Makita 3621 1-1/4 HP Plunge Router
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Manufacturer: MakitaModel: 3621
Product features:
- 24,000 RPM for fast, clean routing
- Contoured handle design with built in switch for better control
- 3 turret depth stop for quick repetitive depth adjustment
- Rugged polycarbonate housing with a nonmarring base
- Uses commonly available 1/4" shank router bits
- Bora 540950 Clamp Edge Tool Guide, 50-Inch
- Bora 541042 Clamp Edge Wide Track, 42-Inch
- Bora 540936 Clamp Edge Tool Guide, 36-Inch
- Bora 541024 Clamp Edge Wide Track, 24-Inch
- Bora 540924 Clamp Edge Tool Guide, 24-Inch
Description of Makita 3621 1-1/4 HP Plunge Router
Plunge RoutersTools and Hardware Reviews of Makita 3621 1-1/4 HP Plunge Router
Customer Review: The little router that looks like it can't but can .
Summary: 5 Stars
I needed to replace my trusty 40 odd year old porter cable D-handle base . This old router was all metal and worked well for everything I ever needed . But time took it's toll on the cord entering the motor housing and this is not a job one can do without paying a good sum and waiting forever .
I looked at all the routers and wanted a plunge cut , not a monster 3 1/2 HP and I don't need speed control or soft start .
These may be nice features but to me just something else to fail .
All the other makita tools I have seem to work great and hold up fine and they all share one common attribute , they are put together well and fit well , even the lest expensive of their line on DIY weekend project tools are built well .
I got this router today and yes it is far from the most expensive and has not the bell and whistles and is made largely of plastic , even the entire motor housing is plastic and then the base is metal .
So I tried it out and it does perform very well indeed , just as well if not better than my old porter cable .
There are few reviews for this model router and one that sold me was the cabinet shop using these for 12 years and wanting to purchase more .
This tells me the router has been around for some time and makita does not keep many tools around for years on end unless they prove out well , I see tool models go many times from makita and some all around for decades and still are .
I had my choice for the same price for the hitachi 3 1/2 HP soft start varaiable speed plunge cut here on Amazon and it was tempting .
Reality and common sense told me it was way too much machine for my needs .
I do guitar amp cabinets and electric guitar bodies and don't need a bit more than 1/2 inch ever .
Any router regardless of the power cannot run a 1/4 " straight bit through maple and better than this one can , unless of course you want a broken bit or a trip to the emergency room to have it extracted .
No other company seems to offer a small plunge router that I could find and none come close to the price of this makita or do they have the long time in production trake record .
Maybe there are still cases where leave well enough alone applies .
I did'nt have alot of money to spend , and I did look at some of the other routers out there with more metal used in the product but many were crude forgings at best and I can't honestly say aluminum is any stronger than this polycarbonate composition .
It does not have a shaft lock system , well I prefer to have a solid shaft rather than one with a hole to weaken it , how much trouble is two wrenches instead of one ?
The only other router I liked was the dewalt plunge with the built in dust extraction system but I did not think I would get used to the feel of one handle so much farther from the centerline of the bit than the other , this felt off balanced and odd to me . Although the tool was nice in many respects it was still not the precision build of a makita , I still felt I would have to make a few modifications and adjustments before I would be happy , the base looked real sloppy to me on the dewalt and the fit of the motor housing still plastic was not all that great , it looked forced together with gaps between the screw positions .
With all the added features the dewalt was $50 more than this makita . This in itself tells me something important .
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