Recent content by reddragon105

I had the same thought but the base sticks even before use when the router is stone cold. Perhaps that was the original cause though...

Ah, no, sorry if I was unclear but by "plunge" I just meant plunging the router body down into the base, not plunging the cutting bit down into wood while cutting. I'm well aware that it's not meant to be used for that - and I already have a decent plunge router so I wouldn't need to use the...

Thanks for replying - that makes me feel a little better! Did you use the emery cloth on the router or the base? I might try that, but I did get it new from Amazon so they owe me a working one...

Like a lot of people I was in the market for a trimmer router and was eyeing the Makita RT0700C when I saw this Katsu router that's a cheaper alternative - by all accounts a fairly decent clone of the Makita, not bad at all for £30-40. So I bought one just before Christmas, just going for the...