Customer Review: So... I'll add my two cents. I too have wandered into the "choosing a router" soap opera. I had been happy with my Dewalt 1621, until I tried to use a template guide. For some reason, the collet isn't remotely centered on the base plate - making the router useless with a template guide.... more info
Customer Review: 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.
Customer Review: I bought this router after reading alot of reviews about it. Seems everyone was impressed with it. So am I. Smooth, powerful, and fun to use.
Customer Review: I bought the Bosch 1619 EVS 3 1/4 hp router at the same time as this one. The Bosch 1619 is a plunge router and is much, much heavier. I like the size and weight of the 1618 better. I also like the ability to take out the motor and put it into a plunge or under-table base as the need arises.... more info
Customer Review: I originally tried the Makita 1101 plunge router but found the balance and plunge action just ok. Turning the power switch on/off is also difficult and dangerous (not unlike many of the other router out there with the switch mounter on top). The Makita D-handle is truely awesome. It is incredibly... more info
Customer Review: I purchesed this router to cut aluminum doors for new locks. Using a special carbide router bit the locking nut continued to loosen and apparantly the collet was defective. I called customer service and they shipped me a new one...so the real test will come next time it is used. The router itself is... more info
Customer Review: This is the third router I've purchased, and about the sixth I've seriously used, and it is an excellent tool. It has plenty of power, and is still light and agile enough to make it the first router I try to use for every project. I bought it in part to replace a 1.5 hp router I had given away, and... more info
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