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by: hubops@ccanoemail.com - Sat, 21 Oct 2023 14:30 UTC

On Sat, 21 Oct 2023 06:14:55 -0700 (PDT), Jay Pique
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>I'm going to be doing some routing on vertical surfaces and
>am wondering what the lightest weight "quality" 1.75 hp router would be?

This Festool model is described as " compact and easy to maneuver "
but weighs in at 3 kg < 6.6 lbs >

https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/power-tools/routers/114487-festool-router-of-1010-req-f-plus-us?item=ZT576922

The big fella from Festool is almost 8 kg < 17.2 lbs > Yikes !

My first router was a little plastic B&D - nobody's idea of quality
but it was certainly light weight and it would spin little sharp
things around real fast :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=_zoU0godQ_Y

John T.

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by: Scott Lurndal - Sat, 21 Oct 2023 14:43 UTC

hubops@ccanoemail.com writes:
>On Sat, 21 Oct 2023 06:14:55 -0700 (PDT), Jay Pique
><JayPique@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>I'm going to be doing some routing on vertical surfaces and
>>am wondering what the lightest weight "quality" 1.75 hp router would be?
>
>
>This Festool model is described as " compact and easy to maneuver "
> but weighs in at 3 kg < 6.6 lbs >

The PC690 is about 9 lbs.

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by: DerbyDad03 - Sat, 21 Oct 2023 15:02 UTC

On Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 9:14:58 AM UTC-4, Jay Pique wrote:
> I'm going to be doing some routing on vertical surfaces and am wondering what the lightest weight "quality" 1.75 hp router would be?

It's not clear what/how you will be routing, but what about making a support jig to
guide/hold the router, similar to how they cut concrete walls? If you don't have to free
hand it, the weight might be as much of a factor.

https://i.imgur.com/eRXCwBp.jpg

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by: Joe Gwinn - Sat, 21 Oct 2023 17:09 UTC

On Sat, 21 Oct 2023 10:30:47 -0400, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:

>On Sat, 21 Oct 2023 06:14:55 -0700 (PDT), Jay Pique
><JayPique@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>I'm going to be doing some routing on vertical surfaces and
>>am wondering what the lightest weight "quality" 1.75 hp router would be?
>
>
>This Festool model is described as " compact and easy to maneuver "
> but weighs in at 3 kg < 6.6 lbs >
>
><https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/power-tools/routers/114487-festool-router-of-1010-req-f-plus-us?item=ZT576922>
>
>The big fella from Festool is almost 8 kg < 17.2 lbs > Yikes !
>
>My first router was a little plastic B&D - nobody's idea of quality
>but it was certainly light weight and it would spin little sharp
>things around real fast :
>
><https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=_zoU0godQ_Y>
>

You actually don't want a router that powerful to be too light, so a
fixture or a constant-force suspension of some kind may be needed.

Joe Gwinn

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by: DerbyDad03 - Sat, 21 Oct 2023 21:43 UTC

On Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 11:02:35 AM UTC-4, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> On Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 9:14:58 AM UTC-4, Jay Pique wrote:
> > I'm going to be doing some routing on vertical surfaces and am wondering what the lightest weight "quality" 1.75 hp router would be?
> It's not clear what/how you will be routing, but what about making a support jig to
> guide/hold the router, similar to how they cut concrete walls? If you don't have to free
> hand it, the weight might be as much of a factor.
>
> https://i.imgur.com/eRXCwBp.jpg

....might *not* be as much of a factor.

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by: JayPique - Sat, 21 Oct 2023 22:59 UTC

On Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 5:43:45 PM UTC-4, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> On Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 11:02:35 AM UTC-4, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> > On Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 9:14:58 AM UTC-4, Jay Pique wrote:
> > > I'm going to be doing some routing on vertical surfaces and am wondering what the lightest weight "quality" 1.75 hp router would be?
> > It's not clear what/how you will be routing, but what about making a support jig to
> > guide/hold the router, similar to how they cut concrete walls? If you don't have to free
> > hand it, the weight might be as much of a factor.
> >
> > https://i.imgur.com/eRXCwBp.jpg
> ...might *not* be as much of a factor.

I've got a PC 690 that I can use. The mass being a stabilizer wasn't something I had thought about. I'll probably try that and see how it goes. Thanks all.
-JP

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by: Leon - Tue, 14 Nov 2023 15:10 UTC

On 10/21/2023 12:09 PM, Joe Gwinn wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Oct 2023 10:30:47 -0400, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 21 Oct 2023 06:14:55 -0700 (PDT), Jay Pique
>> <JayPique@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm going to be doing some routing on vertical surfaces and
>>> am wondering what the lightest weight "quality" 1.75 hp router would be?
>>
>>
>> This Festool model is described as " compact and easy to maneuver "
>> but weighs in at 3 kg < 6.6 lbs >
>>
>> <https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/power-tools/routers/114487-festool-router-of-1010-req-f-plus-us?item=ZT576922>
>>
>> The big fella from Festool is almost 8 kg < 17.2 lbs > Yikes !
>>
>> My first router was a little plastic B&D - nobody's idea of quality
>> but it was certainly light weight and it would spin little sharp
>> things around real fast :
>>
>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=_zoU0godQ_Y>
>>
>
> You actually don't want a router that powerful to be too light, so a
> fixture or a constant-force suspension of some kind may be needed.
>
> Joe Gwinn

Soft Start cures that issue.

Things are more like they used to be than they are now.

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Lightweight 2-handle 1.75hp router	Jay Pique
Re: Lightweight 2-handle 1.75hp router	hubops
Re: Lightweight 2-handle 1.75hp router	Scott Lurndal
Re: Lightweight 2-handle 1.75hp router	Joe Gwinn
Re: Lightweight 2-handle 1.75hp router	Leon
Re: Lightweight 2-handle 1.75hp router	DerbyDad03
Re: Lightweight 2-handle 1.75hp router	DerbyDad03
Re: Lightweight 2-handle 1.75hp router	JayPique