Have to get a new router!

[BrerFox]

I have been using a DeWalt D26670 trim router since I bought my Comet about three years ago. It is just about shot! I replaced the brushes and bearings once and extended it's life. That particular model is no longer available! It is sounding pretty rough! Speed is fluctuating and has a lot of vibrations.
Just wanted to get some input on what kind of routers everyone else is using and how you like them.
I think I also have to get a new mount. Len, if you are watching maybe you can help here also!
Thanks in advance for your assistance!

Ellis

[pete]

I use the Dewalt dwp 611. So far so good

[probotix]

Best routers at the moment are the DWP-611 in the trim router size and the Bosch 1617 in the full sized router. This changes whenever the tool companies make changes to their designs.

If you want longevity, the chinese VFD spindles are worth the investment. They use high dollar german bearings, are quiet, and use an ER-20 collet system - which opens up a whole new world of tooling options. The only things I don't like about them is that they require 220V and they take about 20 seconds to get up to speed. You'll have to insert a "G4 P20" after the "M3" to pause the program while the spindle spools up.

[beltramidave]

Accel time is adjustable in the VFD parameters.

[HANNAH024]

I am using the Bosch 1617 variable speed router and it is working great.
Just finished cutting some parts made of OAK for a project that have the edges routed
with a round-over 0.75 in Dia. cutter. As you can see in the picture, it plowed through the oak cutting the full 3/4" width.
On the last pass, the Bosch groaned a little and both the router and the cutter got warm
but cut over 800 total inches of material without a problem.

PDR_4496.JPG (1.08 MiB) Viewed 5796 times

[hemicro]

Does the 1617 use the same mount as the colt??

[HANNAH024]

The 1617 has to have the 3.5" mount. Same as the Porter-Cable 892.

[hemicro]

Thanks. I have an asteroid on the way and should probably have went with the 1617, but I got a new Dewalt. For 50 bucks I could have had an extra horse !!!

[HANNAH024]

$ 50 is a great price even if it is not 2.25HP like the 1617. A Bosch would have cost over 3 times that even at CPO Outlets

[hemicro]

lol, I should have said "for 50 bucks more than the dewalt" !!