can I talk you into a 1619 for the table also???
make sure you order them as kits.. standard and plunge bases...
you know, you can't go wrong w/ the reconditioned tools... very safe bet...
their CS/TS is like no other...
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What Stick said. The Bosch 1619EVS is a plunge base, BUT it has the ability to lock out the column springs allowing for it to be used as a table router without having to disassemble anything (phenolic base aside; that you might want to remove so you can install a table insert plate.)
Warning: the 1619 base is much bigger than the 1617 base...7 1/2" as opposed to 6" if I remember correctly. At the moment my 1619 is the only plunge router I own. I'm still waiting for my 1617 plunge base to arrive...I didn't buy the 1617 EVSPK package, and am literally paying for it. Big mistake on my part.
* I should have added that the Bosch edge guide fits both routers.
Warning: the 1619 base is much bigger than the 1617 base...7 1/2" as opposed to 6" if I remember correctly. At the moment my 1619 is the only plunge router I own. I'm still waiting for my 1617 plunge base to arrive...I didn't buy the 1617 EVSPK package, and am literally paying for it. Big mistake on my part.
* I should have added that the Bosch edge guide fits both routers.
I use the Kreg insert plate for my routers that are mounted under the table. If you get one, make sure it is the model that has the hole pre-drilled for the hex key (Bosch) / or the crank handle (Triton). That way the height adjustment can be made from above the table. However, as with all routers, you still have to operate the lock/unlocking mechanism form underneath. That's no biggie. I have done it so many times, it is second nature for me.
The Triton has a built in dust port for connecting a hose. For the Bosch, a separate accessory is available that connects to the router base.
The Bosch vacuum hose (VAC005) fits both of these ports! :grin:
See info below.
Hope this helps.
Mike
The Triton has a built in dust port for connecting a hose. For the Bosch, a separate accessory is available that connects to the router base.
The Bosch vacuum hose (VAC005) fits both of these ports! :grin:
See info below.
Hope this helps.
Mike
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I'm a bit partial to Ridgid, but that's me. The one in my table is about 10-11 years old, built my entire kitchen cabinets, about 30 signs, and then some, with it. And my little palm router, I abuse it to hell, using it for things that I should use the big router for, but just like it's small frame. Bought the second large router, just so I wouldn't have to take the table router out!!
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I was building cabinet doors. The rail and stile router bit set has two separate bits, so I set up one in each router. That way I didn't have to change out the bits.
Also, it just worked out that way. I had the routers, and there was room in the table for two.
Now I have a flush trim bit in one and a 1/8th inch roundover in the other for the projects I am working on. For example, When I cut out a part on the CNC, there are some tabs left that were designed into the file so the piece wouldn't catch on the router bit as it is cut out and ruin it. When the cut is complete, I break away the outer waste, or sometimes cut it away on the band saw, leaving the tabs sticking out from the project. A quick pass on the router trims the remaining waste away. Then I run round over the outer edge and VOILA!, I'm done. Saves a little time vs sanding...and I hate sanding! >
And finally, just lazy, I guess. :surprise:
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