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