Depth adjustment on Milwaukee "body grip" router accuracy

Would not stick it to Milwaukee.
No router maker yet has made a depth adjuster that is accurate.
Moreover, the readout devices are as bad as they get, perhaps save
one, Sear's Craftsman!
Yes I have the plunge casting & no its readout is not accurate.
Must emphasize this is not a Milwaukee exclusive problem.

What then? Cut, measure & get on with it.
Work on your metrology skills. Not much in woodworking is well
measured!
Is 3/4" ply =3D 3/4"? Rarely.
Have done diligence.
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On Nov 5, 3:48=A0pm, eganders <[email protected]> wrote:
> The depth adjustment knob on the 5615-20 Milwaukee "body grip" router
> is accurate (6/32 =3D 6/32 actual depth) on the fixed base, but shows
> 6/32 =3D 1/8 inch actual depth when the router is in the plunge base
> (part no. 48-10-5600).
>
> Does anyone have the plunge base for the Milwaukee "body grip"
> router? =A0Have you checked the accuracy of the depth adjustment knob
> when it is used with the plunge base? =A0What do you think?

On Nov 5, 11:11=A0pm, routerman <[email protected]> wrote:
> Would not stick it to Milwaukee.
> No router maker yet has made a depth adjuster that is accurate.
> Moreover, the readout devices are as bad as they get, perhaps save
> one, Sear's Craftsman!
> Yes I have the plunge casting & no its readout is not accurate.
> Must emphasize this is not a Milwaukee exclusive problem.
>
> What then? Cut, measure & get on with it.
> Work on your metrology skills. Not much in woodworking is well
> measured!
> Is 3/4" ply =3D 3/4"? Rarely.
> Have done diligence.
> **********************http://patwarner.com/
> ******************************************************************
>
> On Nov 5, 3:48=A0pm, eganders <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > The depth adjustment knob on the 5615-20 Milwaukee "body grip" router
> > is accurate (6/32 =3D 6/32 actual depth) on the fixed base, but shows
> > 6/32 =3D 1/8 inch actual depth when the router is in the plunge base
> > (part no. 48-10-5600).
>
> > Does anyone have the plunge base for the Milwaukee "body grip"
> > router? =A0Have you checked the accuracy of the depth adjustment knob
> > when it is used with the plunge base? =A0What do you think?- Hide quote=
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>
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Pat,

All that may be true, but why not have the correct ratio on the
adjustment gearing if the gears are there anyway. This is not a case
of tolerances; it is a case of choosing the right gear ratio. It
appears that the designer intended to use the knob only as a means to
move the depth rod and not use the scale on the knob as it is used in
the fixed base. For the life of me, I don't know why that decision
was made. If the scale is there and used in the fixed base, why not
use it in the plunge base also?

On the other hand, this router and the bases are just about the best I
have used. The body grip fixed base is the most pleasant router I use
(I have a second in a fixed base only that I bought when these first
came out). The plunge base is a great addition and I bought the 2
base kit for about 60% of what the fixed base router cost alone.
Additionally, the case (although it is huge) is a great addition. It
opens like a clamshell with the router in its nest ready to go. You
can put the router in either base and not be too particular about
where things are when you close it (you don't have to be a packaging
engineer to put it back into its case).