Heavy Duty 2 HP EVS Plunge Router

Features:

• Voltage: 120 Vlt
• Frequency: 60 Hz
• No-Load Speed: 2200rpm

Customer Reviews:

If cheap is what you want  [Posted on 2005-06-08]
I got one of these routers from another source .
If you are like me and don't have alot of money to burn but enjoy wood working then you shop around right , you see online photo's that look appealing , they are however not quite the same thing as viewing the tool in person now are they ?
This router is for all practical purposes useable but this is as far as it goes .
The motor sounds good and it does not vibrate . the on /off switch in in the handle this is fine and good .
now here is where the positive ends .
The springs on the plunge are so strong it is almost impossible to get a smooth start , I see it driving the bit into the wood .
There is a depth turrent , well it has so much slop I would not chance it staying put , even if it did it rocks so you can't define it a stable .
There is a large plastic knob that screws down a threaded rod , the knob is of hard plastic and it is sharp edged . This is not the best part . When it is raised ( knob unscrewed ) to raise the body away from the base which is what is required to get any plunge action at all , the threaded rod inside the routers body through a hole rubs on these threads .
If the router is up set for the plunge you can rock the body side to side and back and forth ,you really don't know if the base is even close to 90 degrees to the shaft now and if you wanted to do plunge routing don't count on it finding the same angle every time .
the base has four tiny screws that hold it in place with four cheap washers and the subbase is not flat , this is because there is a vacuum nozzle that does not fit well . this can be fixed .
At best and if you don't mind endlessly turning a sharp plastic knob this router may make a good table router as long as you drill out the four base holes and retap and install larger ones , otherwise you may find this thing letting go from it's restraints and becoming airborn .
Do yourself an enormous favor , spend twice as much or a bit more and get something real , something that has a past , something that is at least good and don't try to reinvent this thing or refine it with the hopes that it will turn out well .
This may be good for rough work as a second tool on the jobsite hogging out close enough slotes in 2x4's , if someone walks off with it no loss really .
Too add a personal note , to get this router and see what it really is , is downright depressing this makes the cheapest DIY B&D a shining star , imagine that .

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