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

Great tool for a great price

Works great, easy to use, very satisfied thus far

small affordable router for small affordable jobs

exactly what was needed for some small roundover jobs, hand held and compact for weird angles on small pieces of wood

Check the base for smoothness.

Light and easy to hold. I’m assembling cabinets with a bunch of dados. I needed a trim router long ago. Precision is easy with this router and a simple straight edge. The sub base was not smooth near the screw recesses and left a mark on my first cut. I sanded the plastic base with some 400 grit to clear the issue.

BIG BANG FOR THE BUCK! EASY TO SET UP AND USE.

BIG BANG FOR THE BUCK! EASY TO SET UP AND USE.

without milling cutter

The router is excellent, I won't give it more stars because it doesn't come with any cutters, for the price it should have at least 1 cutter

Not the quality I expected from Bosch!

I bought this palm router because I own a full-size router and table made by Bosch. The name has always been considered high-quality. After purchasing it to do juice grooves on my cutting boards, returned home, inserted my Bit and set the depth. Once I started on the juice groove, I noticed that the depth adjustment was getting deeper. Stopped reset the depth tightening it down with great force. Restarted on the workplace didn’t go 5 inches and the router plunged into my workplace destroying my ...

Awesome router!

I originally bought a cheap Bauer router and it overheated and died after just a few uses. I got what I paid for so I decided to spend a little more for a good router and this one didn't disappoint! I love this thing. I made a ton of cove moulding with it that turned out really well. I would highly recommend it!

Does what it does

Ease of use, with some limits

OMG! This is so cool!

This was purchased to finish off the top of a coffee table, and the quality of the job it did is wonderful. The router is light enough to handle with ease but powerful enough to create such a smooth finish. Way to go, Bosch!

Not the best that I expect from Bosch

This router has great power, but the depth lock and the collet can't seem to stay in place. The bit slowly works itself out and it does not matter how hard I wrench down on the not, it slips EVERY time I use it. I really hate this router, actually, as it takes twice as long to get something done because I have to keep stopping and resting the bit and depth. I will replace this router and just dump it in the trash. I own several Bosch tools, but this one is terrible.

Dependable, Very controllable

There are better options

This router don’t hold depth well. The adjustment hardware is cheap and weak.