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Skil 1825 1/2-Inch 120-Volt Hybrid Router | 
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| Brand: Skil
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $198.48
Buy New: $94.94
You Save: $103.54 (52%)
New (9) Refurbished (1) from $69.95
Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 5489
Media: Tools & Hardware
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 10.5
Dimensions (in): 17.5 x 11.1 x 9.9
MPN: 1825
Model: 1825
UPC: 039725022882
EAN: 0039725022882
ASIN: B0000C6DY0
Availability: Usually ships in 3 to 5 weeks
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| Features:
| • | Hybrid router with interchangeable fixed and plunge bases | | • | 2 HP, variable speed motor 8,000 to 25,000 RPM; micro-fine depth adjustment for precise cuts | | • | Soft-Grip handles for comfort and control | | • | Carrying Bag, router motor unit, 1/4-inch collet, 1/2-inch collet, collet wrench | | • | 2-year warranty |
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Product Description
10A, 2-3/4 HP, Router Combo Kit, Fixed & Plunge Based System Kit, 1/4" & 1/2" Collet Capacity, Variable Speed Dial, Patented Comfort Grip Handle System, Ergonomically Designed Soft Grip, Touch Activated Work Light, Case, Flip & Push Bit Change System & Collet Lock, Auto Zero.
Amazon.com Review
There's no tool like a router for edging, trimming or cutting, and there's nothing like a plunge router for accurate detailed scrolling or inlay work. Skil's new 2-1/4 horsepower combo router comes with interchangeable fixed and plunge bases (can plunge cut up to 2 inches when using the plunge base). The variable speed motor can perform all the functions needed in a home workshop or on the job site while drawing only 11 amps at full RPM. The 1/4-inch and 1/2-inch quick-change collets accept a wide range of bits and cutters. The Skil 1825's Micro-Fine Depth Adjustment makes bit depth adjustments fast, easy and accurate while the soft-grip handles are ergonomically designed for comfort and ease of use. The wide base opening allows for quick and easy bit changes plus the Built-in Work Light illuminates a pattern or an outline for more accurate cuts. Accepts Skil's 91018 18-Piece Carbide Router Bit Set as well as most other brands of 1/4-inch and 1/2-inch bits. Ideal for woodworkers, carpenters and cabinet makers. Applications: Use the Skil 1825 for making cabinets or shelves, decorative inlay work and for sink or fixture cuts in a wide range of countertop materials, as well as for mortising hinge plates or inlays, dovetailing cabinet drawers or edging counter tops. --C. Dwight Barnett
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| Customer Reviews: Read 17 more reviews...
 Excellent Price and quality October 28, 2008
D. Renaud (Southern Virginia)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This Router is amazing. I expected a little less considering the low price, it performs much better than expected. I'm currently using it for tenon making and even with the Honey Locust logs I was feeding into it, it doesn't miss a beat. It has the power and versality I would expect from Skil. Highly recommended and if I had to choose again, I would choose the same one.
Gary Hoyt October 16, 2008
Gary Hoyt (Boulevard, CA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a quality product. The motor is balanced, quiet and responsive. The adjustable speed control is a real plus. I can't find anything on this tool that is an exception. Great job of engineering this product Skill.
 Good cost benefit relation July 21, 2008
Pablo I. Rojas Guzman
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's an excelent price for a nice product. It is good for a beginner, home ocasional works and even for starting learning woodworking.
 MADE IN CHINA July 5, 2008
Eric J. Eidle (Boyertown, Pennsylvania United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I strongly urge you NOT to buy this product. I have used it one time and am taking it back to the store tomorrow. It is very poorly made. It has 2 built-in, white LEDs to shine on your workpiece. They are very nice, but they do not stay on. They flicker on and off. Also, the bases are very poorly-made cast aluminum. The one had a huge grinding in it so the motor could fit on it. Also, the plunge base sticks, meaning that, as you want to come up from your workpiece, you have to lift the whole router off. That doesn't sound like a problem, but when you're 1/16" off the wood and the springs decide to work, you mar your workpiece. Also, the plastic body is very flimsy and won't take long to break. Spend the extra $50 to $100 and get yourself something good that's made in America. I'm going to buy the Milwaukee.
This router is a solid performer for the price... November 9, 2007
kandoro (Northern California)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
After reading some of the other negative reviews I was kind of leary but I've always learned to try something yourself...
Here are a few tips:
I find the micro depth adjustment works just fine...But you do need to pull the motor itself down (when used on a table) a tad to align the adjustment...Then tighten the clamp...Also make sure the clamp exerts enough pressure and if not adjust the allen screw as others have noted...
Also make sure the base lock is securely in place or the router will try to change its position...
Also make sure the collet is clean and use quality bits or either may cause the bit itself to slip...
I find the unit has plenty of power and will hold the adjustment just fine with a little user intervention...
Frankly all of these quirks if you want to call them that are normal for a piece of mechanical equipment...Especially for a router that costs only $89 with both bases...
Some posters had mentioned their units broke but they didn't say what happened...More expensive items aren't immune from such failures as well...
This is my second Skil 1825 as my first one is going strong after one year and about 200 hours of use...That's plenty good for me on a $89 router...
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