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Skil 91801 Deluxe Router Edge Guide
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List Price: $17.34
Our Price: $14.38
You Save: $ 2.96 ( 17% )
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Manufacturer: Skil
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Binding: Tools & Hardware
Brand: Skil
EAN: 0039725918017
Feature: Edge guide designed for use with Skil routers
Label: Skil
Manufacturer: Skil
Model: 91801
Publisher: Skil
Studio: Skil
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Features
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Edge guide designed for use with Skil routers
Helps create smooth straight cuts and perfect circle cuts
Hard plastic construction; sturdy guide rods and hardware
Compatible with Skil routers and jig saws
Weighs 4.8 ounces
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Bosh guide is not compatible!
Comment: Hi. Based on information found in these reviews I chose instead to buy the Bosch edge guide. NOTE: The Bosch edge guide DOES NOT fit the 1810 Skil router (and its cousins, one would assume.) I know, I know. Buyer beware. I just wanted to prevent others from making the same mistake.
The Bosch edge guide was awesome, though. From what I've read here, it puts the Skil version to shame. Too bad...
>>> update <<<
After the Bosch edge guide debacle I ponied up and bought the Skil version. It is about as bad as everyone here says; cheap, cheap, cheap. I bought it primarily to get the metal rods that I plan to use to build my own edge guide. The plastic edge has a "cut" in the center, making it useless on smaller material (anything less than about 3" width) because it slips off the material 1/2 way through. The rods are fairly short, making it less "flexible" than it could be. All in all, unless you are desperate, go buy a hamburger with your $12 instead -- you'll get more out of it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Skil 91801 Deluxe Router Edge Guide
Comment: 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. The ones included are not good enough to hold the rods tight. The vibration etc. of the router will make them slip. Once that is done, it's not a bad little tool for the price. I wouldn't pay more than $20.00 total for it.
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Summary: Horrible!!
Comment: First off I'm not a "beginner" when it comes to using a router. This edge guide is for my 1825 Skil router which is my 3rd router- I think. 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. On my first edge guide for this router, the head of the bolts cracked thru the plastic. The same happened on the second guide when my wife attempted to use it- can't blame it on shear brute force. I'm currently waiting for a custom made one with the features I want from a local machine shop. 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!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Couldn't have been made any cheaper
Comment: I ordered this just to reach the $200 level to get the $25 discount. Upon arrival, I didn't even take it out of the package before returning. It's plastic, for starters; not even solid plastic, just a hollow shape with some cross-support webbing. The guide rods are cheaply plated and are going to rust real soon, making it hard to slide the guide for depth. The holddowns are secured with wingnut, stamped metal wingnuts, at that. I can't vouch for the usability or accuracy, having not used it at all.
I intended to replace an old Craftsman with this. Even rusty, the Craftsman is far superior, forged aluminum, threaded rods and knurled nut holddowns. I bought the Skil 1825 router about a week ago and am so far pleased, considering the price. 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. Otherwise, go for the Bosch edge guide at $30+. It looks like my old one.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Muy bueno
Comment: Esta guÃa es muy buena para los routers skill y altamente recomendable como accesorio adicional, es muy versatil ya que permite cortes en circunferencia y rectos.
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Founded in 1924 as the Michel Electric Handsaw Company and renamed Skilsaw, Inc. in 1926, SKIL has become one of the most recognized and powerful brands in the power tool industry. From circular saws and jigsaws to sanders and drills, SKIL power tools are engineered to deliver the high-performance and durability that today's growing population of Do-It-Yourselfers demand. Every product of the growing line of SKIL tools is the result of extensive end-user research, consumer input, computer assisted design and rigorous testing, both in our laboratories and in the field. SKIL Power Tools are products of the Robert Bosch Tool Corporation.
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