Ratings & Reviews for Bosch 5.6 -Amp 1 -HP Variable Speed Fixed Router

Not what I was hoping for

1. The ability to zero and tighten the blade is impeded by the collar. 2. The locking mechanisms do not hold and it slips deeper into the cut. Piece is ruined 3. The collar drops the bit. 4. The instruction manual of vague at best. The term larger diameter bits are subjective there is no definition of what this unit considers large. 5. It was a challenge to route effectively in a midrange wood no matter the settings.

Great Addition

I dont know why i dragged my feet so long in getting a trim router. I use it all the time. Bosch power tools offer consistancy and quality.

Great for quick and dirty jobs.

For routing where absolute accuracy and finish are not so important this is a great tool, routing for draw sliders, quick chamfers but I wouldn't use it for serious cabinet making. But then that's not what's it's been designed for.

Router

Easy to use and works great. Wish I’d gotten one along time ago.

Bought this after looking at it for a couple of months. Decided to bite the bullet and get it. No used it 3 times and now it wont turn on. Good power and all but not reliable.

It did the job quickly obviously needed the right tip so it was just drawer casing but needed to match the existing ones

Just the Handiest and the Best!

The Bosch Palm Router is the just best made. A must for every serious woodworker. I always reach for it over a big one if possible.

Terrible router

I bought this router to use on a stock duplicator machine. Used for about an hour and the brushes went and the collet blew apart. Not recommended.

Would not buy

After a month of having this product, the seat that the bit sits in broken in pieces. This router was a waste of money.

Perfect router for small jobs

I used this to mill out an 80% arms AR lower. It was perfect for that job. I was not sure about the corded model but it worked out great

Palm router PR20EVS

The router housing does not lock securely in place over the base so when the motor is turned on the housing slides down over the base pushing the router bit further that intended into the wood. I wouldn't buy this tool again because of this poor functioning feature.

Awesome little router!

Small, lightweight, but very effective. I was surprised by its quiet performance. Milled billet aluminum on low speed with no problem. Sub-100 dollar price makes it a great deal!

Trim router

Great small router for laminate trimming and small routing jobs! I now have 2 of this Bosch router

palm router

Needed a palm router for smaller jobs that are difficult with a full size router. I like the built in speed control very useful. Light weight

Router Crapped out

I bought this router about a year ago and only used it one time since new. Just tried using it again and it worked for about 5 minutes and then got very hot and started smoking the speed started getting lower and lower. not good.

Luthier says this is junk

I used this a handful of times. The collet broke, no big deal. (Yes, the nut was tightened correctly) I found some replacements. A few weeks later, about to route the truss rod cavity on a maple guitar neck.... and as soon as I activate power, the entire collar slams up. I reseated it, made sure everything was in the locked position, and carefully tried to start again. Same thing, only this time as I raise the router away from the table, the entire collar falls off! Never buying Bosch agai...

Great Tool

I am an amateur woodworker and this Router works like a charm. It is easy to use, setup, and produces great results. It makes me look like a PRO! 8-) It performs like I expected a Bosch Tool to work.