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  • LCHIEN
    Internet Fact Checker
    • Dec 2002
    • 20914
    • Katy, TX, USA.
    • BT3000 vintage 1999

    #16
    Originally posted by Stytooner
    I put 5, but I have a PC router mounted on a cnc machine. Does that count?

    I also have two that don't work. Do they count?

    well, OK
    and No
    Loring in Katy, TX USA
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    • greenacres2
      Senior Member
      • Dec 2011
      • 633
      • La Porte, IN
      • Ryobi BT3000

      #17
      I am at 5, having sold 2 in the last few months. And...2 of the 5 are sort of listed on CL right now--i'll get serious about selling them in a few weeks.
      1. Bosch 1617 EVSPK
      2. Bosch 1617 fixed (table mounted)
      3. Bosch PR20 EVS (and a plunge base)
      4. PC 690 (for sale)
      5. Hitachi M12V2 (for sale)--butt ugly, but a beast of a router.

      The Bosch 1617 is a very nice router Loring. For table mount, the fixed base can be adjusted from above the table though it is necessary to unclamp/clamp the base from below to do so. Sub-base plate is a 4 screw attachment, but when removed there is a separate set of 3 mounting screw holes in the PC690 pattern--meaning that anything pre-drilled for the 690 is a direct fit. The straight up/down adjustment is another handy feature in the table--all controls stay in the same location. Plunge base is smooth and accurate. Maple handles are more than pretty--on a sweaty day the grip is much better than plastic. Dust collection fittings are well-designed and effective. The edge guide is well engineered, and the micro adjust on it is great to have.

      Once I bought my first 1617 (already had the 690 and M12V2), I took the direction of trying to standardize the routers/attachments which is why I ended up with their trim router instead of Dewalt's. in the trim kit world--that Dewalt kit with the clear base and light already included would have been a better value, but then there would have been a different edge guide, etc. The new Bosch (m23??) sounds like it has some nice features and i'd like to try one--probably will when the used/refurb market makes that possible!!
      earl

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      • pelligrini
        Veteran Member
        • Apr 2007
        • 4217
        • Fort Worth, TX
        • Craftsman 21829

        #18
        I have my old POS craftsman 1/4" collett fixed base router I started with (somewhere), but it hardly ever gets used. My Dwalt three base 618 handles most everything. The Motor also goes into a Jessem lift built into my tablesaw.

        My vote should have been three since I forgot about my Bosch Colt. I usually forget I have it most of the time when working in the shop too.
        Erik

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        • MBG
          Senior Member
          • Apr 2003
          • 945
          • Chicago, Illinois.
          • Craftsman 21829

          #19
          Craftsman 26620 (Bosch 1617EVSK clone)
          Milwaukee 5625-20
          DeWalt DWP611PK
          Bosch MRV23EVSK

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          • woodturner
            Veteran Member
            • Jun 2008
            • 2047
            • Western Pennsylvania
            • General, Sears 21829, BT3100

            #20
            Well, since we seem to be providing inventories now ;-)

            Two Stanley #71
            Two Stanley #271
            One Craftsman router from the 1980's
            One Ryobi RE600
            One Freud FT3000VCE
            Four Bosch 1617EVS
            Two DeWalt DWP611
            Two PC 693

            or at least that's the list I recall from memory.

            Remember, it's only a "collection" if you don't use them
            --------------------------------------------------
            Electrical Engineer by day, Woodworker by night

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            • jussi
              Veteran Member
              • Jan 2007
              • 2162

              #21
              I voted more than 8. I think I have an addiction.

              1- Festool 1010
              1- Festool mfk 700
              2- Festool 1400
              1- Festool 2200
              3- Dewalt 618 combos
              2- Dewalt 621
              1- Dewalt pk611
              1- Porter Cable 891
              2- Porter Cable 7518 (router tables)
              I reject your reality and substitute my own.

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              • twistsol
                Veteran Member
                • Dec 2002
                • 2893
                • Cottage Grove, MN, USA.
                • Ridgid R4512, 2x ShopSmith Mark V 520, 1951 Shopsmith 10ER

                #22
                Originally posted by jussi
                I voted more than 8. I think I have an addiction.

                1- Festool 1010
                1- Festool mfk 700
                2- Festool 1400
                1- Festool 2200
                3- Dewalt 618 combos
                2- Dewalt 621
                1- Dewalt pk611
                1- Porter Cable 891
                2- Porter Cable 7518 (router tables)
                I've been considering the Festool 1050 and the shelf pin drilling setup. In your opinion are the Festool routers good enough to justify the price?
                Chr's
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                A moral man does it.

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                • twistsol
                  Veteran Member
                  • Dec 2002
                  • 2893
                  • Cottage Grove, MN, USA.
                  • Ridgid R4512, 2x ShopSmith Mark V 520, 1951 Shopsmith 10ER

                  #23
                  Originally posted by chopnhack
                  Wow, everything was good until you dropped the sommerfield bit... you suck my friend
                  I'd be heartbroken if I dropped one of my Sommerfeld bits.
                  Chr's
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                  A moral man does it.

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                  • vaking
                    Veteran Member
                    • Apr 2005
                    • 1428
                    • Montclair, NJ, USA.
                    • Ryobi BT3100-1

                    #24
                    I voted 4.
                    Hitachi M12V mounted in a table.
                    Hitachi KM12SC - my go to kit for hand use (Single speed kit with 2 bases).
                    Craftsman fixed base older style with plastic body. Used almost exclusively with dovetail jig.
                    Rotozip with dremel plunge base works well as trim router.
                    Alex V

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                    • durango dude
                      Senior Member
                      • Mar 2011
                      • 934
                      • a thousand or so feet above insanity
                      • 50s vintage Craftsman Contractor Saw

                      #25
                      1- Festool 1010
                      1- Festool mfk 700
                      2- Festool 1400
                      1- Festool 2200
                      Holy smokes - you've got more in your routers than I have in my entire shop.

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                      • dbhost
                        Slow and steady
                        • Apr 2008
                        • 9209
                        • League City, Texas
                        • Ryobi BT3100

                        #26
                        3,

                        2@ Hitachi KM12VC, with one of the fixed bases in my router table / wing extension.
                        1 @ B&D Firestorm plunge router that I literally haven't been able to give away.
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                        • jussi
                          Veteran Member
                          • Jan 2007
                          • 2162

                          #27
                          Originally posted by twistsol
                          I've been considering the Festool 1050 and the shelf pin drilling setup. In your opinion are the Festool routers good enough to justify the price?
                          I'm assuming you mean the 1010 router? Festool doesn't have 1050 afaik. The 1010 is a great little router and is my goto when I'm using 1/4" bits. In case you didn't know that model only take 1/4" and 8mm bits. My only gripe is that I wish it had the ratcheting collet like it's big brothers. If you need to use 1/2" bits as well you would be better served getting the 1400. Both will work with their shelf pin system (LR32) but they attach to it differently and 1010 comes on and off much faster. If you're doing alot of shelf pins the LR32 is great and the fastest method I've used short of a line boring machine. If you're only doing a few, however, it's actually faster to use a jig that uses a drill.

                          The festool routers are the best that I own but as far as justifying the price that will have to be a personal choice you'll have to make. They have the best dust collection (again of the ones I have) and are just a joy to use. They have certain features you can't find in other routers and work great in conjunction with the whole Festool system (rails, vac, edge guide, etc). That said they are uber expensive and any operation they can do can also be done with a much less expensive router. The Festool router in certain cases may just do it faster, easier, and with less dust. Some guys justify it because they have to work in clients homes and need the superior dust extraction their brand offers. It all depends if you want to pay for that. From my list you can probably guess what my answer was.
                          I reject your reality and substitute my own.

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                          • jussi
                            Veteran Member
                            • Jan 2007
                            • 2162

                            #28
                            Originally posted by durango dude
                            Holy smokes - you've got more in your routers than I have in my entire shop.

                            I got lucky and got a few on craigslist.
                            I reject your reality and substitute my own.

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                            • Carpenter96
                              Established Member
                              • Aug 2011
                              • 178
                              • Barrie ON Canada
                              • BT 3000

                              #29
                              I have way too many, but I have a use for every one. I know I have an addiction.

                              Ryobi RE-600 (PLunge) - 2
                              Makita 3612 (Plunge) - 1
                              King Canada (Plunge) - 1
                              Power Fist (Plunge) - 1
                              Skil (Plunge) - 1
                              Craftsman (Fixed) - 1
                              B&D (Fixed) - 1
                              Hitachi (Fixed) - 1
                              Dewalt (Laminate) - 1
                              PC (Laminate) - 1

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                              • twistsol
                                Veteran Member
                                • Dec 2002
                                • 2893
                                • Cottage Grove, MN, USA.
                                • Ridgid R4512, 2x ShopSmith Mark V 520, 1951 Shopsmith 10ER

                                #30
                                Originally posted by jussi
                                I'm assuming you mean the 1010 router? Festool doesn't have 1050 afaik.
                                This is what I get for trying to use my memory. I was actually thinking of the 1400.

                                With my allergies, dust collection is my primary concern for nearly all purchases.
                                Chr's
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                                An ethical man knows the right thing to do.
                                A moral man does it.

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