This was hugely helpful. About to take mine out the box. You made a few of the slips and goofs I'm going to make! Have you noticed no reviewers have pointed out how difficult the DeWalt picture instructions are to understand? Much clearer now, thank you.
Plunge is dangerously stiff and juddery as we see here, and the depth stop bar is made of plastic so when you screw in the stop, you can easily press into it and make precision stops close to it impossible. An expensive paperweight, looking forward to getting a better one.
Really, tighten the clamp onto the frame not the handle, 24.23 minutes in, move the clamp to the other side and clamp your work to the frame. Your causing it to lift. besides that mate, thanks for the vid.
Hi, Best way would be to lay it flat and slide it over to 45 for corners. If the skirting isn’t too tall then you may be able to stand it up and use the sliding bevel for cuts.
@@TheCustomCarpenter if you still have the saw could you possibly do a video showing how it’s done and how to make sure the blade is square for the cuts thanks I’ve got a kitchen job to do and want to make sure it’s cut right
Thank you, go for it! defo worth the money and perfect for the smaller jobs, looking to upgrade to a trim router, for ease of use and to free up a hand as this needs two to operate.
Great video! I am struggling to decide whether to buy one for my small workshop and this has really helped; at least I know what I'm dealing with now. Simple, no frills review - perfect! Someone suggested another video with the improvements you made to it; maybe you did this so I'll have a look at your other videos.
Just bought one today and it looks like they changed a lot of the molding of some parts. Bloody instruction manual is different too and rather annoying but thx for the demo mate
Very good presentation. I would also suggest that you add and demonstrate pre adjustment and/or pre-calibration prior to use: 1) How to check and set the table top to be flat. 2) How to check and set the blade is parallel to the Mitre slot. 3) How to check the fence is parallel to the blade. 4) How to check the blade actually at 90 degrees to the top once it is in 90 degree position. Recommend all those to be pre-checked / calibrate to make any cuts accurate. That is very important, but better design may be required as current looks a floppy. Otherwise great presentation. Thank you.
I've just purchased this router off someone. I am a total noob to using routers so it's going to be a learning curve for me. Thanks for doing this video.
Hi Kyriacos, no I’m Pakistani. No, can’t use Dado blades. I believe they are not eligible to be used in the UK, apparently they’re not safe for us to use.
@@TheCustomCarpenter thanks. i got it and used it cutting wood .my one the table was not straight had to cut angle irons and screw them under the table to make it straight.
HELP! I have this sander and the dust bag does not stay on. What am I missing? It blows off in seconds after starting sanding. I've twisted it, turned it, taped it on. Am I missing a part ?! Love the sander, hate the bag. When it's on, it collects dust very well. Just does not stay on.
That’s odd, mine just clips and twists on. I do not duct tape it on mostly because I just throw it in the van and the bag has come away from the plastic screw that attaches it to the sander. My fault not a fault with the sander.
Yes I’ve noticed the price increase over the last couple years. Maybe due to it being good for what it was originally priced at. Demand has no doubt pushed the price up.
Perform protect. Dunno what that is... Ehm, this is a review. You did not like the B&D coz your hands got numb while using it. Dewalt Perform Protect prefends your hands to get numb.
Good informative review. The DWS774 permits clamping on right hand side as well as left hand side. I presume the DWS773 model has the same base so right hand clamping should be possible. Right hand clsmping is useful on bevel cuts as the clamp fouls the saw when tilting the saw to the left. Also note that clamping the workpiece to the handle has a tendency to uplift the workpiece so best clamping down to the solid metal base and not the handle.
Nice setup, nice box you made too........ , so envious , nice work , i did learn one or two things , so maybe i will buy one , for the price you can't go wrong ...
For your own safety please always push the router away from you, don't draw it towards you as you did at about 7:00 - unless you fancy having a pattern routed up your chest. Also your fence positioning is wrong - the golden rule is material to the left, cutter to the right of it, fence (if any) to the right of the cutter and always push the tool away from your body Happy and safe routing!
After years of buying cheap (disposable) sanders this dewalt is a pleasure to use. Easily stripped internal doors with several years of paint back to bare wood with cheap Aldi discs. Just wish the button was a bit bigger. Glad to see it fits in a tstak as they can be bought cheaply second hand.
