Garth Almgren
09-24-2015, 8:14 PM
I've had a Craftsman 1.75 HP fixed-base router for many years, received as a Christmas gift along with a small matching table. It's a rebranded Skil 1810 (http://www.skiltools.com/Tools/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?model=1810) for those that are familiar. Not top of the line or anything close to it, but it got the job done for the most part.
About 5 or 6 years ago, I was routing some slots in a 4x4 post, when I burned out my first set of brushes. Thought that it was odd at the time because I wasn't trying to take too much of a bite at the time, but figured that you can't expect to get much out of a really cheap router. No big deal, replacements are about $10 on eReplacementParts.com.
Fast forward to about a year ago, when I burned out my second set of brushes. I ordered a new set of brushes again from eReplacementParts, and set them along with the router aside for a rainy day (they don't make these brushes easy to replace - stupid Torx!).
That rainy day was last weekend. I tear into the router to find that the brushes aren't exactly worn, but they are physically damaged!
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(new ones on the right, busted ones on the left)
What could cause that I wonder, until I give the armature a spin and see this:
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:eek:
I guess I found my problem. On the bright side, since they don't seem to make replacement armatures (and it probably wouldn't be worth it if they did), looks like it is time for a new router! :D
About 5 or 6 years ago, I was routing some slots in a 4x4 post, when I burned out my first set of brushes. Thought that it was odd at the time because I wasn't trying to take too much of a bite at the time, but figured that you can't expect to get much out of a really cheap router. No big deal, replacements are about $10 on eReplacementParts.com.
Fast forward to about a year ago, when I burned out my second set of brushes. I ordered a new set of brushes again from eReplacementParts, and set them along with the router aside for a rainy day (they don't make these brushes easy to replace - stupid Torx!).
That rainy day was last weekend. I tear into the router to find that the brushes aren't exactly worn, but they are physically damaged!
322072
(new ones on the right, busted ones on the left)
What could cause that I wonder, until I give the armature a spin and see this:
322073
:eek:
I guess I found my problem. On the bright side, since they don't seem to make replacement armatures (and it probably wouldn't be worth it if they did), looks like it is time for a new router! :D