Customer Reviews

Bosch PR10E Colt Single-Speed Palm-Grip Router

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I am a professional cabinet maker. I bought this unit to complement my other Bosch router so that I do not have to change bits. This is a friendly and ergonomic tool. Very nice start up feature. The heighth adjustment did need to be tightened to eliminate movement during use and maintain accuracy. Excellent tool for the price!

I've been woodworking a while, but just now got a trim router (well, a month ago). This thing is very light and easy to handle, and perfect for easing edges or routing hinge mortises. The depth adjustment is two fold. The base can be unlocked and moved up and down for quick or non precision depths of cut, or the thumb wheel can be used for much finer adjustment in the locked position. This system is actually quite nice. Balance and ergonomics are nice too, though since this tool has a metal motor casing it will get rather warm (or even hot) after a couple minutes of use. Bit changes are easy with the shaft lock and wrench. Noise is not unbearable, but I still make sure to wear ear muffs. The soft start feature is really appreciated, even though this little thing doesn't have the torque of a 3.25HP machine. A couple points to note are as follows: I feel the RPM is too high at 35,000. If you aren't careful, this can easily burn your workpiece or bit - and the faster the motor spins, the shorter its life and that of the bit. The other point is that this is not a "real" router. I made a few cuts in Baltic birch plywood with a 1/2" straight bit in three passes to a final depth of 1/4" and could feel and hear the motor start to load. I felt that I was being reasonable with the cut depths and feed rates, but still the motor was loading. A tiny chamfer or round over are nothing for this machine, but apparently cuts like the ones I made can tax the motor, despite the claim of "1HP". While not without faults, I give this five stars for all the rest of its excellent qualities and considering that I paid only 70 for it. Made in Malaysia.

Great little palm router! I use the Colt for my cabinet door and drawer edging and other little one-handed operations. Plenty of power and easy bit changes. I have other Bosch products and they are all well made and reliable, built to last.

This compact router is great! It is a 1 hp so it has enough power to route corian edges smoothly & to use to do cutouts in plywood. It fit just right in your hand and is easy to handle.

I did like this router when I received it and after the first use. It was solid, stable and easy to adjust. Also seems to be very powerful. During the next used it it simply stopped dead. (I was rounding over a pine table top) Since I purchased on line, returning for replacement was too expensive. I contacted Bosch and they sent me to a repair center in my town. Its been there for almost two weeks. Waiting for a call. I understand that stuff happens even to the best of items, so I will wait for a call.

I bought this router when the nice old Porter Cable 310 became hard to find. It looks like a good design, simple and rugged, but the tool I purchased refurbished from Bosch CPO had a critical flaw. The spindle was not square to the base and as a result round-over bits would cut differently depending on which side of the router you hold against the work piece. I asked Bosch to send me another but they would not and told me to have it serviced locally. I explained the problem to the local authorized repair facility and he did his best to correct it, but even after replacing several parts, he could not correct the problem.
Bosch may have since figured this problem out, but if you buy this tool, check the spindle squareness (with the base in the lock position)first thing. If it is not perfect, RETURN IT and try again with a different one. Good luck.

Great size, with plenty of apparent power. The on/off switch is a little cumbersome in its position, and there is no soft start feature, so make sure you've got hold of this little monster at start-up. My biggest complaint is that in a sustained routing condition the aluminum body gets very hot and uncomfortable to hold onto. If Bosch could/would add some insulating grip pads to the housing this would be an excellent tool. If I was in the market for this type/size router again, I would not buy this one.

I've used this router a few times so far and it does exactly what I need. It's small enough to hold with one hand, although not as small as I thought, or had hoped, but it does what I need. The only feature that I wish it had is variable speed. Although I'm not an expert with this type of tool, I think that it has plenty of power.

TheBosch PR20EVSK Colt Palm Grip 5.7 Amp 1-Horsepower Fixed Base Variable Speed Router with Edge Guide is a router that easily handles most jobs that I do with ease.

this is a great router to have in compliment with my larger routers. Its great for laminates, veneers and small tight work.