DEWALTRouter, Fixed Base, 1-3/4-HP, 11.0 Amp Motor (DW616)

The media could not be loaded. The router is great! Easy to use, powerful. I’m not sure why everyone is skeptical of the collets. There is one collet that has a quarter inch insert, but once taken out (push from the back) in turns into a half inch collet. Everything you need is in the box.

Amazing buy, came and worked as expected...

It does what I want that the main thing

This is my second DeWalt router purchase. I am having to replace all of my Porter Cable 690 routers, best routers ever made, because They were discontinued several years ago and repair parts are getting hard to find for them. I have a production cabinet and furniture shop so these thing get put through the wringer here. The DeWalt routers have seem to hold up well to a production environment.

I have only used this router twice since I got it. Once to see how it worked with a 3/4 round over bit on a short pass on a piece of Starboard. That experience was PERFECT! Great feel, stable, powerful, smooth, everything I expected. The second time was to cut spacer rings for a subwoofer. after about a 12" pass, the 1/4" collet failed. Not sure if I needed to tighten it way beyond what seems normal due to the 1/2"-1/4" combo collet or if it was defective. I bought a 1/2" bit to finish the job and ordered a 1/4" collet assembly to replace the 1/4" insert. We'll see if that fixed the issue. FYI, I have been using routers for about 45 years for both work and personal use.

Writing this nearly half a year later so I can feel how well it works over time. Works as intended and I've been using it every weekday. I bought it to replace the one at work because they refuse to replace busted equipment. I really hope it last several more years, so far all cords and bits still fit tight and proper.

Excelente herramienta, muy buena calidad.

I am a home woodworker who used to work in a custom woodshop. Our favored brand was Delta (later Porter Cable) and my home router was one of these smaller PC models. Worked well for many years and small enough to fit into one hand. That model recently quit working and is no longer made. Other more recent PC tools have been poorly made and seem designed for the home market and not nearly as robust as before. Hence, this DeWalt router was the closest model I could find. VERY happy with it. It's a bit bigger and not able to fit in one hand, but still small enough to handle easily. The depth adjustment is far better design than the PC model giving much better control to small adjustments. Plenty of power to handle 1/4" or 1/2" shank bits and totally pleased after one month of use.