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Porter-Cable 690LR 11 Amp 1-3/4 Fixed Base Horsepower Router | 
 enlarge | Brand: Porter-Cable
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $287.46
Buy New: $105.00
You Save: $182.46 (63%)
New (21) Used (1) Refurbished (1) from $103.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  43 reviews
Sales Rank: 242
Media: Tools & Hardware
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9.9
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 9.3 x 7.4
MPN: 690LR
Model: 690LR
UPC: 039404121202
EAN: 0039404121202
ASIN: B00005QEVQ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 10 amp 1-3/4-horsepower fixed base router | | • | 1-handed lever-release height adjustment; 1/64-inch micrometer depth-of-cut adjustment | | • | Precision-machined aluminum motor housing and base; 100 percent sealed ball bearing construction | | • | Includes router, 1/4-inch collet and 1/2-inch collet | | • | 8 pounds; 1-year warranty |
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Product Description
Solid, die cast and precision machined aluminum motor housing and base. Micrometer depth of cut control. Permanently sealed ball bearing construction. Self releasing collet system automatically frees bit from collet when loosened. Flat top design for fast
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| Customer Reviews: Read 38 more reviews...
 Almost perfect for hand held use October 10, 2008
This 1-3/4hp router is just about perfect for hand held use. It's relatively lightweight, compact and rugged. The self releasing collets make stuck bits a thing of the past. Fine adjustments in height are a bit more difficult with the lever release base compared to the old style since it's a bit tricky to make the base tight enough to prevent slop and loose enough to allow adjustment, but the quick action and secure hold make up for that to some extent. The best feature is the anti rotation feature. Anyone who's ever forgotten to tighten the lock on a table mounted router knows how scary a loose router can be. With this base, the router will rotate down but not fall out of the base when turned on with the base unlocked. Removing the router from the base is still quick and easy.
 Rating the 690LR August 9, 2008
Have only used it once, but like it very much. Most of my power tools are Porter-Cabe
Porter Cable 690lr August 5, 2008
Bought my first Rockwell router in 1974. I own 3 of these and have jigs made to accept the base, and many specialized bases to fit this router. It's more efficient for me to set up a router and leave it for a designated job. When I'm doing a run I can have as many as 5 different routers set up. This PC has a different base lock that seems to work very easily, along with the newer style chuck that makes for easy bit removal.
Great router, good price July 7, 2008
This router is awesome! I am hooked on buying tools via Amazon because I got a real Porter Cable router for a great price. The router is solid, has worked perfectly for me thus far, and is really smooth. You can tell it's a quality tool just by the sound of it and the silky feel. Really, nothing else to report, and I think that's how it should be for a tool like a router. It just works every time, plain and simple.
Great no-frills router June 9, 2008
I needed a couple of routers to go with my Leigh dovetail jig and these were the most inexpensive good name routers I could find. I bought 2 of them and set one up for tails and one for pins and just leave them set up for that one task. They perform flawlessly and now I can just grab them and know they will give me a perfect joint every time.
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