Dave Tesch
02-05-2011, 11:57 PM
i've had this router since 1996. i took it home with me when i cleaned out my grandfathers house after his funeral, and i have used it a lot ever since. it still has the original price tage on it - $35. any idea how old it is?
a lot of folks my age ask me "what is a montgomery wards?" :rolleyes: they had'em where i grew up but not around fargo ND.
a few days ago i noticed that a lot of the screws had gotten really loose, and one of the screws holding the black base on had loosened to the point of where it jammed against the piece i was cutting - this took me a while to figure out what was jamming as every time i lifted the router i saw nothing wrong with the board :D.
in picture 2719, what is going on with the base in the center - where the four screw holes are in the recess where the black piece has a large round hole in it? what is this for? it gets int he way of several of my bits and i have contemplated grinding it off.
also, the arbor needs some work or replaced - its basically ok but it sticks pretty good to the bits and there is some type of collar spring in there that is loose, maybe this is correct?
a lot of folks my age ask me "what is a montgomery wards?" :rolleyes: they had'em where i grew up but not around fargo ND.
a few days ago i noticed that a lot of the screws had gotten really loose, and one of the screws holding the black base on had loosened to the point of where it jammed against the piece i was cutting - this took me a while to figure out what was jamming as every time i lifted the router i saw nothing wrong with the board :D.
in picture 2719, what is going on with the base in the center - where the four screw holes are in the recess where the black piece has a large round hole in it? what is this for? it gets int he way of several of my bits and i have contemplated grinding it off.
also, the arbor needs some work or replaced - its basically ok but it sticks pretty good to the bits and there is some type of collar spring in there that is loose, maybe this is correct?