Out with the old:
In with the new:
On a side note, the Carbide Compact Router is the exact opposite of the Dewalt 611. Let me explain… the 611 looks and feels very nice in hand and you can tell a lot of r&d went into that part of the design. After running one for the better part of a year, I have come to the conclusion that the 611 has fallen prey to that “all show, no go” type of design that uses cheap internals and lower grade manufacturing on moving parts. It resulted in a router that is not only loud, but menacingly so when the bearings very quickly start to degrade. It also had an unacceptable amount of slop in the drive shaft that I could not remedy by replacing it with a new one. 3 dif routers, same stupid issue that caused more than a few headaches and hoops that had to be jumped through to get consistent results. The Carbide compact router is nice in hand, but it is a very “no frills” generic design that doesnt exude as much of that “high end” feel as the Dewalt. But when you turn on the CCR you can immediately tell the difference in the internals and moving parts by the sound, even more so when you crank up the rpm and start chewing through stock. It is not only quieter, (literally near half the volume of the Dewalt at 20k rpm) but the lack of “play” in the internals immediately produced a better cut (even before properly tramming my setup). I am so glad I made the switch.
Happy cutting everyone, and most importantly, stay safe! I’ll post the files for the e-stop and CCR signs later today if anybody is interested.