Skil 1810 1-3/4 HP Fixed Base Router

by Skil

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

There's no tool like a router for edging, trimming or cutting. Skil's new 1-3/4 horsepower fixed-base router can perform all the functions needed in a home workshop or on the job site while drawing only 9 amps at full RPM. The 1/4-inch quick-change collet accepts a wide range of bits and cutters. The Skil 1810's Micro-Fine Depth Adjustment makes bit depth adjustments fast, easy and accurate while the soft-grip handles are ergonomically designed for comfort and ease of use. The wide base opening allows for quick and easy bit changes. Accepts Skil's 91018 18-Piece Carbide Router Bit Set as well as most other brands of 1/4-inch bits.

Ideal for woodworkers, hobbyists, carpenters and cabinet makers.

Applications: mortising hinge plates or inlays, dovetailing cabinet drawers or edging counter tops, making cabinets or shelves, decorative or inlay work, manufacturing wood trim for cabinets, rooms, doors or windows. --C. Dwight Barnett

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 7.4 x 9.2 inches ; 8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0000C6DXX
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 1810
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #99,045 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #94 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools > Power Tools > Routers

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for use with a table, December 26, 2007

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Matthew Houseward "MCHouse" (Villa Park, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Skil 1810 1-3/4 HP Fixed Base Router (Tools & Home Improvement)

This is a good entry level router so long as it is used upright. Inverting the router under a table will create issues. The main problem is that the clamp does not have the sufficient strength to hold at a fixed depth when it's inverted. After taking great pains to adjust the depth, you will find that as soon as you turn the router on, the depth will change. Also, since the router is trigger-operated, you will have to engage the trigger lock when it's inverted under a table. The trigger lock is a pretty flimsy piece of plastic, and it didn't take more than a couple of days for mine to break. Once that happens it will have to be repaired before it can be used under a table again.

My advice: buy Bosch.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars makes a better anvil than router, May 3, 2008

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Mike (Ky) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Skil 1810 1-3/4 HP Fixed Base Router (Tools & Home Improvement)

I got this for use with a skil router table. ASOLUTELY CANNOT NOT ADJUST with any degree of accuracy. I will say that after taking a claw hammer to the thing the cast iron base broke after a couple of strikes, but the plastic housing took a brutal beating without busting. It may be allright for someone wanting an upright router, but don't even consider it for use with a table.