DEWALT D26670 Heavy Duty Laminate Trim Router

List Price: $194.30 Discount Price: $92.00

Features:

• Heavy-duty palm-grip laminate trim router
• 1/4-inch collet fits a wide variety of router bits
• Spindle lock for fast, one wrench bit change
• Cast aluminum base for durability in a drop; XL depth adjustment knob delivers quick adjustment or removal of the base
• 1-year full warranty

Accessories:
DeWALT Men's Stabilizer Lightweight Oxford	DEWALT D26672 Heavy-Duty Laminate Trimmer Tilt Base Attachment	DeWalt DC022 Combination 38 Watt Fluorescent Worklight and 7.2-Volt to 18-Volt Dual Port Pod Style Battery Charger with GFCI Protection	DEWALT D26673 Heavy-Duty Laminate Trimmer Offset Base Attachment	DEWALT D26671 Heavy-Duty Laminate Trimmer Fixed Base Attachment

Customer Reviews:

Collet won't release bits [Posted on 2007-12-16]
This was my first small router, I have three larger ones. It is a handy size, nice balance, good power, light weight. I like the simplicity of the base, which is easy to make small and large adjustments with. The biggest problem is that it takes a pair of vice grips to get a bit out of the collet, even with the nut all the way out of the threads. Also the motor bearings sound a little rough, and it's noisier than I expected. I am returning it for a different brand.

Good if you don't have to change bits frequently [Posted on 2008-02-04]
First the good: This is a decent router for the small applications that make use of 1/4" bits. I successfully used it to make fluted pilasters and dadoes for a bookshelf project. As you would expect from a small router, you can't push it too fast or remove too much material at a time, but its easy maneuverability makes up for those shortcomings. The depth adjustment works well and it allowed me to dial in accurate depth settings.

Now the bad: As another reviewer noted, the bits cannot be removed without resorting to vice grips. This has been the case for me with four different bits, made by different manufacturers. Safety concerns aside, this has the potential to wreck your bits and your router, since the motor really isn't designed to withstand the prying forces on the shaft.

Another negative is that the router just comes in a cardboard box; no hard plastic case is included. This surprised because I own several other DeWalt tools and they all have nice cases with metal latches. Some (like their palm sander) were even cheaper than this router and they still came with a case. Not a big issue but I prefer to keep power tools stowed neatly away.

Good router, but don't use vice grips! [Posted on 2008-04-04]
This is a good little router with a powerful motor and really simple and reliable controls. It is not unusual for bits to stick in a new router. I had the same problem with my Porter Cable 310, another excellent router. My cousin, a tool and die maker, told me to just tap the bit or collet nut lightly with a large drill bit and the bit should rattle out. He was right. Unfortunately, I had ruined several expensive bits before this using vice grips and pliers. It is not necessary. Now that I have used the PC 310 for over a year, the bits are not as hard to get out. This is a common problem with the small routers, so don't diss an individual brand when this happens. I hope this post saves others some similar trouble!

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