I am struggling choosing my first router. I'm not a Dewalt fanboy, but I have narrowed my search down to two routers that likely cover my needs. I will mainly use it for hobbyist furniture woodworking and some minor to moderate construction uses. Maybe once or twice I will use it to flatten a slab in a sled. It comes down to the D26204k (EU version of the dwp611 with plunge base) and DW622 (1400w 1/2" EU version of the US DW621).
The d26204k comes with a separate plunge base and edge router base, is 900W, has a good parallel fence, and 6 and 8mm collet.
The dw622 comes as one 1400W dedicated plunge router, with an excellent parallel fence with fine adjustment, 8 and 12mm collet and excellent dust extraction.
Here is the catch: Dewalt reports the 230V EU output power of both devices is 620 watt. The motor of the dw622 is not that efficient I think? Plunge depth is both 55mm and in Europe an 8mm collet is more or less industry standard. 12mm just a nice option to have, albeit both routers accept a bit diameter of 36mm at most, so a 12mm collet is more or less overkill in my eyes, right?
The dw622's awesome dust extraction is nice, but the d26204k edge router base is also great to have for a small router table setup. Prices of both don't bother me too much, they are both in the same price range here. In the end I am searching for the most versatile router that has best life expectancy of the two.
I'm struggling with this decision for days now. Convince me: which one should I take?
The d26204k comes with a separate plunge base and edge router base, is 900W, has a good parallel fence, and 6 and 8mm collet.
The dw622 comes as one 1400W dedicated plunge router, with an excellent parallel fence with fine adjustment, 8 and 12mm collet and excellent dust extraction.
Here is the catch: Dewalt reports the 230V EU output power of both devices is 620 watt. The motor of the dw622 is not that efficient I think? Plunge depth is both 55mm and in Europe an 8mm collet is more or less industry standard. 12mm just a nice option to have, albeit both routers accept a bit diameter of 36mm at most, so a 12mm collet is more or less overkill in my eyes, right?
The dw622's awesome dust extraction is nice, but the d26204k edge router base is also great to have for a small router table setup. Prices of both don't bother me too much, they are both in the same price range here. In the end I am searching for the most versatile router that has best life expectancy of the two.
I'm struggling with this decision for days now. Convince me: which one should I take?
