Bosch PR20EVSK Colt Palm Grip 5.7 Amp 1 Horsepower Fixed Base Variable Speed Router with Edge Guide @ richardeward.com

Bosch PR20EVSK Colt Palm Grip 5.7 Amp 1 Horsepower Fixed Base Variable Speed Router with Edge Guide
from Bosch

Features:

• Variable-speed palm-grip router kit; soft-start and quick-lock systems
• 5.7 amp motor with 15,000 - 35,000 rpm; depth adjustment system and finger support pockets
• Aluminum construction and soft-grip
• Includes palm router, drop-forged wrench, collet, fixed base, straight-edge guide, case

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• Nice router, but shaft not perpendicular to base
  This is a nice router, but I agree with many who said the base isn't perpendicular to the shaft. I returned it and got another one and it was about the same. I decided to keep it, I shimmed the base .030inches with a couple washers. Works fine now.
  I made sure it was twisted to the lock position, I adjusted the clamp tight, then looser with no change.
  By the way, Amazon was great. Exchanged it no problem. Very fast shipment of replacement. Amazon is always my first choice when it comes to... more info

• Two years later...
  I read all the reviews of this router before i bought it. The slipping base and difficult collet were a concern. I also read others who seem to have solved these same problems.
  I went ahead and bought it as the price was reasonable, it was a great size and weight and it's a Bosch tool which have always treated me right.
  That was two years ago.
  I don't use a router but once or twice a week and mainly for shelving and trim work, and mortising new doors.
  For what i need as a... more info

• Down and out in less than a year
  I own many Bosch tools, including a plunge router, a router table, a Bulldog, a rotary cutter, and other stuff--and this is the first disappointment. The collet lock gave out in less than a year, and it's now dead. While I'm at it, I never liked the bit height adjustment; it's clumsy. Also, this is a trim router, small and lightweight but powerful for its job, but it's challenging to view the bit as you're cutting.

• Two thumbs down.
  No stars for this router. It has a funky adjusting mechanism to adjust the depth of the router bit. You release a lock, twist the housing to the unlock position, then move the base up or down, then twist the housing back to the lock positon, then engage the locking lever. I have a little over an hour of actual use and the adjusting system is beyond redemption. I turn on the router and the vibration causes the base to slip. I can't lock the router bit in place. The router is now useless.
  

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