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Got my Wood Magazine yesterday and was reading a letter to the editor about why the P-C router was not listed in a recent review. For those not aware, Stanley Black & Decker, a large tool conglomerate, bought Porter-Cable a few years ago. Trying to figure out where to position their line with respect to DeWalt, Stanley, Black & Decker, and more recently Craftsman lines of tools, they apparently cheapened P-C to make it more of a DIY line of tools. My local tool dealer, who used to carry them, once told me, "They ain't what they used to be." Anyway, Wood Magazine said that P-C was discontinuing their routers and was just selling what was left in inventory. I have had a P-C 690 router for nearly 40 years and for most of that time, it was my only router. Added on the plunge base when it became available. I think I replaced a switch once. Almost all my early tools were Porter-Cable and they have served me well. Sad to see they no longer will no longer be the stalwart that they once were. RIP, Porter-Cable.
