Does anyone have the Bosch 1619EVS plunge router that can give me an honest opinion. I will take as opinion and not as fact.
First off I do not have a Bosch router (I have more than a few other brands). I do own several other Bosch tools and they are excellent quality so this is not a question in my mind.
I do NOT need any more routers but I would purchase the Bosch 1619EVS for one reason only. As for more information, I have never needed any more horse power from any router I use on any type of wood. All the routers I have are in the common folks ‘so called, 2 Hp Max. range’…
All work well and some better than others for certain jobs. None are perfect and neither am I so who am I to gripe?
My question is about ANY plunge router as to using Template guides/bushings that are suppose? to be centered in the base. NONE ARE on any router I have ever used… in my opinion.
Yes.. the run-out is usually small and the joints are still useable… BUT… I HATE THAT! Any plunge router I have ever used will leave ‘steps’ in the joint cut if the router is rotated around it’s axis or follows an ‘inside’ template such as a rectangle, square, circle or whatever shape when a different edge of the guide/bushing contacts the template made.
The higher HP routers are not comfortable for ‘ME’ to use. To big and top heavy. NOT that this is bad for somebody that needs the extra HP.
One ‘feature’ stated about this router is ..
- Exclusive precision centering design centers bit precisely.
This is what I want to know more about! Does it work?
I guess it is the RED part above the chuck when you view a picture of this router.
Thanks for any opinions!
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Its a centering cone optional accessory. I don't remember how much I paid for it but it wasn't much.
On the following link to the manual on page 17 they discuss using this accessory
http://mdm.boschwebservices.com/MDMCache/t10/0000000/r00074v-1.pdf
Hope this answers your question
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I have been practicing a lot. But perhaps not enough to be the leader in this catagory
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"I have been practicing a lot. But perhaps not enough to be the leader in this catagory." I didn't know it was a contest, or I'd not be deleting all but one of the edited by notations. LOL!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
Bosch has a centering cone (P/N RA1150) that you install in the collet chuck. You then adjust the router base/template guide to center it. I have a 1617EVS and it is my favorite hand held router. About half way down in the review link provided is a picture of the centering cone.
http://www.newwoodworker.com/reviews/b1619EVSrvu.html
http://www.amazon.com/Bosch-RA1150-Centering-Cone/dp/B0006BD7VM/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1232117985&sr=8-1
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Edited 1/16/2009 10:04 am ET by JerryPacMan
I just picked the 1716evs about a month ago. I love it! It is nice and smooth and the plung base works very well. I haven't used the fixed base yet but it didn't feel to top heavy. I also haven't put it in my table yet, I just left my old router in it. I would recomend it to anyone. I chose it over the PC 895 because of price and its good reviews.
I have the Bosch 1619 EVS and it is an excellent router. It's a big router, and it is heavier than my other routers (which are all 2hp models) but I find that it is quite stable and easy to control. The router base has one side as a straight edge for registering against a fence or jig -- that helps with keeping the bit concentric.
The red thing above the collet you noted is the spindle lock -- you only need one wrench for bit changes.
The centering cone is an optional accessory.
I bought this router based on a lot reviews and research shortly after it was released and I've been quite happy with it. It probably would not be my first choice for inlays and bandings, (I prefer a smaller plunge router for those) but it will do a good job nonetheless.
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