Craftsman Router Crafter
>> Wednesday, December 9, 2009
In my post about making my cedar candlesticks I mentioned my brother-in-law’s Legacy Ornamental Mill that was used. I thought having one would be great but when I went to checking on the price I knew right away that buying one was out of the question. But, as I did more research on the internet I discovered that there have been other companies that have made somewhat similar machines. One that I began finding references to was a unit that Sears marketed for a number of years, the Craftsman Router Crafter. It was much less sophisticated than the Legacy but for hobby use it sounded like something that would do what I wished to do. However, I discovered that Sears had discontinued this piece of equipment. Apparently a company by the name of Trend Machinery (now called Trend Routing Technology) had made this machine and had marketed their own, called a router lathe. This machine had also been discontinued, apparently about 2004.
On a woodworking forum on the internet I saw that others had been referred to Ebay to find such a unit. I started looking and found one listed that the individual stated was from his father’s estate, was still in the original box and had never even been opened. I made a bid and later had to raise my bid a bit but did win the auction. And, just as had been stated the unit was brand new. Under the sealed flap I found the original invoice from QVC where it had been purchased in March of 1993.
I’ve been “playing” with it the last few days, trying to learn how to do the various things it will do.
Pictured on the left is a piece of cedar limb I cut from the woods. On the right the piece has been put into the machine and has been rounded down.
