Have found that my cheap Chinese router will not plunge far enough to make full use in my new Makita router table of shorter cutters such as profiling bits. The end of the collet only projects a fraction beyond the baseplate even at full plunge. Fair enough: an excuse to buy a new router. Could any owners of decent ones - eg Makita 3612, DeWalt DW625, possibly the Erbauer one - very kindly check whether the collet extends beyond the baseplate at full plunge (with any removable sole plate taken off) and if so by how far, and post the results? Specs on the net give plunge depth but that is not the same thing. Would be much appreciated - thank you.Looks as though 10mm or so would be ideal.

I haven't got my DW625/CMT to hand, but IIRC the plunge is about thesame as yours. The answer is either to only partially insert the bitinto the collet (within reason and lighter cuts only) or to use acollet extender (Axminster does them).

Calling owners of 1/2" routers: extent of plunge?

May 30, 2008 21 Replies

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John Rumm 18 years ago

Yup, its got plenty of power, a big built in height adjuster that is easy to reach under a table, and the plunge through...

Triton do another good table router:

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PCPaul 18 years ago

I don't know, never happy are you ;-)

"No job's worth doing unless it needs a new tool"

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