Bosch GKF 550 Electric Hand / Palm Router, 550W, 33,000 rpm, 6 (1/4") mm Bit, Variable Speed, Soft Grip,1.4kg + Parallel, Roller & Template Guide, 17 mm & 10 mm Spanner, Straight Bit, 1 Year Warranty

Till now working good condition

Best

Pros:1) Works well.2) Comes with few guides to do your job cleaner and better3) Comes with single straight cut bit of 6 mm cutting width and shankCons:1) 6 mm shank makes it most undesirable. I bought 6.35 mm collet from local market and thought I could use 6.35 mm shank router bits easily, but found that the router bits won't go all the way in the rotor shank (that provides more contact area to hold bit properly that reduces vibrations and is safe) as 6 mm router bits would. So had to grind down rotor shank inner diameter to fit 6.35 mm bits. Now I have no issues since I am never going to use 6mm router bits but will only use 6.35 mm router bits2) No speed control, so starting torque creates a slight jerk when you operate. A soft start would have helped since there is no speed control3) It creates a lot of vibrations (even though operation is smooth and without any play) and you feel it after using it long. This even happens while using angle grinder, so no specific complaint here.4) Provided guide rails were not accurate and were not remaining parallel to cutting bit. had to use vice to get the angles near right. Not expected from Bosch.At the cost of ownership, it does not provide Bosch experience, so can go in for a cheaper palm router with 6.35 mm shank collet.

Bosch is always Bosch I don't use but this is my favourite .

This machine is realy cute and very handy. When the power is supplied to this machine, it is working like a beast. I do not regret buying this product. Go for it, you won't regret it. But, do simple thing - when you order this product, also order bits along with it.

The product is good and quality is excellent but it's too small for my work requirements. So I return it

there is no speed variable as describedand no 6mm bits available in markets offline..

The product comes with a 6mm collet .the entire range of 6mm blades are not available freely. The packaging and the amazon website talks of both 6mm and 1/4 but no 1/4 collet is provided. Their workshop confirmed that that while that was the specification it is not provided with the product. Further they did not have any 1/4 collets in stock in India. This product seems to be imported from Bosch in another country with minimum spares/stocks. Product is good but of no use of one does not have access to multiple blades for different trimming. That's is supposed to be what its for to start with. Don't buy without 1/4 collet. The alternate I brought came with 6mm fitted + 8mm and 1/4 inch additional collets with the product. Awesome product at a lower cost.