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**bobj3** · 03-26-2008, 03:46 PM

Bosch Colt plunge base

Corey and I have wanted to get a plunge base for the Colt, and they don't make one, you can buy after market one for 399.00 dollars and that's just a bit high in price for me..

http://www.microfence.com/pages/Plunge/Zoom12.html
http://www.microfence.com/pages/Pack...%20Prices.html

SO today I was looking at the Colt and the PC plunge base and said why should I buy a high price one when I can make my own with some 3/4" MDF stock glued up with 3 boards,, the PC base is well made and I have some around all the time...and it will do the job just fine..
So I set off to make a ring that would hold the Bosch Colt in the PC base.

I used the MDF stock because it has no wood grain to split out..
The ring must be dead on and it's takes a bit of work to make sure it is but other than it's a easy way to get a plunge base for the great Colt router..

Adapter Ring Size 2.782" ID x 3.482" OD x 2.225" tall ,Note,, the adapter ring will also fit the Craftsman Plunge router Base....(combo set)
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...cemldffidflk.0

For a total price of 50 cents for the stock..

If you want to make one also just ask and I will help you to do that..

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=33544

Plunge PC router base in case you don't have one.
http://search.ebay.com/plunge-base-P...sid=p1638.m120
or from
http://www.amazon.com/Porter-Cable-6.../dp/B0000222VF

New Router base Plate from:
http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shops...ter_Plate.html

So as a bottom NOTE**** some will say WHY,,,, why not just use the PC router motor in the base to do the same job....why go to all that work.. ?

It comes down to weight and mass,, the PC router motor is a hvy.motor and the Bosch is about 1/4 the mass and weight of the PC motor and that's a big deal when you are making a free hand signs and other router jobs, the PC base is Alum. and it's light without the PC motor in place when the Bosch is in place it's almost like not having a router motor in place at all plus the HP of the Bosch will do all the jobs easy...unlike some of the other light trim routers like the Dremel for just one...and the MLCS and the Porter Cable for two more...
The Bosch router is 1HP and the PC is about 2HP and 4 times the weight, if this is a true rate then the PC should be 4HP and it's not...but because the Bosch is made so well it can do so much more than the standard trim router.

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Router is still my name · 03-26-2008, 04:25 PM

TWITA !

you da man Bj.

**bobj3** · 03-26-2008, 04:35 PM

Thanks Router

That's what I get for being a Cheap SOB

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Originally Posted by Router is still my name

TWITA !

you da man Bj.

curiousgeorge · 03-26-2008, 04:50 PM

Well done, Bj!

RuggerJoe · 03-26-2008, 05:35 PM

You got me all excited. Though you were going to say Bosch Anounced a plunge base for the Colt.

Very impresive!

Hamlin · 03-26-2008, 05:50 PM

Well, for the price they want... I don't blame Bj for being cheap.

Excellent job Bj.

**bobj3** · 03-26-2008, 06:10 PM

Thanks Guys

I really like the little Colt, it's great router

1HP from that little sucker and it also fits in one of my router tables for small jobs like box joints,dovetails, etc. with the OP spacer jig and the Incra setup in place..

The new base I just got go me going on the ring so I can make free hand signs with the BRIGHT light on the base and the clear base so it should make it easy to see for the old eyes I now have...I don't work in the dark

but sometimes it's like that in the shop...and router blocking the light...

I hope some one can also use the same thing to use the Colt as a plunge router..

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Router is still my name · 03-26-2008, 06:48 PM

The new T4

http://www.trend-uk.com/en/UK/produc...ducts/t4ek.jpg

**bobj3** · 03-26-2008, 06:58 PM

Hi Router

How much is E 62.99 in US dollars ? plus shipping from the UK
It looks like a over size Dremel, think it's the same speed setting as the VS..with no HP ...have you tried the Dremel ,it's a dog for power.

http://www.mtmc.co.uk/product.asp?co...yes&P_ID=34514

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Router is still my name · 03-26-2008, 10:19 PM

Hi BJ, I posted that one only because of the small plunge base.
I saw an add in some wood magazine about a different one (new model??) being sold in USA and has 1 HP I think. Either way, if boss catches me with one more router, that’s it for me.

03-26-2008, 03:46 PM	#1
bobj3 Forum Contributer Supreme Forum King Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Littleton,Colorado U.S.A. Posts: 8,095 View bobj3's Gallery	Report This Post! Colt plunge base Bosch Colt plunge base Corey and I have wanted to get a plunge base for the Colt, and they don't make one, you can buy after market one for 399.00 dollars and that's just a bit high in price for me.. http://www.microfence.com/pages/Plunge/Zoom12.html http://www.microfence.com/pages/Pack...%20Prices.html SO today I was looking at the Colt and the PC plunge base and said why should I buy a high price one when I can make my own with some 3/4" MDF stock glued up with 3 boards,, the PC base is well made and I have some around all the time...and it will do the job just fine.. So I set off to make a ring that would hold the Bosch Colt in the PC base. I used the MDF stock because it has no wood grain to split out.. The ring must be dead on and it's takes a bit of work to make sure it is but other than it's a easy way to get a plunge base for the great Colt router.. Adapter Ring Size 2.782" ID x 3.482" OD x 2.225" tall ,Note,, the adapter ring will also fit the Craftsman Plunge router Base....(combo set) http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...cemldffidflk.0 For a total price of 50 cents for the stock.. If you want to make one also just ask and I will help you to do that.. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=33544 Plunge PC router base in case you don't have one. http://search.ebay.com/plunge-base-P...sid=p1638.m120 or from http://www.amazon.com/Porter-Cable-6.../dp/B0000222VF New Router base Plate from: http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shops...ter_Plate.html So as a bottom NOTE**** some will say WHY,,,, why not just use the PC router motor in the base to do the same job....why go to all that work.. ? It comes down to weight and mass,, the PC router motor is a hvy.motor and the Bosch is about 1/4 the mass and weight of the PC motor and that's a big deal when you are making a free hand signs and other router jobs, the PC base is Alum. and it's light without the PC motor in place when the Bosch is in place it's almost like not having a router motor in place at all plus the HP of the Bosch will do all the jobs easy...unlike some of the other light trim routers like the Dremel for just one...and the MLCS and the Porter Cable for two more... The Bosch router is 1HP and the PC is about 2HP and 4 times the weight, if this is a true rate then the PC should be 4HP and it's not...but because the Bosch is made so well it can do so much more than the standard trim router. ============ Attached Thumbnails __________________ PodCast videos RWS on YouTube http://www.routerforums.com/86898-post1.html Besure and click on the Up Arrow key ▲ on the Youtube video, you can select other youtube videos on router tables http://www.woodworkingonline.com/?s=dovetail Machine Cut ▼ http://www.woodworkingonline.com/200...cut-dovetails/ http://www.woodworkingonline.com/woo...podcast-store/ http://www.woodshopdemos.com/menu2.htm Bob J. Last edited by bobj3; 05-01-2008 at 06:06 PM.
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Router is still my name Registered User Forum King Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 533 View Router is still my name's Gallery	Report This Post! TWITA ! you da man Bj. __________________ router è ancora il mio nome
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curiousgeorge Registered User Supreme Forum King Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Fort Worth,Texas USA First Name: George Posts: 1,545 View curiousgeorge's Gallery	Report This Post! Well done, Bj! Attached Images __________________ George PLEASE! PLEASE! Fill in your first name and location in your profile. I like to know who you are and where you are from. If you don't want me to know who you are, then I don't want to talk to you.
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RuggerJoe Registered User Jr. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 16 View RuggerJoe's Gallery	Report This Post! You got me all excited. Though you were going to say Bosch Anounced a plunge base for the Colt. Very impresive!
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Hamlin Registered User Supreme Forum King Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Baldwin City, KS First Name: Ken Posts: 1,536 View Hamlin's Gallery	Report This Post! Well, for the price they want... I don't blame Bj for being cheap. Excellent job Bj. __________________ Ken "A VETERAN" "Whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve - is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life". That is HONOR, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." -Author Unknown
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bobj3 Forum Contributer Supreme Forum King Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Littleton,Colorado U.S.A. Posts: 8,095 View bobj3's Gallery	Report This Post! Thanks Guys I really like the little Colt, it's great router 1HP from that little sucker and it also fits in one of my router tables for small jobs like box joints,dovetails, etc. with the OP spacer jig and the Incra setup in place.. The new base I just got go me going on the ring so I can make free hand signs with the BRIGHT light on the base and the clear base so it should make it easy to see for the old eyes I now have...I don't work in the dark but sometimes it's like that in the shop...and router blocking the light... I hope some one can also use the same thing to use the Colt as a plunge router.. ====== __________________ PodCast videos RWS on YouTube http://www.routerforums.com/86898-post1.html Besure and click on the Up Arrow key ▲ on the Youtube video, you can select other youtube videos on router tables http://www.woodworkingonline.com/?s=dovetail Machine Cut ▼ http://www.woodworkingonline.com/200...cut-dovetails/ http://www.woodworkingonline.com/woo...podcast-store/ http://www.woodshopdemos.com/menu2.htm Bob J.
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Router is still my name Registered User Forum King Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 533 View Router is still my name's Gallery	Report This Post! The new T4 http://www.trend-uk.com/en/UK/produc...ducts/t4ek.jpg __________________ router è ancora il mio nome
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bobj3 Forum Contributer Supreme Forum King Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Littleton,Colorado U.S.A. Posts: 8,095 View bobj3's Gallery	Report This Post! Hi Router How much is E 62.99 in US dollars ? plus shipping from the UK It looks like a over size Dremel, think it's the same speed setting as the VS..with no HP ...have you tried the Dremel ,it's a dog for power. http://www.mtmc.co.uk/product.asp?co...yes&P_ID=34514 =========== __________________ PodCast videos RWS on YouTube http://www.routerforums.com/86898-post1.html Besure and click on the Up Arrow key ▲ on the Youtube video, you can select other youtube videos on router tables http://www.woodworkingonline.com/?s=dovetail Machine Cut ▼ http://www.woodworkingonline.com/200...cut-dovetails/ http://www.woodworkingonline.com/woo...podcast-store/ http://www.woodshopdemos.com/menu2.htm Bob J. Last edited by bobj3; 03-26-2008 at 07:04 PM.
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Router is still my name Registered User Forum King Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 533 View Router is still my name's Gallery	Report This Post! Hi BJ, I posted that one only because of the small plunge base. I saw an add in some wood magazine about a different one (new model??) being sold in USA and has 1 HP I think. Either way, if boss catches me with one more router, that’s it for me. __________________ router è ancora il mio nome
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