PLEASE TAKE NOTE !!!
STEER CLEAR OF THE DEWALT 624 ROUTER IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS MACHINE TO USE AND SHOULD NOT BE ON PUBLIC SALE !!!
I BOUGHT ONE YESTERDAY AND FIRST THING ON MONDAY IT IS GOING BACK TO THE SHOP WHERE I BOUGHT IT !!!
WHY ?
HOW MANY ROUTERS HAVE YOU COME ACROSS THAT WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OUT ON THE BOX AND PLUG THEM IN YOU FIND THAT THE ROUTER POWERS UP BY ITSELF ?
YES, BY ITESELF !!!
THIS ROUTER DOES NOT HAVE A SAFETY TRIGGER, IT HAS A NON RETURN ON-OFF SWITCH AND WHEN I PLUGGED IT IN STRAIGHT FROM THE BOX IT POWERED ON !!!
I CAN TELL YOU THAT I GOT A HELL OF A SHOCK WHEN I PLUGGED IT IN AND THE WHOLE MACHINE WENT SPINNING AROUND, WINDING THE MAINS LEAD AROUND ITSELF !!!
LUCKILY FOR ME I HAD A MATE WHO QUICKLY UNPLUGGED THE MACHINE BEFORE ANY DAMAGE WAS DONE BUT I CAN TELL YOU IT CAME VERY CLOSE TO DISASTER FOR ME,MY WORKTOP JIG AND THE ROUTER !!!
I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT WITH ALL OF THE NEW SAFETY MEASURES THAT WE IN THE BUILDING TRADE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH TODAY THAT SUCH A MACHINE COULD GO ON SALE !!!
A V O I D A T A L L C O S T S ! ! !