DELTA 43-505 Router/Shaper

by Delta

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Delta 43-505 Router/Shaper

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 24 x 23 x 15 inches ; 61 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 64.9 pounds
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00002235D
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 43-505
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #798,367 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

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100 of 100 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Buyer Beware, April 26, 2000

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jmartuch (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: DELTA 43-505 Router/Shaper (Tools & Home Improvement)

Bought this for price and name. Know what you're getting. The two piece fence is difficult to true up. The sharp edges on the table ribs catch any imperfection in the workpiece and make it hard to move smoothly. The mechanism to lock the head in place raises the head 1/16" and angles it closer to the fence by 1/32". OK for real low precision work.

77 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't stop here, keep on looking, July 26, 2000

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Jarek Otremba "JJ" (Macomb, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: DELTA 43-505 Router/Shaper (Tools & Home Improvement)

I was truly amazed to see this kind of low quality equippment at that price from Delta. I've returned this item after completing the assembly (did not even turn it on). 1. The table's ragged edges gave me a cut on my fingers. 2. The two adjustable fences are hard to adjust and cutch on the table surface when you try to move them - especially annoying when trying to do fine adjustments. 3. The locking mechanism will lock the motor assembly after having slightly readjusted your adjustments.

4. The miter gage groove (miter gage not included) is not smooth and the gage catches the small 'imperfections'. 5. The motor height adjustment screw is what put me over the edge: when you turn the knob nothing happens for half-a-turn (up or down) then the motor assembly 'jumps' about 1/8". By the looks of it the crank scew was bent.

Did not even bother contacting Delta - there are too many quarks in this product. By the way, removing the unit from styrofoam packaging is a project by itself. It's time to move on to another vendor.

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this!, March 8, 2001

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Steven S. Wafford (Lexington, Ky. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: DELTA 43-505 Router/Shaper (Tools & Home Improvement)

I wish I had read the previous reviews before I bought this tool. I would have run the other way. First it is almost impossible to get the machine out of the styrofoam. It took two of us pulling for a couple of minutes. The fences are extremely hard to aline. The edges are extremely sharp on the top and scratch your wood. You have to push the wood thru the bit so hard because the top catches the wood and won't let it slide. I have noticed the spindle actually moves backward when running wood through. I am a professional carpenter who was lookin for a light machine to use on the jobsite, so I guess I will have to just keep looking. This machine also needs a variable speed or at least a couple of more speed settings. does not produce a clean cut on smaller bits.