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The switch to these (red ones) appears identical to the Makita 3709, indeed they`re more of a copy of it but some having a metal body. So, anyone that pulled the trigger on one of these?

Been a busy day but had another look at it. First, the Katsu has rpm adjustment, this one does not - its straight 30, 000. Then its the power switch - the Katsu has a rubber wrapped switch where this one appears to use a plastic lever. And then its the cable as Mike suggested. I know Chinese...

Here it is, in all its glory :D https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/800W-30000RP ... 0505.m3226

I see the Katsu has spurred a wave and sellers from China offer what appears to be the same looking tool for prices much cheaper even than the Katsu, down to £17.40. Most of these look identical besides the red plastic used. Anyone tried one of these and are they the same? £17 for one of these...

Same drill but without the Katsu logo is sold by many sellers on the local version of Gumtree in Bulgaria and I know from someone that bought it, that it is so rubbish that it didn`t do even 1h of moderate load. A palm router has an armature with a thread and the collet and nut attach directly, its...

Ok, after some studying of the methodology that bearing manufacturers use, the reason for failing bearings on large pro routers might be different so I have to correct myself. The original NSK bearings in the DW625 are rated at 15, 000rpm but if the outer carapace is cooled, they can take more...

The DW625 in general is the descendant of the Elu MOF177. There are a few versions of it but all come from the same parent. DeWalt bought Elu and got their patents. It is perhaps the best router overall - in terms of design, features and accessories. DeWalt fitted it with bearings that would...

Was the blade sharp enough? Both the older and newer Hitachi tools have Japan made motors and at least from what I have seen so far - superbly built and overbuilt in general. But newer tool issues like to test the strength of India/China made bearings which fail relatively quickly and present a...

I bought a Dremel 3000. Well, it can replace a trimmer but is an expensive route to go and not the best in terms of final result. The dremel needs a router base or at least something to be built for it to act as a plane. The genuine one costs half of what the Katsu trimmers do. Then comes the...

Some of Festool jigsaws are made by Kress, afaik. I have had a Kress bodyheld one and it was a good saw but too weak for my taste. I switched to a Makita 4350 (4351 should be the bodyheld version if it) and its been a great saw.

Greasing it reduces wear on the main shaft. The SDS hold mechanism itself is pretty simple with a ball (like those in a bearing) that is kept in place by a spacer and a spring. The ball can wear (and will indeed) but on most tools the whole chuck assembly is very cheap and easy to replace at...

Thanks a lot for all input. So a Dremel might do the job. I will try it and will post results in a week or so. Already got bits with a bearing. I also had a look at the base at local shop (plunge one) - didn`t like it. Now I would either get the 565 attachment and use a cutter with bearing or...

Hi Pete, its not that much for the cost, although I do not like someone selling a £80 unit with very limited design input (such schematics are widely available, even from chip manufacturers for free) and parts that woud cost £5 in total. Problem is, here in Bulgaria its hard to source parts...

Hello fellows, I hope you don`t mind a newcomer from Bulgaria joining here. I build loudspeakers and recently sold my Skil router and went for a barely used Hitachi M12V which I bought off ebay as I need to use large roundover bits, like 1" radius and bigger. I read lots of comments on the...