Pros & Cons
Pros
Tools are usually thoroughly engineered and easy to use. It builds up the speed when you press the trigger to start.
They are well built, reliable and reasonably priced. Bought this during the recent amazon prime day promotion. It is accurate and robust.
Cons
I now realise just how awful this router was' 'it's not worth the time to fix as i pulled out my old trend te3' 'i suspect the product is faulty' 'just outside of 2 year warranty.
It's not the easiest thing to set up and also the noise only makes it more unsettling to use. The fine adjustment knob is too small and too stiff to operate and it is severely under powered.
The clamping lever is very stiff and bends away from the unit when pushed down. Setting the height is very difficult as you have to apply so much downforce. The adaptable chuck can easily stick and it is too snug to get the bit in without force.
Ergonomically, the handles are not large and the cable running out of one leaves it feeling a bit one-sided. The plunge mechanism is laughable, sticky and clumsy.
Highlights
Quality
My husband is very happy with this product
Had borrowed one previous and was impressed with the smooth operation
Not used yet but sure that it will have the usual bosch quality
Price
Honestly fantastic product and cost effective all round
Slightly bulky but for the price you can’t complain
For the power and cost i would have gone for a unit that will use 12 shank cutters
Competitiveness
I’m an amateur diyer but wanted a decent piece of equipment that would last and do the job accurately and smoothly
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Had to youtube a solution to get collar out
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You can easily use it for big projects bit for smaller project its not precise
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Took forever to work out how to use the thing but after a number of google and youtube searches finally worked it out
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It took three attempts and two returns to get one that wasn’t broken on arrival
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It looked like the damage was caused by an automatic pick up arm as the damage was an identical shape and in the same place on the product box
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Height adjustment fiddly otherwise good
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The enclosed booklet is not much help and the website tells me what i can do but not how to do it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
What would be useful would be a decent set of instructions and labelling of pieces