Item : B0000222VJ Customer Reviews Porter Cable 691 Router by .. S. Nickels (Perkins, OK USA) This product is very good. It is sturdy and works for me. I would give it a five star rating. great router by .. youaredreaming (Cedar City, UT) I've had mine for over three years now and haven't had a problem yet. As far as torque is concerned it's not Porter Cable's top of the line but it is in the way of the base design. The D-handle with power trigger is the way to go for maximum router control. I noticed that another customer accused this router of being a "knuckle buster." This is only true if you change bits incorrectly. If you position the wrenches close enough together you can squeeze them toward each other with one hand for the initial loosening. An aging standard by .. New England Yankee (Northern New England) I've owned this router for more than 10 years. It is dead reliable. I prefer the D-handle version as it affords better control. The 690 line is still THE standard reference for routers, though the design is aging. I would expect that anyone buying this router would be quite happy with it, but as more and more routers come available with variable speed, soft-start, better adjustment mechanisms, shaft locks, etc., the decision is harder than it used to be. 10 years ago I would have given this router 5 stars. The quality hasn't changed, but the market has. If a basic router fits your usage, however, you've found the right one - and without maintenance worry on features you don't need. 4 stars for showing its age. Porter Cable 691 D-Handle Router by .. Michael Zen (New York) This is an excellent router choice, either if you were looking for an extra router to add to your routing arsenals or simply looking for your first router. It is powerful and yet easy to handle. I believe this is the perfect router to be used on a dovetail jig, especially the Porter Cable jigs. router review by .. D. H. Gore (near hicktown,Ia) probably one of the best made would be perfect if they changed to a lever release and variable speed