Bosch Power Tools 2.25 HP Variable Speed Router 1617EVS

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The Bosch 1617 is rated between 2 - 2-1/4 HP depending on which motor is involved, all are rated at 12 amps. In short, no matter how hard or soft the wood, the router maintains the appropriate RPM settings for a nice smooth and accurate cut. The coarse adjustment lever allows you to set the desired height quickly, and fine-tune the bit height with the microfine adjustment. Despite all of that, one of the most well-known router uses comes from their ability to add designs to wood edges and making profiles for things like furniture or cabinet doors. Turning off the personalised advertising setting won’t stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive.

You can purchase accessories like alternate bases, template guides, and other optional products to enhance your routers functionality. Now, this case has a lot of extra slots and things, which I assume are to hold accessories - but being a bit of a newbie, I'm not sure what these slots are for (some are obvious, but others, not so much). The Chinese HF spindles all have questionable (if even available) specifications and are limited to to ER11 collets in that 110V compatible power range, However, the European manufacturers (which have realistic and published specifications), offer likely far superior HF spindles with ER20 collets.Though it powers through the tough jobs with ease, the Bosch 1617EVS is more than capable of doing fine work as well. I have had the opportunity to use a number of branded routers, with my favorite two being Porter-Cable and Bosch. spindle with an ER20 nose, and a matching VFD that accepted 110v input, I wouldn’t be having this conversation!

The installation into the Bosch Router Table was hassle free and the combination brings out the best in both tools. If I could find any form factor power tool or spindle that fits into either a 65mm or 80mm bore, that also has an ER20 or 13mm tool capacity, that draws at or around, or preferably fewer than 15 amps, I would be in business. HP and array of user-friendly features make this an extremely versatile package that has become a favorite of value-wise woodworkers. One of the better woodworking marketing concepts in recent years is packaging a single router motor with both fixed and plunge bases.While many routers come with stamped collet wrenches, Bosch includes forged tools that are far more comfortable to use, stronger than you should ever need and far more expensive to produce. Users can glide along the intended cutline using dovetail fixtures, templates, jigs and other guidance devices. HP Electronic Fixed-Base Router has the power to get results, with a 12 Amp motor and adjustable speed settings. Another nice feature is that the router motor removes completely from the base for easy bit changes.