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Pros

Fits every base for the dewalt dw616 and dw618 fixed base, d-handle vase, and plunge base. The fence has 2 sets of rod holes the larger outside set and a smaller inner set.

The positional adjustment is positive and the microadjustment is precise. The fine tuning adjustment is a necessity for getting precise alignment. It can be a little finicky to adjust, that's my only complaint.

It is incredibly useful for the cabinet dado joints i cut. This is a huge time saver if you need to make the same cut multiple times. Lots of adjustments plus some capability to work as a trammel for cutting circles.



Cons

The router table and fence system are not up to par with my expectations. Save yourself some heart ache and buy a phenolic or cast iron table. The table is particle board, had it in a clean, dry, brand new shop and it drew moisture and bubbled up.

Dust and fine adjustment flaws make this unnecessarily complicated and painful to disassemble for reconfigurations. The springs always seem to be either too loose and thus not providing any tension on the fence to accomplish an adjustment or too compr...  Read More

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Quality


Well built, sturdy, and love the adjustment options.


This is a great edge guide - reliable, stable, holds its settings well.


If i hadn't received it for my birthday, i would have really missed out on a great product that has made the results of my smal...  Read More


Good thing i had some exact match wood to burn through for setup though.

Price


A small price to pay to accomplish this task in an easily repeatable fashion.


Reasonably priced too, imo, especially for the quality.

Competitiveness


As an observation, the required guide rod spacing on my milwaukee routers and porter cable routers are different from that used...  Read More


It seems to be accurate enough but there’s something about the feel of the plastic adjustment knob that makes it feel like less...  Read More

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  • This product had a total of 4,606 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 21 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Its not actually that bad just tedious


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Any woodworker that uses a router specifically a bosch router needs this tool in his tool chest


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I have been using my router in a table and havent done much work freehand


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    If i hadnt received it for my birthday i would have really missed out on a great product that has made the results of my smalltime furnituremaking venture much easier


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    They say nothing about setup in the instructions


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The width of the guide is somewhat limited


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    There may be extensions but i have not looked


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The attachment and removal of the dust collection port while straightforward is unnecessarily time consuming as two captured nuts must be removed and relocated and the fence must be partially disassembled and reassembled

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