Where's the cheapest place to buy a Kress 1050?

[Jonathan]

I don't think Jonathan can complain considering how much he paid for the router as it was never intended to be used as aggressively.

Yes exactly, it was only £8 or so from the car boot sale so it's not a big loss. I would have liked it to last a bit longer though as now the router might be out of action for a while whilst I save up/sell a few bits for the proper spindle. Maybe I can get a loan from the Bank of Mum :lol:. I just wish my chuck for the brushless motor had arrived - it's been ages.

Increasing the effective length of the cutter will exert more bending action on the spindle, which now seems to be bent. This is in an even more dangerous condition and the end could just fly off with serious consequences.

I'll check that with the indicator today.

Jonathan regards to your original question i would stick with 1.5Kw as your machine has some flex issues which you yourself have mentioned, going for an even more powerful motor will allow you to think you can push it further than it wants to go.

Ok, I will do. It's still twice the power of my milling machine and I've never run out on that. As you say the router is not as rigid as the milling machine, so I can't see it being able to use more power. I may well lower the gantry to help with the rigidity issues.

HSS cannot bend, only break that is what makes them a safer bet than an extension made from anything other than HSS which Trend will not make that type of extension as it would be dangerous.

I'm trying to machine a block of MDF thats 3 sheets of 18mm glued together. I need to cut to about 50mm deep...maybe I'll have to do it one sheet at a time then glue them together.