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   breyton | Nov 22, 2004 09:14pm | #1

   I have a 1618EVS and had the same thing happen to me.  My shop is climate controlled and no other router (PC or DeWalt) has shown any signs of corrosion or rust.

   Not sure if there is a fix or if it is a problem witht the magnesium housing.

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   Garry | Nov 22, 2004 11:45pm | #2

   I have the same problem as you. I have tried silicone spray and also wax but the corrosion reappears. No problem with any other tools.

    

    

    

    

    http://www.superwoodworks.com

   
   

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   Edited 11/22/2004 3:47 pm ET by Garry

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   eriks | Nov 23, 2004 12:18am | #3

   I have the 1617evs.  The housing corroded on mine too.  Bosch replaced it under warranty and I was told that the problem was fixed and newer housings wouldn't corrode.  I assumed they changed housing materials, although when I got it back from Bosch it looked like the same old material.  The new one also corroded over time.  I used sandpaper or scotchbrite pads and wax to clean it up.   I don't know what else to do about it.   it's pretty annoying, though.  Stuff costs too much money to have fundamental design flaws like this.

   Erik

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   Garry | Nov 23, 2004 05:16pm | #7

   Thanks for the infor Erik. I agree that these tools cost too much to have to put up with these annoyanses. I will contact Bosch also about this.

   I purchased a Bosch 10 inch sliding miter saw awhile back. When I was setting up the saw I discovered the shotrt aluminum sliding extention fence would not line up with the stationary fence. I had to file the ways about 1/8 inch to get the fences to line up.

   I guess I am heading back to Makita for future purchases. It's too bad because I really like the router conviences, the saw is nothing special.

   Garry

    

     http://www.superwoodworks.com

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   MarkRoderick | Nov 23, 2004 05:45pm | #8

   Thanks for mentioning this, whoever it was! I have the same router and thought the problem was just something I had to live with. Now I've contacted Bosch. We'll see.

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   HowardAcheson | Nov 23, 2004 12:21am | #4

   Bosch has acknowledge this problem. Contact them to see what they will do about it. I have heard that they are replacing some routers.

   Howie.........
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   mudman | Nov 23, 2004 08:58am | #5

   It is funny when some one brings something like this up. I too have that router, and have the corosion problem. I never really thought much about it as I don't really use it very often. Now you bring this up and everyone seems to have this "defect" as well. I'll contact Bosch tomorrow.

   Thanks for bringing this up,

   mike

   please excuse my spelling.
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   try5077 | Nov 24, 2004 06:15am | #10

   The housing is magnesium, try mag wheel polish...
   I have a couple of these routers and I love em.

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   nikkiwood | Nov 24, 2004 09:14am | #12

   RE: mag wheel polishThat's what the Bosch rep told me. I bought some, tried it, but in my case, it didn't help.

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   try5077 | Nov 24, 2004 09:30pm | #13

   Make sure it's a Mag wheel polish - like mothers brand. Many people mistake mag to mean all wheels, or falsely advertise it for mag wheels. Most of todays "mag" wheels are aluminium. Vette's in the late 60's had real mag wheels, but aluminiun really took hold of the automotive industry because of the same problem we're having with these routers. Take a lot of elbow grease and a good polish for real "mag" wheels.
   Good luck.

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   nikkiwood | Nov 25, 2004 03:47am | #14

   Yeah, you're probably right. I just went down the line at an auto parts store and picked the first polish that said "mag wheels", so maybe I got the wrong thing. Anyway, I returned the router. It seemed like some sort of engineering goof, and I just was not willing to fight that problem through the whole life of that router. Thank the good lord for capitalism and fierce competition.

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   nikkiwood | Nov 23, 2004 09:08am | #6

   Yep -- I had the same problem. I don't know if it was corrosion in my case though, since it happened straight out of the box.

   My solution: I returned it, and got my $$ back. This is a nicely designed router, but I was just not willing to fight this problem.

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   sailalex | Nov 23, 2004 06:01pm | #9

   Since we are talking about problems with the Bosch router, have you all experienced problems with the depth set on the plunge base. I got the 2 pak and shortly after , the depth gauge seems "bent", it doesn't set firmly on the ratcheted base but angles outwardly. Anyone else with this problem?

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   mudman | Nov 24, 2004 06:48am | #11

   I've had a simular complaint, The depth stops don't sit solidly on the base. So when you use them you have to push extra hard to make sure that the stop wheel thing compressed all the way. Does that make sense? It is not prone to accuracy because of this. When I bought it I think it was the best in its class, after seeing the new PC set up I think it is a lot more refined. I can't really complain though, this router has served me for 2 or more years.

   Mikeplease excuse my spelling.