Porter-Cable 42000 9-Piece Template Guide Kit

• Porter-Cable 42690 Edge Guide (for Models 100, 690, 691, 693, 891, 892, 893 Routers)
• Porter-Cable 690LR 11 Amp Fixed Base Horsepower Router
• Porter-Cable 42188 2-1/2-Inch Hole Sub Base
• Porter-Cable 4212 12-Inch Deluxe Dovetail Jig
• Porter-Cable 895PK 12 Amp 2-1/4-Horsepower Fixed- and Plunge-Base Base

I recieved the template guides promptly and in perfect condition. These meet my expectations and then some.Regards,J Coggin

I appreciate everyone has an opinion based on their experience but I don't see anything remotely current----time wise.Is there a reason for this.I'm new at this router thing with a new PC 890 and want the best for the minor stuff I'll be doing but relying on info from five years ago is not to be very revealing.Thanks.

with plenty of uses due to the variety of sizes available. i have found that some of the guides are very long so they need to be cut down to a more suitable length.

I've used these before and they're OK, but as others have said they're NOT stainless steel. A nice brass set from Woodline ( Woodline USA WL-WTS 10-Piece Brass Router Template Guide Kit ) costs less and includes an adapter plate too, for using PC-sized guides in a large-based router such as the Makita 3612. Brass runs along templates more smoothly and won't chew up your expensive bits so much if something should happen to come loose during operation.

I have used the Template guides twice now and they worked very well with the templates I have fabricated. It is a bit difficult to hand tighten. If I were redesigning the product I would include 2 flat sides for a wrench to tighten the nut.