Bosch PR011 Plunge Base for PR20EVS and PR10E Colt™ Palm Router Motor

I have been using a large plunge router for a long time. I owned the small Colt handheld for a while but had not really used it. Recently I did a job where the handheld seemed to fit and began to understand what it is about. Small and light, it is much easier to control than larger routers, but is very powerful for its size. When I saw this base, I decided to try it. Am I ever pleased. Just received it today, but when I began testing it I could not put it down. The little router can do pretty heavy duty work, and coupled with this base (and a wonderful edge guide/circle cutter - which I also purchased)it is a whole new tool. Precise, accurate controls, and a great feel in the hands make it a joy to use, and the quality of manufacturing is outstanding. I highly recommend it. Thanks to Bosch for another great product and to Amazon for your great service!

Worked perfectly with my older PR20EVS router. Handy to have for the smaller router. A bit spendy.

This is a very well made base for the Bosch Colt router. I've got a larger plunge router, so this wasn't a really high priority for me. The main reason I wanted it was that my son gave me a nice Bosch edge guide, but it didn't fit the original base. The edge guide that came with the router was an uncharacteristically (for Bosch) poorly made sheet metal affair that wouldn't hold its setting and I wanted a better edge guide. This plunge base accepts the new guide. I haven't used it much with the plunge base yet and probably need more practice before I make my final assessment, but my son used it to make some plaques and he found it much easier to handle than my medium-sized P-C router in it's plunge base. It's definitely easier to install (and uninstall) the Colt in this base than it is to accomplish the same thing on the P-C. I found the plunge lock lever on this base a bit difficult, but suspect others, like my son, won't find it to be a problem. If you have a Bosch Colt, this is a solid addition that will open up new uses for it.

Another truly excellent Bosch product. The thing is well made and provides for accurate depth adjustments with ease. The only reason I am returning it is that it is a little too big for my (odd) purpose. I trust the Bosch name.

I have needed a small plunge router for a long time and have used the bosch colt without it BUT the time had come to take the PLUNGE literally. I have the angled base as well and love to use this little router. I build guitars and need to be able to rout a saddle slot with a plunge function. I f I don't i get little turn outs at the ends of the slot. I have used my porter cable 2 hp router but it is very heavy and harder to control. I have used this router on two saddle lots now and it has worked great. My slots look close to perfect now and the lighter weight but still significant horse power is just the ticket. I actually like the depth adjustment better on this base. The PC is more fancy but frankly doesn't hold very well. The colt one does hold. The only reason for not getting 5 stars is that the chuck lock is very hard to get at with the plunge base installed. I have to use the big end of a chop stick to get the lock to push in all the way. The overall build quality on initial use of this base is definitely superior to a lot of other such tools out there.

Holding a small router can be a challenge at times, so I decided to upgrade to improve safety and add the plunge router capability. When I received this unit I tried to fit the router into the unit. The hole where the router is supposed to fit is not circular. Not a good fit when trying to insert a circular router into it. It appears to be 1/16 of an inch out of round. I requested a replacement to confirm that it was a manufacturing defect, not a shipping issue, as the box showed no damage. This was a possibility, but I did not expect it to be the cause. The great news for myself is that it was the case. The new base unit arrived within 2 days, and it fits perfectly. I will use it within a few weeks and will provide an update on its use. Currently, I have a Harbor Freight standard-size router (their top of the line). It works very well and I will compare this Bosch unit to it for use. At first glance, the Bosch unit besides being much lighter appears to have finer adjustment capabilities. It also features a lockdown lever that is designed to maintain the router at its current depth. This would make it behave like a standard router, rather than a plunge router. I'm not sure if this will work that way. I will update this review later.

This work well for what I bought it for

The pin needed to be adjusted so that the router fit in, but once it was adjusted everything went together smoothly. Easy to use and set.