DEWALT DW618PK 12-AMP 2-1/4-HP Plunge and Fixed Base Variable Speed Router Kit with 1/4-Inch and 1/2-Inch Collets

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This is a fairly well-built product, but there are several weird aspects about it. There's no shroud at the bottom of the dust collection tube near the bit to direct waste into the vacuum system.Every so often the speed wavers and it may just be dust on the brushes - but who knows.I use the fixed base on my router table and the plunge is generally reserved for freehanding.Given the option, I would probably choose the DW 621 if I could only have one Dewalt router, but the DW 618 PK is a decent kit for the money. The base plates aren't interchangeable.

I purchased this kit for and through work, and it arrived with a broken base on the plunge which included a crack through one of the three set screw holes and scratches on the bottom indicating that it had been used before. Skip this model---and vendor---if you can. I wound up simply going to a Dewalt service center to order a replacement base---which is two weeks out. The function of the plunge does not glide as well as a larger plunge Dewalt that I also ownn which all adds up to a huge disapointment.

I have used Dewalt tools in the shop for 4 years now the routers are of good quality but the plug and plug attachment are just junk. I am going to try Makita. Out of the 6 Dewalt routers I have 5 of the lock in plug attachments do not work any more. Where the plug locks into the router it breaks, also the pins that go into the plug break and come out.

Ive had this router set for about 6 years and its still going strong, its more expensive than some others, but its worth it, you'll have this one forever.

I love the dust collection on them because the hose goes straight up connected to a boom arm i have and they hose stays out of the way. CONTACT Amazon not DeWalt if the item is defective when you get it or it breaks down within a week. If one breaks on you its a lemon. These are nice routers. The plunge mechanism is no the smoothest but the power is just as good as the other comparable units. Amazon will send out a new item quick. The dust collection type is enough for me to overlook a few minor flaws.I have 7 of them and not one has ever broke down and I use them for work in a shop environment.