Tools & Materials
Makita - RF1101KIT2 Router Combo Kits
Makita’s combination router kit features a variable-speed 2-1/4-hp motor and a slender aluminum motor housing
Dec 01, 2004
Built to run every day, the Makita is the only model reviewed here whose combination and dedicated routers are twins, with the same horsepower ratings. It’s also relatively quiet and moves exceptionally smoothly in the plunge mode when equal pressure is applied to both handles. When the pressure becomes unbalanced, however, the mechanism becomes sticky. The black-on-black depth-adjustment ring on the fixed base is difficult to read. The plunge base, on the other hand, has three adjustable stops to fine-tune plunge depths.
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