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The first one I received had all the little hex screws cross-threaded in their holes, and as a result, I was unable to tighten or loosen them at all. Needless to say, I sent it back for a replacement, since it was essentially unusable. The replacement still has one cross-threaded hex screw, and while this is frustrating, I'm not going to send it in again. The hex screws on my new one were silver, whereas the previous ones were black, so it looks like this may be a known problem, and they were replaced.
Anyway, the Proxxon MICRO Router is an excellent, very well designed tool. My wood shop is a corner of my bedroom, since I live in an apartment, and as you can imagine, it's not easy to do a whole lot of woodworking without a proper facility. For most jobs I just make do. I have a quite Fein Turbo I shop vac with a HEPA filter for dust collection, which is extremely important, since I don't have a dedicated space for woodworking. I use hand tools for most things, but when you need to do something like route dados in a jewelry box, it's almost impossible without the right tool. The Proxxon is perfect for my needs. It's very small, very precise, and powerful.
When routing on top of the piece of wood, the dust collection system works very well. When routing edges, there's little you can do to keep shavings from going everywhere, but that's not Proxxon's fault. One thing I don't quite like is the plastic piece on the bottom. When changing router bits, since the little wrench they give you is flat, I have to make an effort not to scrape up the plastic around the hole with the wrench while reaching down in to tighten or loosen the chuck. Another slight con is the strength of the spring. Because of this, it's a bit tough to plunge the router down accurately without shifting things. To make up for this somewhat, there is a method to zero out the depth, then set the plunge depth with a thumbnut. Once the desired routing depth is set (in millimeters), just press down until it hits the set depth, lock it in and do the job.
Overall, it allows me to precisely do things in minutes that I would have to take days to do otherwise with hand tools, and would end up being less precise anyway, despite the excessive amount of time involved. To me, it's absolutely indispensable. With this router, and my shop vac, I have the capabilities to do quite a bit of fine woodworking, even with my limitations. I've even created a make-shift router table with some clever dust collection workings and a lot of patience. With the Proxxon inverted, I can even use it like a small table saw. Simply pop in a Dremel multipurpose cutting bit, set the fence and I'm able to make straight cuts in a fraction of the time it would take with a pull saw, and with twice the accuracy. Truly indispensable.
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Proxxon 38568 MOF MICRO RouterProxxon Micro Router MOF - ideal for slotting, rounding over, counter boring and stock removal in wood, plastic, plexiglas, MDF and other materials. Features practical shaft lock for easy router bit exchange and lock button for depth control. The support columns set back to optimise viewing cut.
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