"OuttKastt" wrote in message
ups.com...
Please help me choose. I recently posted about which router to
purchase and have narrowed it down to two.

1) Bosch 1617EVSPK which comes with RA1054 Deluxe router guide. The
price for this is $309 (CAN) + taxes

2) Triton TRC001 for $259 (CAN) + taxes.

I am practically a virgin when it comes to woodworking but I am very
eager to learn and get started. I would like to buy or make a table
so this should probably weight into the equation.

I actually ordered the Triton from a company but it is taking forever
to come in so I may order it from another website.

Please give me your opinions. I really only want to buy once.

Cheers

David


I own both that you are considering and like them both. I bought the Bosch
1617EVS in August of 1998 and the first unit had a switch problem. Not a
fluke, simply an on going Bosch problem that many Bosch tools have. Other
than that I like the router a lot. The switch has not failed in the last 9
years.
I have had the Large Triton about 3 or 4 years and it residues permanently
in the router table. Plenty of power and bit changes above the table are a
snap..
I also have a Bosch plunge router that I bought in 1988 that has had its
share of switch problems.

Side by side the Bosch looks better built but then again it is the one that
has had problems.

I bought the 1617evs Bosch specifically to use with my Leigh DT jig.

Flip a coin.