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Porter-Cable 894PK 2-1/4 HP GripVac Base, Plunge Base Kit
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List Price: $519.12
Our Price: $279.00
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Manufacturer: Porter-Cable
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Binding: Tools & Hardware
Brand: Porter Cable
EAN: 0039404130440
Feature: Multi-base plunge router kit with a soft-starting, 12-amp motor that features full-time electronic feedback (10,000 - 23,000 rpm)
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Label: Porter-Cable
Manufacturer: Porter-Cable
Model: 894PK
Publisher: Porter-Cable
Studio: Porter-Cable
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Features
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Multi-base plunge router kit with a soft-starting, 12-amp motor that features full-time electronic feedback (10,000 - 23,000 rpm)
Motor transitions quickly between GripVac¿ base (included), plunge base (included), and traditional spiral down bases (690 series)
Macro-height lever for coarse adjustments and tool-less motor release; plunge base features thumb rotating stop turret, brass bushings, finger adjustable micro-depth stop
Includes motor, 2 bases, 1/4 and 1/2-inch collets, collet wrench, GripVac¿ handle, 2 carrying cases and manual
3-1/2-inch motor diameter; weighs 22.5 pounds; 1-year warranty
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Faulty plunge mechanism
Comment: I have several Porter Cable routers, and they have been reliable and well built tools. That is why I chose this when I was looking for a lighter plunger router. The router is fine when in the fixed base, but the plunge base is a different story. There is quite a bit of slop in the plunge bushings which allow the router to angle from side to side as it is plunged, and it invariably binds in the process of plunging which forces you to rock it back and forth to complete the plunge. It is essentially useless for precision work. I had originally purchased it for exactly that; as a plunge router for use with guides on templates. The plunge base is now just a useless relic, and it is suitable for use with the fixed base only. If you're looking for a medium sized plunge router, look elsewhere.
Customer Rating:
Summary: disappointed
Comment: The 890 router is a fine, quiet machine. However, the grip-vac and plunge bases leave a lot to be desired. I have only found one type of router operation in which the dust removal functions adequately-template routing of dishes. All other operations, free hand or on a table less than 10% of chips and dust are removed. Additionally, the dust port on the plunge base is too small for any vacuum hose/fitting I can findand I finally rigged a dodge 318 bypass hose to facilitate connection to my shopvac. Since dust and chip management were my primary for selection of the 890, I am very unhappy with this purchase. Yard sale bound. Maybe I should have waited for the arrival of the new MLCS
Customer Rating:
Summary: Deficiencies
Comment: Overall, it's a fine system, and I'm glad I bought it.
However there are some astonishing design blunders:
1. On some of the plunge bases, the depth indicator is made of translucent plastic instead of transparent. This makes it impossible to read the depth indicator.
2. The spindle lock actuator on the plunge base is completely disfunctional. The motor unit cannot be brought down far enough to engage it.
3. With the dust shield in place, it's impossible to make above-the-table bit changes. Worse yet, with large bits, the entire unit must be removed from the table to change bits. Without the dust shield, above-the-table bit changes are quite easy; but you get a lot of dust sprayed around.
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Summary: Very nice fixed base unit, OK plunge base unit
Comment: I bought this set mostly for use in a Bench Dog RT150 router table with the fixed base. Wanted the GripVac base for occasional "out of the box" use where the vac feature would be nice. The fixed base/motor work REALLY well in the RT150. The motor release and height adjust controls are very accessable through the cabinet door and the accessory top-side height adjust knob, though a free mail-in item, is not really needed. The only things you have to reach for are the speed control (easy), on/off (easy), and the collet lock (less easy, but tolerable). The motor is very quiet, the soft-start "way cool", and power more than adequate. The clear plastic sub-bases ae less impressive. Seem like polystyrene, but I hope they are something more durable that that. I am less impressed with the plunge base. It's OK, but compared to my P-C 7529 plunge router, it's pretty crude in features, but then it only added $30 to the cost of the fixed-base router and $6 of that is for the plastic base that can take guide bushings. Too cheap to pass up. An annoying thing about the plunge base is that it has a 1" dust port, but the location makes it very inconvenient/impossable to use with P-C's 1" dust hose. Somebody stopped thinking too soon in the design stage. No fine plunge adjust, either. I give the GripVac base 5 stars and the plunge base three, so an average of four. Overall, a very good product and worth the money. Sure wish P-C was less stingy about warranty. Milwaukee does "lifetime", why does P-C only do 1 year? By the way, the CD they give you with the kit includes a video of instructions on building a simple router table. Unfortunately, the audio periodically fails. Not a big thing, but it does make P-C look bad to ship such a thing. I think they need a little Demming influence there.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great going, Porter-Cable!
Comment: I recently bought this router to supplement my Milwaukee 3.5HP table router. I have, thus far, been nothing but impressed by this new offering from P-C. It is, by far, one of the quietest routers I have yet to use (other than the original Elu I used in Europe). The dust collection system is functional, the multi-point accessible power switch is a great innovation, and the general feeling of solid quality is P-C at its best! If I had any complaint, it would not be against P-C - it would be that you really should peruse the manual first - I didn't notice the additional switch access until later (who uses manuals anyway, until they have a problem with a product).
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Editorial Reviews:
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Package includes 890 series router, plunge base, fixed base and attachable D-handle VacGrip for through-the-handle dust collection and single hand gripping operation. Includes clear dust insert and carrying case.
2-1/4 HP, 12 amp soft-start motor.
Variable speed from 10,000-23,000 RPM with advanced electronic feedback to maintain constant cutter speed under load.
Upper and lower power switches.
Low noise vibration.
Above-table bit height adjustment, motor release, collet and bit access, and auto-engaging spindle lock for single wrench bit changes.
Through-the-base dust collection.
Large opening, see-through sub-base with quick-change release for tool-less changeover between router bases and router tables.
Carrying case with bit and accessory storage easily detaches into a pedestal to place the router between cuts.
Rockler# 63069 Micro-height adjustment knob (sold separately) available for above table bit changing. Fits all 890 series routers and the 8529 router.
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