Welcome aboard.
Well...it ends up we sold our home last year after we got ,arrived and moved into a new house in Farmington NH and my tools were in storage for several months. I had the Bosch router table and the 1617 mounted but I lost my 1/2 collet. I also decided I wanted to get serious in woodworking so I bought the Kreg table and lift and decided to get another router so I could have one dedicated to each size. I have had the 1617 for about three years and love it so performance wasn’t an issue. Then.... I scored the OF2200 on recon so that thing will literally cut through anything. So now I will have a dedicated machine for doing fine things (mostly picture frames, cutting boards etc.) with 1/4 shank bits and dados and heavier things with the 1/2” bits. My tool account got heavy and I had some extra money to spend over the winter and that’s how I got the 2200. Which I still haven’t used. Clearly I have a “Problem”.Welcome to the forums Chris - as a new woodworker, you'll find a lot of friendly folks here that are more than happy to help you get your feet wet. Wondering why you only choose to use 1/4" bits in the Bosch 1617. It's a great router (I've got the EVSPK version - came with both fixed and plunge bases). Mine is set up in a home made table and if I have a choice between 1/2" and 1/4" bits, I'll use the 1/2" every time.
Awesome! I’m glad I can justify my purchases here! My Wife is really cool about it so I figure I’ll jump while we are still new 😉. I wanted to get the CMS system but man oh man that’s some serious cash. I did purchase the Jessem Rout R Lift II for the Kreg setup I purchased, I got a smoking deal at my local Woodcraft and in NH we don’t pay sales tax. This particular Jessem will fit the 892 and the 1617. The table I got with my Bosch is really decent and when I went through a spurt of making cutting boards it was phenomenal for making round overs but I’d like to really get into routing and hopefully the table and fence I got will help immensely. I definitely will start a second career, we have our first born beautiful Son and he just turned 16 months so I figure sitting on my hiney full time won’t fly......🤔My tool account got heavy and I had some extra money to spend over the winter and that’s how I got the 2200. Which I still haven’t used. Clearly I have a “Problem”
I wouldn't say so - if that's a problem, then almost every member on this forum has the same problem :sold:
You'll find that a lot of folks here have routers set up for specific functions, so I get what you're saying. Nothing worse than having to stop in the middle of a project to make a change.
I retired a few years ago from a second career (after working a total of 42 years) and spend some time helping a cabinet maker. It's very enjoyable.
Good luck with your knew path if you choose to go that route.
Thank you so much, I have never heard of this before. I’ll do a google search and look this up!Hi Chris and welcome. i don't know if the question was answered elsewhere as I've been off the forums quite a bit in the last few days but if you need a 1/2" collet for the Bosch then I recommend getting a Musclechuck for it which you can use a bushing with to neck down to 1/4. It is definitely the preferred chuck to have on your table router.
I just went on the site and confused myself 👍Hi Chris and welcome. i don't know if the question was answered elsewhere as I've been off the forums quite a bit in the last few days but if you need a 1/2" collet for the Bosch then I recommend getting a Musclechuck for it which you can use a bushing with to neck down to 1/4. It is definitely the preferred chuck to have on your table router.
Having Ground Control/Finance Department on your side is a big step - wonderful. Now the members here can help you spend your money - they enjoy doing that!!!!:grin:Awesome! I’m glad I can justify my purchases here! My Wife is really cool about it so I figure I’ll jump while we are still new 😉. ..... The table I got with my Bosch is really decent and when I went through a spurt of making cutting boards it was phenomenal for making round overs but I’d like to really get into routing and hopefully the table and fence I got will help immensely. I definitely will start a second career, we have our first born beautiful Son and he just turned 16 months so I figure sitting on my hiney full time won’t fly......🤔