This is a very well designed, quality router system that has seen a good product design team. All that remains is the "tool-free" advantage because fortunately the dust collection hood also can be removed and mounted without a tool. Having to remove this hood in order to release the template guide counteracts the whole system advantage and makes template guide exchange even slower then with conventional bolted on template guides. But only as long as you don't mount the dust collection hood because it covers the release lever completely. As you can see in the video above exchanging template guides is a matter of seconds. The Bosch tool-free template guide adapter system is a mixed bag. From each of these three heights the cutting depth can be fine-adjusted over a range of almost 1" (23 mm).Ī fixed base router is also better suited for use with a router table where the supplied T-handle hex height adjustment wrench allows to adjust the cutting depth from above the table. The motor unit can be fixed at three heights 1/2" (12.7 mm) apart. The low placed handles allow a more stable operation especially when doing edge work. As of 2010 this Bosch system is the only fixed base model available here.įixed base routers offer more accuracy without the unavoidable play of a plunge system. This lever will not come loose during routing like levers on some cheap machines.Īnother nice feature is the cascading depth stop which allows to quickly set the depth of multiple passes in 1/8" (3 mm) increments until the desired cutting depth is reached.Įurope is dominated by plunge routers. You turn it to move the router up or down but when you let go it fixes the position automatically. I like the spring loaded plunge release lever. The chip shield can be flipped horizontally to allow easy access to the router bit. The plunge router configuration is ergonomically to use and the plunge release lever can be easily reached with the thumb while holding the machine with both hands. The straight-up going power cable of most other routers usually doesn't allow such a comfort.
This system allows to change router bits very comfortably with the motor dismounted and standing upside down on the workbench. The wrenches that come with this tool are made from forged, not stamped steel. You need two wrenches to change router bits. It offers more than sufficient power for any guitar building tasks. The 1400 watts electronic-controlled, soft-starting router motor is the base of the system.
BOSCH ROUTER MOTOR ONLY PROFESSIONAL
The Bosch GMF 1400 CE Professional * (Europe) or 1617EVSPK (USA) two-in-one router kit belongs to the Bosch professional product line. A router is the most versatile tool in electric guitar building and the Bosch two-in-one router kit is even more so as it gives you a fixed base and a plunge router in one package. If you've read my book Building Electric Guitars you will know that I recommend to spend some money on a quality router.
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