Opinions please

[chippy1970]

I just picked myself up some cheap systainers to add to my ever growing collection. Anyway I want to put my big Dewalt 626 router in one of them but found it has to be plunged and locked to get it to fit in a sys 4. I need to know if leaving it plunged while stored could weaken the springs. Anyone ??

Oh and if you want any systainers cheap PM me and I will tell you where I got mine.

Chris

 

[Tenon]

It shouldn't do as no different to fitting a router to a router table, I guess it would depend on how long you left it in the systainer. I have an 18 year old router fitted to a table which has shown no ill effects after two years.

Simon

 

[chippy1970]

It shouldn't do as no different to fitting a router to a router table, I guess it would depend on how long you left it in the systainer. I have an 18 year old router fitted to a table which has shown no ill effects after two years.

Simon

Yeah but is that router left plunged all the time ?

 

[mailee]

I bought a small 615 De Walt router and that had the same problem with the case as it had to be plunged to fit it in. I wasn't too happy with this so cut sections out of the dividers so I could put it in it's case unplunged.

 

[LynnJ]

My Hitachi M12V needs to be fully plunged to fit in its case - I've experienced no ill affects after about 4 years.

Also found this quote: "from a mechanical engineering and materials standpoint, springs do not "fatigue", "wear out" or "weaken" from being compressed (within their design limits) and left that way"

Lynn

 

[chippy1970]

Cheers sounds good to me .

 

[ColeyS1]

My work mate has got the original elu /dewalt 626. He made a wooden box for it and it has to be plunged to fit in the box. It must have been in the box for a good 10 years with no problems. The elus soft start also seems to be alot better than the dewalt clone

 

[Tenon]

It shouldn't do as no different to fitting a router to a router table, I guess it would depend on how long you left it in the systainer. I have an 18 year old router fitted to a table which has shown no ill effects after two years.

Simon

Yeah but is that router left plunged all the time ?

Yes it is under tension when mounted under the table.