Found out today that I have worn out another set of bearings on my 1617. I do cut a lot of aluminum so I expect to lose some bearings now and then. Bearings seem to last about 75-100 hours of operation before failure. Anybody with high time routers cutting heavy loads that have held up, Porter Cable, Dewalt, etc., looking to see if I should switch to another router. Not ready to go the route of a spindle yet.
Thanks
Scott