Todd Stock wrote: The PC 7310 is a very different router from the PC310...I have one that has held up for 10 years of so and three major ipe deck projects, but would not use it for luthiery due to the mount to the base...lots of room for movement. I like my Colts, and the Ridgid 2400's I have seem to be holding up in my saddle mill and rosette jig. One thing - definitely go with at least one router with a round body...much easier to mount in jigs, as all it takes is two rings with a screw closure.
The next 310 might just be the DeWalt 611, based on early reviews. Need to get one in the shop to really get a feel for whether it will do the job. At $145 for the kit from Ace Tool, it seems like a decent deal. At 1.25 hp, it will handle some of the jobs that a 690 will, although you'll need a full sized router to handle the 1/2" shank diameter bits that work well for template routing.
Exactly. Their new laminate trimmer is NOT like the old 310 at all, for all the reasons you mention. Good luck just getting it square. I have a 310, and use it for some things, but it's a frustrating experience.
If I wanted a small router, and only wanted one router, the only one I would even consider at this point is the new Dewalt or Porter Cable compact router with the additional plunge base. That's a very usable combination that will do most tasks. You're stuck with a 1/4" collet, though, but that's OK depending on what you're using it for. It's rare that a manufacturer does this, but Dewalt/PC really knocked it out of the park with this one.
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) and hence, in the "there are no stupid questions, just stupid answers" vein, i´m trying to figure out what´s the main difference between a laminate trimmer and a router.![[:Y:]](./images/smilies/smiley20.gif "Thumbs Up")