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[email protected] (Ah10201)

28/02/2004 6:48 AM

d handle?

what is a d handle used for on a router? is it worth the extra bucks to get
one?


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BH

"Bestest Handsander"

in reply to [email protected] (Ah10201) on 28/02/2004 6:48 AM

28/02/2004 12:37 AM

Supposedly it makes the router easier to control with one hand. I have the
D handle for the Makita 1101 and don't like it very much. If anyone has the
reg base or plunge base and wants to trade...!

"Ah10201" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> what is a d handle used for on a router? is it worth the extra bucks to
get
> one?

tT

[email protected] (ToolMiser)

in reply to "Bestest Handsander" on 28/02/2004 12:37 AM

28/02/2004 12:56 PM

I myself like the D handle, and if I had a makita (instead of porter cable) I
would gladly trade for his. I guess it depends on what you want to use the
router for, and your personal preferences.

PB

Pat Barber

in reply to [email protected] (Ah10201) on 28/02/2004 6:48 AM

01/03/2004 6:33 PM

Far superior control over the router. The PC d-handle is the
king of fixed based routers in my opinion.


Ah10201 wrote:

> what is a d handle used for on a router? is it worth the extra bucks to get
> one?

Pj

"P©WÉ®T©©LMAN ²ºº4"

in reply to [email protected] (Ah10201) on 28/02/2004 6:48 AM

29/02/2004 5:52 PM


"Ah10201" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> what is a d handle used for on a router? is it worth the extra bucks to
get
> one?

It is great if you need to operate the router with one hand or reach further
across your work than normal, most the time D handle routers are fixed base
& great for hands on & outstretched work on the surface of your material
allowing better visibility from the sides than a plunge router which is
normally operated from above.

Jon~


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