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15 Apr, 2020
Good tool but free cutter not fir for purpose.
1 of 1 found this helpful All round, a good product. the quality seems quite good and is good enough for amateur/hobbyist use. It could have limited use in the professional field too if push comes to shove. The setting up instructions are comprehensive and easy to follow.
However, the "free" dovetail cutter is highly suspect.
The unit was set up as per the instructions and a test carried out on a couple of pieces of scrap timber. The result was not encouraging.
If the router is set so that the guide bearing on the cutter shank is in between the fingers on the guide, the cutter is too deep resulting in the tails on the vertical piece of timber being larger than the cutouts in the horizontal timber. If the router depth is reduced to sort out the problem, the guide bearing on the cutter shank does't engage with the guide fingers. This could be resolved by raising the guide fingers by putting a washer under the fixing bolts but this begs the question as to whether or not unit should be necessary on a brand new unit.
The problem seems to lie with the cutter, which on examination has the part of the shank above the flutes of the cutter chewed away. Unfortunately, this is where the guide bearing should be.
The cutter is therefore faulty. Perhaps this is why it is free.
Until a new cutter can be sourced an purchased, the unit is on the shelf unused which is a bit of a disappointment to say the least.
NB Update on situation.
Contacted Toolsave. Their Technical Department have picked up on the cutter cutter problem and they agree that the free cutter is no good. They have been in contact with the supplier and replacements are being sourced. Unfortunately, the replacements are going to be about 3-4 weeks away.
Let's hope that the current COVID-19 situation does't put the boot in.