All of that aside though the unit has worked well and I’ve built a number of cabinet doors in pine and oak with it and for my skill level I’ve gotten good results from it. Dust collection is so so because the bottom is open but it does have a vacuum cord plug which is nice. However the plastic around the bit (red circle) has started to break off tabs and wasn’t real sturdy from the start. Plastic hasn’t been an issue on the stand yet (owned for probably 3-4 years now). Fence is decent enough but removal is a pain – you need to completely unthread the screws to take it off. There are some slight issues with mine but nothing as serious as other reviewers (lucky break I guess). I didn’t even think to check it until I had it for awhile. Would you recommend for or against these Bosch router tables? Are there other models that you would encourage others to look at?Īs the owner of a RA1181 I’ll throw some comments in the mix about it. That’s probably the best I could say about the Bosch routers after looking into them numerous times over the years – “you could do worse.” So despite my lack of excitement about the Bosch router tables, I find it worthwhile to post about them and their current seasonally-low prices. There is no universally-loved router table at under $200, at least that I was ever able to find. I have always been interested in this Bench Dog router table, but it lacks a lot of the accessories many users will want but have to buy separately, and is higher priced, at $300. It was higher priced between ~May and October, living at $139 for 2 months now.
This model has lived at the $139 price point for much of the last year. It’s $139 at Amazon, or $123.71 at Acme Tool with NOEXCLUSIONS coupon. Sorry, it’s really hard for me to be excited about these router tables, which is why I never bought one.īosch’s RA1171 cabinet-style router table looks like it has a greater chance of having a flat top. In the past, the router has stayed at this seasonally low price for a few months, which is why I added a “kind of” mention in the title.
I’m mentioning it because a handful of people ask me to look out for small router table deals throughout the holiday season, and because it’s a slow tool news and deal day. I’ve never used this router, and so I can’t recommend for or against it. Reviews tend to be mixed, with some users loving it, and others complaining about the table size or flatness.
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