Porter-Cable 7518 Speedmatic 15 Amp 3-1/4 HP Fixed Base 5-Speed Router

Porter-Cable 7518 Speedmatic 15 Amp 3-1/4 HP Fixed Base 5-Speed Router | Great router for my Jointech router system

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	Porter-Cable 7518 Speedmatic 15 Amp 3-1/4 HP Fixed Base 5-Speed Router Porter-Cable Porter-Cable average customer review:based on 68 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Porter cable router

The Porter-Cable 7518 3-1/4 HP router is an excellent router it will do every thing it is supposed to do. I now have two of them.

Great router for my Jointech router system

This router works beautifully and fits my Jointech Smart Digital router system. Has plenty of power for cabinet doors, jewelry boxes. Superior product.

Porter-Cable 7518 Speedmatic 15 Amp 3-1/4 Horsepower Fixed Base 5-Speed Router

The slow start is a safety feature. Any maladjustment can be detected before the thing gets going too fast. Like any other fine tool, you have to keep it clean, so the blades are set properly. The height adjustment is stable and easy. I replaced the router base with a 10" by 10" see-through 3/4-inch plastic base for more stability, especially for during slot cutting, where any change of plane mis-places the slot and hence the spline, hence the alignment of the boards. The machine is powerful and smooth. I bought it because my friend -- something of a genius in cabinet-making and in almost all other areas -- swore by it. He was right.

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Good Router Design, Poor Execution

This is a fine router and I would give it 5 stars except for the fact that the speed control switch is a little flimsy. The fit and finish are not up to the old PC standards. I have several older PC tools (a router and two drills), some of which I bought in the late 70's, they were well built and after changing motor brushes and the on/off switchs they work as well as the day I bought them. The construction of this router is not as robust.
I bought this router to use only in a router table, I have a 3 HP Makita plunge router that I like, but didn't need the plunge feature in the router table. Thus far, the PC 7518 has cut like a dream using both large and small bits. I like the "easy out" collet, it is well designed, works as promised and is a great improvement over the old collets.

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