![]() Anyone know if the same company owns both Porter Cable and DeWalt? Anyone been using the Porter Cable that might be able to comment on if it is a good router? I am considering buying a Porter Cable 450 which can use the collets I bought and will fit the router clamp in my machine but it almost looks like the Dewalt DWP611 except in a different color. I would still have to rate the Bosch Colt as better, its just too bad they let the quality on it drop, I don't even think sells the collets for it anymore. Other than the brushes wearing out way to fast this is a pretty good router. Lowes tells me they are discontinuing carrying this router and considering it hasn't been on the market that long I would bet they have had a lot of returns. Nothing before that indicated that it was starting to go bad ( no funny noises ). I was there when it died this time though, I heard the motor make a surging noise so I did an e-stop and within 15 seconds of doing that the motor just started slowing down and then stopped. The brushes are going out way to fast and I even ran it at a lot lower speed. ![]() View attachment 39625 View attachment 39626The last one made it 3 1/2 weeks which was pretty sad. The Dewalt has a plastic cover over the switch so no dust will get into it. The cord on the Bosch is about 18" longer then the Dewalt. The motors and very close in size, the Bosch is a very little bit larger in diameter and the Dewalt is just a little taller. The Dewalt is just a little taller but not by much. The Bosch is 3 5\8" x 3 1\4" and the Dewalt is 4" round. The fixed base is just a little larger then the Bosch Colt, this is without the bottom plate. There is also NO big plastic box, it does come with a bag which will take up a lot less room then the plastic boxes do.įirst look and it really looks nice, everything looks to be of very good quality and is put together very well. There are no other items that come with it, no screws or guides, no plastic covers. I got the Pak which has the motor, fixed base, plunge base and a wrench and that is it. I got my 611 today and at this point it looks like there will be a Bosch Colt for sale in the very near future. This is the Dewalt base next to the Bosch 1617 base, just for size comparison Now time will only tell if the Dewalt last for years and years like the Colt has with no problems. The Dewalt is a Colt killer the way I see it. It looks like Bosch had better get their act together and get a small plunge base router out there or they will be left in the weeds. It cuts just as good as the Bosch and is much easier to adjust the height on and that is a big thing to me. I have found nothing I don't like about it, it will be used a lot for my off the table routing. Some DC would take care of that I am sure.Īll in all I like the Dewalt, it is a very well build and smooth running router. The 2 LEDs are a really nice plus to the Dewalt, but after a little cutting the base was full of chips any way and you could not see what was going on with the cutter that much. I had to buy a plate for the Bosch to use the bushing on it. The fixed base plate DOES NOT take PC bushing were the plunge base will. The noise lever on the Dewalt is less then the Bosch but not much. Changing bit is the same on both, push a button and loosen the nut. The Dewalt is a little bit top heavy when using the fixed base, not much but it is more then the Bosch. It is not to strong but is is strong enough to lift the router back up when you want. Plunging the base is smooth and has a good spring in it. The fine adjuster on the rod has a very nice feel to it and is easy to turn. The stop wheel has 4 fixed stops and 1 adjustable one. The stop adjusters are as good as any I have seen on any other bases. The plunge lever is placed in a good area and is easy to get to with your thumb. The hardware on the base if very good and smooth working. It has all the features of the larger bases. The plunge base is just like any other plunge base only smaller. The Bosch pulls the hole base together to hold the motor and the Dewalt just has a small square that goes in against the motor. The motor lock on the bases are different. You do not have to turn it, just lift it straight out. Taking the motor out of the base is again noting, flip the lever and lift it out. It takes some getting used to, to adjust the Bosch but with the Dewalt it just turning the ring, very easy. In the fixed base the height adjustment on the Dewalt is great, it just flat kills the Bosch in that area. The plunge base is not that big but is does have large handles, I would like to see them turned to the back a little but they are still nice and feel good to use.
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