Re: [ATM] routers in the old and new world

[hermit <hermit@outofoptions.org>]

Check to see if the 'trigger' has a little button that you can depress.  
Those are used to lock the 'trigger' in place.

Ken

Dominic-Luc Webb wrote:

>This posting concerns routers, supposedly the 3rd most common 
>electric tool, and something a lot of ATMs use. I do not care 
>to specify any brands.
>
>I was just about to buy a router back home in Sweden. I did not 
>actually like any of the ones I encountered because the speed 
>was not possible to hold constant (a pretty basic requirement 
>for a good router). Looking at several major brands, I noted 
>that none of them had a simple on/off toggle switch on the 
>chassis. Instead, they had pressure switches on the handle (maybe 
>people in the new world call these "dead man switches"). In 
>addition to the problem of holding the speed constant (speed 
>changes a bit with amount of pressure applied), this seems to 
>indicate that these are not intended to be mounted onto a table. 
>Since the only switch is on the handle, the handle cannot be 
>removed. Ability to mount onto a table is another basic property of 
>any good router. Asking folks in the hardware stores, and checking 
>manuals when possible, it was clear these routers were not intended 
>for hands-free operations. There might be some safety laws behind 
>this, but it seems that the purpose and versatility of a router 
>has been undermined. So much for Europe. Now for what I found in 
>the USA.
>
>Visiting a friend, there was a book standing right in front of 
>my eyes, a rather thorough American book about routers. I noticed 
>that all of the routers in that book had toggle switches and many
>had removal handles to be sure the router could be mounted 
>onto a table or other mountings. The book is a bit old, but now 
>I am curious. Are routers in the American market different? Are 
>the Americans on this list finding/buying routers with toggle 
>switches and removable handles? 
>
>Dominic-Luc Webb
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