OF 1400 router.

[Peter Hamilton-Scott]

I have no option but to use my tools outside the house in the garden. Not wanting to leave my tools on show I frequently carry the one I'm using in and out of the house several times. So, what's this got to do with the router? If I hold the router by the tapered handle there's a tendency for it to slip out of the hand because of the rather hard, smooth material the casing is made from. What I'd like to see is if the grip could be made from some kind of softer rubber that offers a better grip. I've got into the habit of carrying the router by one of the columns and that means my hand is a bit close to a very sharp router bit. I can cope with finger cuts but I'd hate to drop the 1400.

 

[BMH]

Peter,

Good pair of working glove should solve the problen and keep you finger safe

Bruce

 

[mwhafner]

I know it is a little more to carry, but why not just use the Systainer. 

 

[Peter Hamilton-Scott]

I know it is a little more to carry, but why not just use the Systainer. 

I guess I could but I tend to think of the Systainer as a storage module and not a carry here and there module. Maybe I just need to change my mindset. Anyway, it's not a problem to carry the router by the column but for a quick in and out transfer the handle is more convenient especially when I'm trying to do things by ducking inbetween the raindrops of which we have many, many of them in the UK.

 

[greg mann]

Why not run a few layers of a suitable tape around the handle down near the plug it end? A bit like putting the knob on a baseball bat so it does not slip out of your hand.

 

[Jesse Cloud]

How about a big mean dog to deter any potential thieves?

By the way, what is this rain stuff you mention?

Not much of a problem here in New Mexico.

 

[AlexThePalex]

Why not run a few layers of a suitable tape around the handle down near the plug it end? A bit like putting the knob on a baseball bat so it does not slip out of your hand.

Tape for tennis rackets should work.

 

[justinmcf]

hi peter. i personally never grab a router by the column. this part of a router is always susceptible to rust.
the moisture in your hands would only increase that chance of happening.
it is the one part of the router i try not to touch.

the tennis tape seems like a good idea.

regards, justin.

 

[tbellemare]

I tend to think of the Systainer as a storage module and not a carry here and there module

I would have to guess that whoever designed the Systainers had transport in mind and they are really good at fulfillling that function.

Tom

 

[James Watriss]

Maybe, Tom... for everything but the 1400. There are too many random bits and pieces with no real home that rattle around and have to be repacked every time the router comes in and out. At least the 1010 is a bit better... but the 1400 has a lot of "Stuff' involved.

I suggest a lockable tool chest on wheels, made out of a garden cart, and a pole somewhere in the ground that you can lock to. If it's well designed, the cart should be enough to deter thieves while you're out there, and be able to wheel inside when you need to. It may also have extended benefits if you design it to have a work surface, or a vise, or something like that.

 

[clev1066]

Peter, there is a knob at the other end of the router. Try grabbing it.

As for me, I spent enough $ on this tool to be keen enough to not let it slip lazily out of my hand.