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Review on πŸ”§ BOSCH 1617EVS 2.25 HP Electronic Fixed-Base Router: Precision Woodworking Tool for Professional Results by Bill Lacy

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Excellent performance. A bad design flaw.

I love Bosch products. My first combination drill was a Bosch 18V and I really liked it. I regret selling it. My first router was Bosch Colt. love too! So I've had this router for two days and over the last two days I've been digging through a bunch of stuff to make angled locks for the boxes we make to hold gallon jugs of hand sanitizer. After today's session I wanted to turn off the router and noticed that the power button wasn't fully in the off position. Use it a few more times and the router won't disconnect! I had to pull the plug to turn it off. After an hour of browsing various power tool and woodworking news forums, I realized that Bosch had to do a better job or keep dust out of the router's case. I'm pretty sure I'll have to take it apart and blow it out with compressed air to get the switch to sit properly in the off position. Not optimal! This thing cuts like a beast, but that particular issue is enough to deduct 2 stars.

Pros
  • Satisfied so far
Cons
  • Empty