Features:

• Variable-speed palm-grip router kit; soft-start and quick-lock systems
• 5.7 amp motor with 15,000 - 35,000 rpm; depth adjustment system and finger support pockets
• Aluminum construction and soft-grip
• Includes palm router, drop-forged wrench, collet, fixed base, straight-edge guide, case

Editorial Review:

If you've ever wished for a smaller router that still had the power and accuracy of the standard models, Bosch made this for you.

This little Colt is little only in size. It's 5.7 amp motor gives you all the power and speed of a big bruiser, with a variable speed of 16,000 to 35,000 rpm. Weighing in at just a hair over 3 pounds, it feels like a feather, so one-handed control is absolutely perfect. Bosch's soft grip design is intuitive, and whether your hands are big or small, it fits just right, giving you complete control. Don't worry about torque at startup, either, because the soft-start feature cushions it beautifully. The base has indentations that Bosch calls "finger support pockets," and they really do lend a great deal of control.

The collect accepts standard ¼-inch bits, so you're virtually unlimited in the bit department, with a surprising maximum diameter of 1-5/16 inches. There's a spindle lock on the front, so changing the bit out is a simple one-wrench operation. The speed dial is mounted on top of the tool body, and while some would prefer it closer to the grip, we don't see a problem, since you're gripping the tool with just one hand anyway.

Depth adjustment is among the easiest we've seen on a router. Just turn the motor till the triangle and "unlocked" symbol align, lower the motor to desired position, turn the motor so the triangle lines up with the "locked" symbol and close the clamping lever. If fine adjustment is necessary, it's a breeze, courtesy of a wheel on the back of the base. Done.

We can think of hundreds of uses for this little workhorse, but those who've previously been intimidated by routers will absolutely love it, because it performs like a full-size router, yet it's a fraction of the size and weight. It would be perfect for rounding-over deck planks and railings, hinge mortising, making decorative edges on hobby wood, and furniture, cutting slots, for use with a dovetail jig, making window cutouts, decorative inlays, trimming laminate and more. Pros, do-it-yourselfers and hobby woodworkers will all wonder how they got along without this little tool. -- Kris Jensen-Van Heste

What's in the Box
Router, straight edge guide, carrying case, fixed base, ¼-inch self-releasing collet, drop-forged wrench

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

Two thumbs down.:

No stars for this router. It has a funky adjusting mechanism to adjust the depth of the router bit. You release a lock, twist the housing to the unlock position, then move the base up or down, then twist the housing back to the lock positon, then engage the locking lever. I have a little over an hour of actual use and the adjusting system is beyond redemption. I turn on the router and the vibration causes the base to slip. I can't lock the router bit in place. The router is now useless.

Very light for those jobs where you dont want a large router:

Recently added this to my tool box. Sure is nice to have something you dont have to try to hold up or hang on to when you dont need all that bulk behind a smaller bit. This router enables you to have more control when routing because of it's size. It's great for laminate trimming and small inlay work. I should have gotten this a long time ago!

Shaft-Lock button is horribly designed.:

As others have said, the shaft-lock button is a major flaw to this otherwise perfect little tool. The flaw is such a pain that I really wanted to give it 3-stars, but everything else about the tool is so great, that I had to give it 4-stars.
When you push in the little red shaft-lock button, it catches on the aluminum motor housing, preventing you from fully engaging the button. Once you realize what is going on, you can work the button in such a way that it doesn't tilt to catch on the housing, but it... more info

I rarely need my big router anymore:

This is my second Bosch product and I must say I am hooked. This is one smooth, powerful, easily controlled router. The soft start feature is great. There might be a slight learning curve with the whole depth adjustment mechanism but it really seems to make sense. This is slowly becoming my "go to" router

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