I’m trying to route a groove in the bottom of some oak step treads to house the rise. The ends are curved, so a router is pretty much the only way to go.
I grab my 7529, set up the fence, and start routing.
I’m a little more than 1/2 way done, and my router dies! After blowing out the dust, and making a few comments about its lineage, I finally get it running again. This took about an hour.
This happened to me once before. And this router is the least used of my routers.
I’m wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem.
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Yes, I had the same thing happen with mine. Like yours mine doesn't get used much and was fairly new when it happened. Turned out the switch was filled up with dust. Fired up the compressor and blew out the switch and have not had another problem since.
Bought another one on clearance a while back that I haven't even used yet. Went out to check the model number when I read your post, and it turns out my new one is an 8529. Looked at the old one and it is a 7529. They look just the same. Now I will have to look closer and try to find out what the difference is.
Thanks. Its nice to know that its not just me but its still frustrating .
I knew P-C upgraded the 7529. I hope the switch on the 8529 is better sealed.
I have a cheapie B&D table saw that's the same way. The switch is really flaky. One of these days (if I don't toss the saw first) I'll install a regular toggle switch.
Dirty switch was a problem when Bosch came out with the 1617 series.
Old, original switch had a couple of small holes in the housing. Fine dust would kill it mighty quick when hung in a router table.
New switch is sealed.
I did the same, replaced the original switches on all of mine with toggles.