Hikoki/ Hitachi M12VE Router Table

[muggin5]

Hi,

I recently bought a second hand Jessem router table and it came with an old white Axminster router fitted which was really loud and didn’t seem to fit the table too well.

I’ve just replaced the router with a Hikoki (Hitachi) M12VE and fitted this to the table.

It runs great and fits into the standard router lift plate holes but I have one gripe which maybe I’m missing something…

I realise it’s a safety feature. The M12VE has a thumb operated slider switch, rather than a switch you squeeze. If you have this in the on position then you can’t turn on the router with an NRV switch.

I need to turn off the actual router, hit the power button on the NRV then turn on at the router again.

Does that make sense? Essentially, something stood me from just turning the router on and off at the plug.

I’m not sure if it’s something that I’m worried about but if I’m doing a lot of repetitive work on the table router, it will annoy me.

Anyone else have any experience with this?

Thanks,
Mat

 

[John Brown]

Hi,

I recently bought a second hand Jessem router table and it came with an old white Axminster router fitted which was really loud and didn’t seem to fit the table too well.

I’ve just replaced the router with a Hikoki (Hitachi) M12VE and fitted this to the table.

It runs great and fits into the standard router lift plate holes but I have one gripe which maybe I’m missing something…

I realise it’s a safety feature. The M12VE has a thumb operated slider switch, rather than a switch you squeeze. If you have this in the on position then you can’t turn on the router with an NRV switch.

I need to turn off the actual router, hit the power button on the NRV then turn on at the router again.

Does that make sense? Essentially, something stood me from just turning the router on and off at the plug.

I’m not sure if it’s something that I’m worried about but if I’m doing a lot of repetitive work on the table router, it will annoy me.

Anyone else have any experience with this?

Thanks,
Mat

I don't really understand what you're talking about here. I have an old M12 in a table, with the same sliding switch, and I can turn it on and off via the NVR switch without any difficulty. Maybe the later M12 is different.

 

[muggin5]

I don't really understand what you're talking about here. I have an old M12 in a table, with the same sliding switch, and I can turn it on and off via the NVR switch without any difficulty. Maybe the later M12 is different.

I suspect it’s a health and safety requirement… Just wondered if anyone else had bought a new one and found the same.

 

[muggin5]

I guess it's this:
https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/threads/routers-and-no-volt-release-switches.139064/

 

[Spectric]

A router mounted in a table in a home workshop does not require a no volts release switch. Think logically about the situation in which an NVR delivers any safety function, it is when there is a loss of power and prevents someone leaving a machine that will come back on when the power is reinstated. So in your workshop when did you last suffer from a power outage and if one occured would you not investigate to see why your router is not working, first step is to turn it off and check the power. It is much safer to have an easy to operate on/off switch than having to have a fumble under the table and is how my Triton is now configured, it has no power switch on the router itself and the interlock has been removed as well because there is also no spindle lock on full raise as I use a muscle chuck. So if you are competant with basic electrical work then you could just bridge the power switch and wire it into a simple easy to access switch. The one thing I have really liked about this setup is that I can do a cut to the fence stop, hold the workpiece firm and turn off the router without moving or worrying about either damaging the workpiece or removing it whilst the cutter is still running.

 

[John Brown]

Well that must drive you crazy! I shall hang on to my old M12 for as long as it works.