Which model is this Elu router

[Jayjayuno]

Hi all
Do any of you mature woodworkers recognise the make of this old Elu router?
All the signs have rubbed off but it has 1/4" and 3/8" collets, with no soft start.
I would like to sell it along with a number of bits but need to know more model and wattage, speed etc before I can describe it accurately.
Thanks in advance
J

 

[Sideways]

Elu routers were all designated MOF xx.
Just google images for "elu mof" and see what matches.
Looks like a MOF98 or close relative to me.

 

[Gary]

DeWalt replaced it with the 625.

 

[bushwhaker]

ELU 713 Mühlacker/ MOF 98.

 

[johnnyb]

mof 97 has twist plunge great router

 

[johnnyb]

seems like it preceeded the mof 177 very early router I reckon.

 

[Hornbeam]

DeWalt replaced it with the 625

The Dw625 replaced the MOF 177.
This is an earlier ELU router than the 177 but not sure of the model

 

[Nick.]

Mof96 is my guess - solid 1/4" router - that is maybe swiss built / or poss Italy depending on rating plate
Ha, I feel like a dodgy commentator on 'antiques roadshow'
So don't hold me to that 100% but all buttons went from orange to blue maybe 1994 + & no var speed that I can see which would have made it an 'E' model
The silver rating plate if still visible would help us more
Cheers, Nick
(Ex Elu many moons ago)

 

[Nick.]

Ha, OK hard to get a sense of scale - and I may be on wrong track as others thinking it's a 177 & 1/2" - @Jayjayuno - how big it is would help - take a pic if you can with a tape measure next to it
Like in a field and when you walk back and all the cows go smaller
Cheers

 

[Jayjayuno]

Thanks for all your suggestions.
Difficult to photograph at night but
It's not a small cow. Closest match is the 88 on Google images. It comes with 1/4 & 3/8 collects, single fence attachment, 3 adjustable height presets. What more can I say. It works well, noisy, quite a twist when turned on.
Anyone want to buy it

 

[Jameshow]

Then became the DeWalt 625 I believe?

 

[Sideways]

It's years pre dewalt who never made a version of this older design, a little stouter than a 96 and a lot smaller than a 177

Here are some photos of a MOF98 ....
https://www.hoechsmann.com/en/article/14148/elu_power_tool_mof_98

 

[clive griffiths]

Elu 31?

 

[clive griffiths]

131

 

[Nick.]

It's years pre dewalt who never made a version of this older design, a little stouter than a 96 and a lot smaller than a 177

Here are some photos of a MOF98 ....
https://www.hoechsmann.com/en/article/14148/elu_power_tool_mof_98

I think you are right & you are the Columbo of the intewebnets - I don't ever remember selling that model

"Excuse me - Just one more thing Sir"

 

[hlvd]

Eli MOF131

ELU ROUTER WITH LEAFLET | eBay

 

[Sideways]

Great find, that has the distinctive switch on the back like the 98 and the interesting aperture in the base plate. Good candidate.
Note that it's a MOF 31.
The MOF131 is a newer model, more like a smaller sized 177.

 

[XTiffy]

As I am fresh out of knee replacement surgery I can't access my barn. I have several old ELU routers (still in use) and would need to compare. The small ELUs would not have that "shock" on starting, so it is a "big-un", possibly 177 or 31, these both take up to a half inch collet, though my brain tells me that there was an intermediate model which was 1/4" and 3/8". None of my ELUs could be described as "loud" (except when cutting), so I would suggest worn or dry bearings. These machines were far superior before Black & Decker took them over and re-badged Dewalt and then further downgraded them (in my opinion).
Many of the companies selling spares on the internet have exploded diagrammes, which would help identification.

 

[Jayjayuno]

Useful replies, it seems it must be a 31 or 98.
Any idea what I could sell this for, and where is the best marketplace for such things?