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05-29-2007, 08:17 PM
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| Registered User New Member |  Bosch COLT experience? 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? |
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05-29-2007, 08:23 PM
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| Retired Moderator Supreme Forum King  | I got that router for Christmas. It has gotten top reviews in most of the magazines. I have put it thru some paces and I like it a lot. I even built a little mini router table and mounted it to a plate. Works great just like it was made for it! I do'n't know that the VS is really necessary and you can save your self some bucks if you go with the regular version. Corey
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05-29-2007, 08:24 PM
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Hi Tired... I just did a Search, at top of screen, for COLT and got 11 hits... Try it, you might get what you're after... | |
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05-29-2007, 08:33 PM
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| Forum Moderator Supreme Forum King  | No expert here, but that little router is on my short list of tools to have. I will be trading off my PC7310 for the Colt in the very near future. Corey has really enjoyed his and he knows his stuff. You can also check in with Pat Warner's web site to see what he says about it... now he is a real expert. http://www.patwarner.com/pr20_subbase.html
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05-29-2007, 08:39 PM
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| Retired Moderator Supreme Forum King | I share Pat Warner's thoughts that the VS really isn't necessary. I also experienced the same vibration at max RPM but when backed off just a tick it goes away. Hope this helps. Corey
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05-30-2007, 12:52 AM
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| Official Greeter Supreme Forum King  Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Lebanon, Ohio "USA" First Name: Dave or "Doc" Posts: 4,690  | Welcome to the forums tiredbones.
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05-30-2007, 06:48 AM
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| Registered User Forum Geek | Hi tired bones. I have looked at the new trim routers, the bosch colt looks like a winner. Great write ups in the evaluations from the various magazines test results. I have PC 310 and a couple others. If I was in the market for a new trimmer that's the one I would buy. Woodnut65 PS how does your guide bushing fit the adapter?? |
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06-01-2007, 03:15 PM
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| Forum Contributer Supreme Forum King  | 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-fix...ter-table.html 64 page MANUAL ▼ http://66.77.255.87/Images/BOSCHPDF/.../PR20EVSNK.pdf ------------------- Quote:
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06-01-2007, 06:44 PM
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| Retired Moderator Supreme Forum King | Good to know Bob. You pushed it further than I have... I stopped at 3/8 inch Dado which it powered thru like nothing. Corey
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06-01-2007, 08:27 PM
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| Forum Contributer Supreme Forum King | Hey Corey I'm not sure if I said THANK YOU or not but I'm saying it NOW, Thank You for the heads up on this router Quote:
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