Tools & Materials
Porter-Cable - Porter-Cable 892 Midsize Fixed-Base Router
Variable-speed dial lists rpm
Oct 01, 2014
Most Runout
Power: 12 amps
Street price: $180
Cut quality: Good
Router accuracy: Excellent
Control and handling: Very good
Cut visibility: Very good
Ease of bit changes: Very good
The Porter-Cable’s soft start works well, and the scale on its rack-and-pinion micro-adjuster is very accurate. Its variable-speed dial is the only one to list actual rpm, making it the most accurate. The base is easy to remove for bit changing, but the single-wrench system makes bit changes a little awkward. Also, this router had the most bit runout.
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