Hi tiredbones
I'm not a expert on the Colt yet but I don't have many,many routers and I just got one
(Colt) I was amaze would this little 1 hp can do,,,I gave the little Colt a real work out Thur. I did put it on a small router table with a PC base plate so I could use the PC brass guides then I said ok you did a good job with the small bits lets see what you can do Colt ,then I made one base plate so it could take on 1 1/2" bits and it took them on like a 2HP router and with the VS control, that's a nice touch..
So I said OK, now lets give it a real test, I pulled out some Hard Maple and it took that on just like cutting butter with almost no load down.
Then I put in a dovetail bit, sliding dovetails are one on the hardest bits to run, I push a 14" board down the fence and it took it on as well
After a ran it for a bit I checked it for heat build up and it was fine after eating 20ft of stock...
I would give this little router 5 stars out of 5
So the bottom line is ,I would recommend the Colt to anyone that wants a GOOD 2nd router
http://www.routerforums.com/jigs-fi...uter-table.html
64 page MANUAL ▼
http://66.77.255.87/Images/BOSCHPDF...L/PR20EVSNK.pdf
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| Originally Posted by tiredbones I've been thinking about getting one of these and I wondered what the expert's opinions are. I've read the reviews and come away with a fairly positive feeling based on the "Pro's" ratings. What consensus is there out there? |