I posted someplace in here asking opinions about the BOSCH 1619EVS router.

Well, mine arrived early this morning. It arrived from Amazon by UPS? The extras I ordered will be shipped later..? OK.. I guess. Not an issue for me at the moment.

Box arrived in a bit of what looked liked a 2000 pound bomb hit to container at about a 1/2 mile off target… I took it anyway.

I have stated many times I do not ‘need’ a 3+ HP router.. BIG MISTAKE. It purrs like a kitten and roars like a Lion!

The 1/4 inch collet was missing. I called BOSCH expecting some sort of run-around but I was greeted ‘as a wanted customer’. Gee.. I even got to a speaking person in about three button pushes on the phone! I said it was missing and was all prepared with my long, well thought, speech about getting one.

I started out stating that my router just arrived from Amazon and was missing the 1/4 inch collet I hardly will ever use. The guy just asked for my shipping address! Amazing…

It IS a BIG router, OK bigger than my others.., But very easy to handle.. Much more quiet than my Ryobi’s and PC’s. OK, so the bit used makes a BIG difference and not really related to the sounds of the router.

I am NOT knocking my Ryobi’s or PC’s. They have served me well and then some!

I for some reason never thought a BIG router would be so easy to use.

From what I see right now the plunge will be MUCH more accurate that what I have now. However, I have not received my set of templet guides so just a guess at this moment. I would say, just from ‘feel’, the Bosh has less play than the Festool plunge router. I was just window shopping the Festool at the time so maybe not. I really can feel, in my opinion, the plunge was great in each but it seemed better in my new BOSCH. Maybe I was just happy it arrived so soon?

Who knows unless I purchase each one. Not in MY lifetime!

My life is short these days and I may even get a Carvewright to piss away some money..