns. Otherwise, go for the Bosch edge guide at $30+. I ordered this just to reach the $200 level to get the $25 discount. The guide rods are cheaply plated and are going to rust real soon, making it hard to slide the guide for depth. I bought the Skil 1825 router about a week ago and am so far pleased, considering the price.
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